Intention to remove 6 (Wack's Bar) Havre de Pas, St. Helier from the list of proposed Sites of Special Interest

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A decision made (17.12.2008) to determine intention to remove 6 (Wack's Bar) Havre de Pas, St. Helier from the list of proposed Sites of Special Interest

Decision Ref:	MD–PE–2008-0274
Subject:	List of Sites of Special Interest: 6 (Wack’s Bar), Havre de Pas, St. Helier.
Decision Summary Title:	DS - List of Sites of Special Interest: 6 (Wack’s Bar), Havre de Pas, St. Helier.
DS Author:	Kevin Pilley, Assistant Director
DS Date:	4th December 2008	DS Status:	Public
Written Report Title:	WR – List of Sites of Special Interest: 6 (Wack’s Bar), Havre de Pas, St. Helier.
WR Author:	Roger Hills, Head of Historic Buildings, Jersey Heritage
WR Date	10th November 2008	WR Status:	Public
Oral Rapporteur:	Roger Hills, Head of Historic Buildings, Jersey Heritage
Decision(s):	The Assistant Minister for Planning and Environment determined that her intention was to remove from the List of proposed Sites of Special Interest 6 (Wack’s Bar), Havre de Pas, St. Helier as a Site of Special Interest by reason its lack of significant historic or architectural interest.
Reason(s) for Decision:	The intention to remove 6 (Wack’s Bar), Havre de Pas, St. Helier as a proposed Site of Special Interest from the List is in accordance with the existing criteria for assessment and designation of historic buildings such that 6 (Wack’s Bar), Havre de Pas does not satisfy the criteria that requires greater selectivity for post-1920 buildings: specifically, it is not a preprentative exampe of a recognisable design or sylaistc movemern; it does not display innovative use of materials or structural techniques; it is not by a well-known architect or designer; and it is not an unusual building tupe or rare survivor.
Legal and Resource Implications:	Article 51(2)(b) of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002 enables the Minister to remove buildings from the List of Sites of Special Interest for those buildings and places that the Minister is satisfied have no public importance by reason of the special archaeological, architectural, artistic, historical, scientific or traditional interest that attaches to the building or place
Action required:	Serve Notice of Intent to Remove from the List
Signature:
Position:	Assistant Minister for Planning and Environment
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different to Date Signed):

Intention to remove 6 (Wack's Bar) Havre de Pas, St. Helier from the list of proposed Sites of Special Interest

6 (Wack’s Bar), Havre des Pas, St. Helier.

This report has been prepared by Jersey Heritage as part of its responsibility under a Service Level Agreement to provide reports and recommendations to the Minister for Planning and Environment on the architectural, historical and archaeological significance of buildings and sites.

The assessment and recommendation are made in accordance with the existing criteria for assessment and designation of historic buildings. The report includes the views and advice offered by the Ministerial Registration and Listing Advisory Group.

Author of report: Roger Hills BA(Hons) MA DipBldgCons (RICS) IHBC Head of Historic Buildings

Date of report: 10 November 2008

File ref: HE1093

Current status

6 Havre des Pas (Wack’s Bar, formerly Prince’s Hotel) is currently registered as a pSSI.

Relevant interests of the site

The frontage of the public house is designed in early 19th century style with a decorative canopied balcony, but the building is modern - constructed in the 1970s. Although the appearance of its principal elevation is in keeping with the character of Havre des Pas, the building does not comply with the criteria for the assessment and designation of historic buildings and should be removed from the register.

Advice offered by MRLAG (and others if stated)

MRLAG discussed the building at its meeting on 27 October 2008. Members were unanimous that 6 Havre des Pas should be removed from the Register.

Jersey Heritage recommendation

6 Havre des Pas should be removed from the historic buildings register.

Justification relating to criteria

Removal from the register of 6 Havre des Pas is in accordance with the existing criteria for assessment and designation of historic buildings as it is not of significant historic or architectural interest.

6 Havre des Pas does not satisfy the criteria that requires greater selectivity for post-1920 buildings: specifically, it is not a representative example of a recognisable design or stylistic movement; it does not display innovative use of materials or structural techniques; it is not by a well-known architect or designer; and it is not an unusual building type or a rare survivor.

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Photographs, October 2008

Location plan