Greencourt, Green Street, St Helier:Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey as a Building of Local Interest

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A decision made on 13 October 2009 to maintain Greencourt, Green Street, St Helier on the Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey as a Building of Local Interest

Decision Ref:	MD–PE–2009-0003
Subject:	Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey: Greencourt, Green Street, St. Helier
Decision Summary Title:	DS – Register as BLI Greencourt, Green Street, St. Helier
DS Author:	Assistant Director
DS Date:	14 July 2009	DS Status:	Public
Written Report Title:	WR – Register as BLI Greencourt, Green Street, St. Helier
WR Author:	Assistant Director
WR Date	14 July 2009	WR Status:	Public
Oral Rapporteur:	Assistant Director/ Roger Hills – Head of Historic Buildings (Jersey Heritage)
Decision(s):	The Minister for Planning and Environment determined that Greencourt, Green Street, St. Helier be maintained on the Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey as a Building of Local Interest.
Reason(s) for Decision:	The particular interest of Greencourt, Green Street, St. Helier, as identified and described in the report and relative to the published criteria for selection, justifies its inclusion on Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey as a BLI and; it accords with the States Strategic Plan commitment of protecting and sympathetically managing the Island’s built heritage assets.
Legal and Resource Implications:	The inclusion of buildings and places in the Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey is consistent with the purposes of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002.
Action required:	Notify the owner and other interested parties Update the Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey Notify Development Control
Signature:
Position:	Minister for Planning and Environment
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different to Date Signed):

Greencourt, Green Street, St Helier:Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey as a Building of Local Interest

PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT

Greencourt, Green Street, St. Helier

Purpose of the Report

To enable the Minister to review the status of Greencourt, Green Street, St. Helier, which is presently a proposed Site of Special Interest.

Background and discussion

The Minister previously considered a report on the matter prepared by Jersey Heritage dated 22nd July 2008 (at appendix 1) and determined that this building and place was of sufficient interest to warrant its addition to the List of Sites of Special Interest. A notice of Minster’s intent to add this site to the List was served on the owner of the property on 11th August 2008 in order to provide an opportunity for representations to be made.

A representation from the owner’s daughter dated 4th September was received and is attached at appendix 2 (exempt 3.2.1(b)).

The letter sets out the family’s long association with the building. It also sets out their concerns about the proposed listing of the building which are based on:

Their belief that the interior of the property is not Grayson’s work of the 1930s, but dates from the 1970s
The poor build quality of the building and the need to refurbish it;
The perception that Listing will inhibit the owner’s from remodelling the interior of the property and impose additional financial burdens

Only the first of these points is material to the determination of whether the building is of special interest.

An internal inspection of the property, which would enable an assessment to be made of the value of the interior, has not been possible. The owners have, however, met with the Minister and Jersey Heritage and have stated that the interior has been remodelled and is not original work of Grayson. Interior photographs have also been provided (at appendix 3: exempt).

In light of this information, Jersey Heritage has reviewed the matter further and has provided a supplementary report (dated 03 July 2009) which is attached at appendix 4.

Recommendation

Having regard to the review of additional information by Jersey Heritage and having regard to its revised recommendation (set out in appendix 4) it is recommended that the Minister for Planning and Environment accepts the recommendation of Jersey Heritage to add Greencourt, Green Street, St. Helier to the Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance as a Building of Local Interest.

Reason(s) for Decision

The particular interest of Greencourt, Green Street, St. Helier, as identified and described in the report and relative to the published criteria for selection, would only justify its inclusion on Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey as a Building of Local Interest. The loss of internal interest renders it of insufficient value for Listing as a Site of Special Interest, and;
It accords with the States Strategic Plan commitment of protecting and sympathetically managing the Island’s built heritage assets.

Legal and resource implications

The inclusion of buildings and places in the Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey is consistent with the purposes of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002.

Action Required

Notify the owner
Update the Register
Notify Development Control

Written by:

Kevin Pilley

Assistant Director

Endorsed by:

Peter Thorne

Director of Planning