Planning Applications Panel: Members

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A decision made 9 December 2011:

Decision Reference: MD-PE-2011-0126
Decision Summary Title:	Planning Applications Panel: Appointment of Members		Date of Decision Summary:	6 December 2011
Decision Summary Author:	Director of Development Control		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:
Written Report Title:	Membership of the Planning Applications Panel		Date of Written Report:	N/A
Written Report Author:	Director of Development Control		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: To appoint, in accordance with Article 9A(2) of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002, as amended, Members of the Planning Applications Panel until 31 December 2014
Decision(s): The Minister for Planning and Environment approved the report and proposition in relation to the membership of the Planning Applications Panel to enable it to be lodged ‘au Greffe’ for consideration by the States. In line with the recommendations of the Planning Improvement Programme Political Steering Group and so as to reflect the practice of the Assembly ratifying the Chairs of the Scrutiny Panels the Minister would like to indicate who should fulfil the role of Chair of the Panel
Reason(s) for Decision: The Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002 provides that there should be a Planning Applications Panel comprising up to 9 States Members; and that its members will be appointed by the States on the nomination of the Minister for Planning and Environment.
Resource Implications: There are no resource implications
Action required: Request the Greffier of the States to make the necessary arrangements for the report and proposition to be lodged ‘au Greffe’ to enable the States to consider the membership of the Planning Applications Panel (PAP) in due course.
Signature: Deputy R C Duhamel		Position: Minister
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

Planning Applications Panel: Members - Appointment of:

PROPOSITION

Membership of the Planning Applications Panel

THE STATES are asked to decide whether they are of opinion 

to appoint, in accordance with Article 9A(2) of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002, as amended, the following persons as members of the Planning Applications Panel (PAP) until 31st December 2014 with immediate effect –

a) Deputy S.S.P.A. Power of St. Brelade (nominated as chair)

b) Constable J.LeS. Gallichan of Trinity

c) Deputy J.M. Macon of St. Saviour

d) Deputy G.C.L. Baudains of St. Clement

e) Constable J. Gallichan of St. Mary

f) Deputy R.G Le Herissier of St Saviour

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MINISTER FOR PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT

REPORT

The Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002 provides that there should be a Planning Applications Panel comprising up to 9 States Members; and that its members will be appointed by the States on the nomination of the Minister for Planning and Environment.

In line with the findings of the Planning Improvement Programme Political (PIP) Steering Group Report (RC 81/2011) I would like to nominate Deputy Sean Seamus Patrick Augustine Power of St. Brelade as the Chairman of the Panel. This brings PAP into line with the Scrutiny Chair nominations which receive endorsement by the States Assembly.

I would like to nominate the following States Members for Membership of the Panel until the end of 2014.

a) Deputy S.S.P. Power of St. Brelade (nominated as chair)

b) Constable J.LeS. Gallichan of Trinity

c) Deputy J.M. Macon of St. Saviour

d) Deputy G.C.L. Baudains of St. Clement

e) Constable J. Gallichan of St. Mary

f) Deputy R.G Le Herissier of St Saviour

This will provide a Membership until the next General Election.

Please note that the Law allows for nominations only to be made by the Minister. If the States rejects these nominations, the Minister can nominate another States member, and so on, until the vacancies are filled.

There are no financial or manpower implications arising from this proposal.