Field 818, L'Avenue de la Reine Elizabeth II, St. Peter: Planning Appeal / Enforcement Notice

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A decision made 21 December 2015:

Decision Reference: MD- PE- 2015 – 0082
Decision Summary Title:	Appeal Decision – Field 818, L’Avenue de la Reine Elizabeth II, St Peter		Date of Decision Summary:	17 December 2015
Decision Summary Author:	Judicial Greffier		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:
Written Report Title:	Report to the Minister for Planning and Environment		Date of Written Report:	22 November 2015
Written Report Author:	Graham Self MA MSc(Eng) Dip IC FRTPI		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Appeal under Article 109(1)(d) of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002 against the serving of an enforcement notice at Field 818, L’Avenue de la Reine Elizabeth II, St Peter.
Decision: The Minister dismissed the appeal and varied the enforcement notice under Article 116(2) of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002, in the following way: 1. by deleting "L'Avenue de la Reine Elizabeth II" from the address specified in paragraph 2 of the notice, so that it reads "Field 818, St Peter"; 2. by deleting from the allegation the words "loggia-type structure" and substituting: "timber framework structure"; 3. by deleting from the allegation the words "siting of a pool and surround" and substituting: "constructing a pond and paved surround"; 4. by deleting from the allegation the words "the changing of ground levels and associated siting of garden sleepers" and substituting: "the formation of raised areas edged by timber sleepers"; 5. by deleting from the allegation the words "building and/or engineering operations" and substituting: "building, engineering or other operations"; 6. by deleting from the requirements the words "all un-authorised development" and substituting: "the unauthorised development described in the allegation above"; 7. by deleting "28 days" from the text specifying the period for compliance and substituting "six months".
Reason(s) for Decision: The Minister agreed with the recommendation of the Inspector as detailed in his report dated 22 November 2015.
Resource Implications:- None
Action required: Request the Judicial Greffe to inform interested parties of the decision.
Signature: Deputy S Luce		Position: Minister
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):