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Island Plan 2011: Revised Draft Revision - Approval (P.37/2014 Amd. (12)) - Twelfth Amendment

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A decision made 8 July 2014:

Decision ref:

MD–PE–2014-0056

Subject:

Revised draft revision 2011 Island Plan: Minister’s amendments

Decision Summary title:

DS – Minister’s amendments

DS author:

Director

DS date:

20 June 2014

DS Status:

Public

Written Report title:

  1. Draft Island Plan 2011 - revised draft Revision (P 37-2014) 8th amd (P 37-2014 Amd 8) amendment (P 37-2014 Amd 8 Amd);
  2. Draft Island Plan 2011 - revised draft Revision (P 37-2014) 11th amd (P 37-2014 Amd 11) amendment (P 37-2014 Amd 11 Amd) - amendment;
  3. Draft Island Plan 2011 - revised draft Revision (P 37-2014) 12th amd (P 37-2014 Amd 12)

WR author:

Director/ Principal Planner

WR date

20 June 2014

WR Status:

Public

Oral rapporteur:

Director / Principal Planner

Decision(s):

Having considered those amendments from States Members, the Minister for Planning and Environment:

  1. resolved to prepare and submit his own amendments in relation to P.37/2014 Amendment 8; and P.37/2014 Amd.11 Amendment; as well as submitting his own amendment to widen and clarify the definition of States-owned land as it appears in the proposed changes to the Island Plan in relation to the delivery of housing; and in so doing;
  2. the Minister endorsed the content of his amendments to those already submitted and referred to above, as well as the content of his own amendment related to the definition of States-owned land.

Reason(s) for decision:

  1. The Minister wishes to ensure that the proposed changes to the Island Plan best meet the Island’s planning objective; and,
  2. that the housing strategy set out in the proposed revision to the Plan remains deliverable.


Sustainability appraisal:

Environmental implications: The Minister’s comments have addressed the environmental implications of the proposed amendments.

Economic implications: The Minister’s comments have addressed the economic implications of the proposed amendments. Where the Minister is proposing further amendment to the Plan, he is being cognisant of economic concerns that have been expressed.

Social implications: The Minister’s comments have addressed the social implications of the proposed amendments.

The Minister’s proposed amendment to the definition of States-owned land seeks to ensure that the social objective of meeting the Island’s need for affordable homes can be delivered by the proposed changes to the Plan.

Legal implications: The Minister’s decision is made in accordance with Article 20 of the Planning and Building (Island Plan)(Jersey) Order 2009 and Article 3 of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002;

Resource implications: There are no resource implications arising from this decision that are not accounted for within the resources available to the Department of the Environment.

Action required:

Request that the Greffier of the States takes the necessary action to lodge the amendments ‘au Greffe’ in order that they might be considered as part of the debate in relation to P.37/2014.

Signature:

 

 

Position:

Deputy RC Duhamel, Minister for Planning and Environment

Date Signed:

 

Date of Decision (If different to Date Signed):

 

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