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A decision made (20/02/2007) regarding: Clos de Roncier Refurbishment – Land Swap with Jersey Electricity Company Limited.

Subject:	Clos de Roncier Refurbishment – Land Swap with Jersey Electricity Company Limited
Decision Reference:	MD-2007-H-0014	Exempt clause(s):		None
Type of Report: (oral or written)	N/A	Person Giving Report (if oral):		N/A
Telephone or e-mail Meeting?	N/A	Report File ref:
Written Report – Title	PROPOSED LAND SWAP WITH THE JERSEY ELECTRICITY COMPANY TO ALLOW FOR THE UPGRADING OF MAINS ELECTRICITY SUPPLY AT CLOS DE RONCIER.	Written report - author		Richard Falle, Capital Projects Officer
Decision(s): The Minister agreed to the proposed land swap between the Public and the Jersey Electricity Company Limited.
Reason(s) for decision: To approve the transaction in order that in accordance with Standing Order 168 (1) (a) and 168 (3) the Treasury & Resources Minister can notify the States of his acceptance of recommendations to dispose, acquire, let or rent land on behalf of the public of Jersey.
Action required: The Treasury & Resources Minister to be asked to seek the approval of the States.
Signature: (Minister)			Date of Decision: 20 February 2007

Clos de Roncier Refurbishment – Land Swap with Jersey Electricity Company Limited.

REPORT TO THE HOUSING MINISTER

Date of Report: 9th February 2007

PROPOSED LAND SWAP WITH THE JERSEY ELECTRICITY COMPANY TO ALLOW FOR THE UPGRADING OF MAINS ELECTRICITY SUPPLY

AT CLOS DE RONCIER.

Clos de Roncier is an estate which comprises 79 three bedroom houses, four two bedroom houses and 4 one bedroom flats. The estate has been administered by the Housing Department since the first 18 houses (Phase 1) were built in 1952. Phases 2 and 3 saw the development of 79 three bedroom houses in 1970.

The estate also houses two JEC electrical substations which are owned by the JEC.

In July 2004 the States agreed to allow the Housing Committee to sell a small number of isolated vacant properties, the proceeds from which would be used to fund the refurbishment of Clos de Roncier.

The first phase of this work started in August 2005, with houses 1-18 (the 1950s homes) being fully refurbished. In addition to this work, it was intended to replace the existing solid fuel heating systems with an all electric night storage heating system. In order to do this – both for the first phase and latter phases – the JEC needed to replace the main electrical supplies to the estate.

It was proposed that the current sub-station, located in the garden of house number 20, and owned by the JEC, be replaced with a new sub-station in the garden of No. 22. This allowed the new cabling to be installed whilst the existing system was still operational. This work is now complete. The JEC own the land upon which the original sub-station was situated and have proposed a like for like land swap of that land for the land upon which the new sub-station is situated.

Recommendation

That the Minister approves the land swap with the JEC to regularise the ownership of the land and requests that the Treasury & Resources Minister seek the approval of the States for the transactions.

Richard Falle

Capital Projects Officer