Le Buissonet, La Rue du Crocquet, St. Brelade.

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A decision made (14/12/2007) regarding: Le Buissonet, La Rue du Crocquet, St. Brelade.

Decision Reference: MD-PE-2008-0136			Application Number: P/2007/2488 (If applicable)
Decision Summary Title :	Le Buissonet, La Rue du Crocquet, St. Brelade		Date of Decision Summary:		23 November 2007
Decision Summary Author:	Elizabeth Ashworth		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)		Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:		N/A
Written Report Title :	Le Buissonet, La Rue du Crocquet, St. Brelade		Date of Written Report:		12 November 2007
Written Report Author:	Elizabeth Ashworth		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)		Public
Subject: Le Buissonet, La Rue du Crocquet, St. Brelade RETROSPECTIVE: Remove render from the exterior of property.
Decision(s): At a public meeting held on 21 November 2007 The Minister deferred making a decision as he required clarification of information presented at the meeting by the applicant. Upon receipt of clarification the Minister Refused the application.
Reason(s) for Decision: The removal of the render is an inappropriate form of alteration of the building which is a Proposed Site of Special Interest. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policy G13 of the Island Plan 2002 which states that there will be a presumption in favour of the preservation of the architectural and historic character and integrity of registered buildings and places. Permission will not normally be given for external works which would adversely affect the architectural or historic interest.
Resource Implications: None
Action required: Notify Applicant and other interested parties of the decision Issue Enforcement Notice for the reinstatement of the facade
Signature:		PT/Pleg/CEO		Position: Minister for Planning and Environment
Date Signed:				Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed): 14 December 2007

Le Buissonet, La Rue du Crocquet, St. Brelade.

Planning and Environment Department

Report

Application Number

P/2007/2488

Site Address	Le Buissonet, La Rue du Crocquet, St. Brelade.

Applicant	Ms N Miller

Description	RETROSPECTIVE: Remove render from the exterior of property.

Type	Planning

Date Validated	18/10/2007

Zones	Proposed Site Of Special Int Built-Up Area

Policies	G13 Alterations to Buildings of Architectural Importance.

Reason for Referral	Minister has called in

Summary/

Conclusion

The removal of the render is an inappropriate form of alteration of this building with is a Proposed site of Special Interest

Officer

Recommendation

Refuse

Site Description	A dwelling forming part of La Rue du Crocquet which is one of the Island’s most important historic streets.

Relevant Planning History	Following a complaint in October 2006 the then Enforcement Officer tried on a number of occasions to gain the applicant’s compliance in removing the render but finally submitted a Enforcement Report dated 8 January 2007 to the Minister. The Minister, having personally visited the site authorised that an Enforcement Notice be issued requiring the applicant to replace the render by 23 March 2007. The Enforcement notice was duly served but not complied with. The applicant wrote to the Minister a few days before the Notice was due to expire and as a result further correspondence was exchanged between the Enforcement Officer and the applicant. Following further intervention by Deputy Ferguson and the Connetable the deadline for the re-instatement of the render until 19 October 2007. This was further extended to 27 October 2007 as the applicant was due to return to the Island on that date. However on the 9 October the applicant submitted a retrospective applicant to remove the render form the property.

Existing use of Land/Buildings	Dwelling

Proposed use of Land/Buildings	Dwelling

Consultations	Design & Conservation in their letter dated 2 November 2007 states that the principle of the proposal is not acceptable (and an enforcement notice is already in hand). The building was not intended to be bare and poor brick window reveals indicate this. Buttered render around the windows is highly inappropriate. The proposal causes harm to an historic building.” All consultations are attached with the background papers

Summary of Representations	One letter of representation has been received in connection with this application from The National Trust .

Planning Issues	Policy Considerations G13 states that there will be a presumption in favour of the architectural and historic character and integrity of registered buildings and places. Permission will not normally be given for external works which would adversely affect the architectural or historic interest, character or setting of a registered building or place. It is considered that the removal of the render has caused visual harm to this buildings and the area in general and therefore it fails to meet the requirements of Policy G13 Other Material Considerations It is considered that the applicant has been given ample time to rectify the situation and the application has served to reinforce the inappropriate nature of the works to this Proposed Site of Special Interest.

Officer Recommendation	The notice must be complied with.

Conditions/ Reasons	The removal of the render is an inappropriate form of alteration of the building which is a Proposed Site of Special Interest.

Background Papers	1:2500 Location Plan Letter from The National Trust Report of Historic Buildoings Officer

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