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Metropole Hotel, Roseville Street, St. Helier - Remove Listing as Building of Local Interest.

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A decision made (01/09/2009) regarding: Remove Listing of Metropole Hotel, Roseville Street, St. Helier, as Building of Local Interest.

Decision Ref:

MD–PE–2009-0111

Subject:

Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey: Metropole Hotel (C19th house), Roseville Street, St Helier

Decision Summary Title:

DS – Removal as BLI of Metropole Hotel (C19th house), Roseville Street, St Helier

DS Author:

Assistant Director

DS Date:

01 September 2009

DS Status:

Public

Written Report Title:

WR – Removal as BLI of Metropole Hotel (C19th house), Roseville Street, St Helier

WR Author:

Assistant Director

WR Date

15 May 2009

WR Status:

Public

Oral Rapporteur:

Assistant Director / Principal Historic Environment Officer

Decision(s):

The Acting Minister for Planning and Environment determined that:

  1. Metropole Hotel (C19th house), Roseville Street, St Helier should be removed from the Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey;
  2. Whilst not able to exercise any regulatory control over the fate of the c1820s portico through the review of the site’s registration, every effort should be made to salvage this architectural feature in the context of any subsequent redevelopment proposals.

Reason(s) for Decision:

  1. The particular interest of Metropole Hotel (C19th house), Roseville Street, St Helier, as identified and described in the report and relative to the published criteria for selection, does not justify its inclusion on Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey as a Building of Local Interest;
  2. The 1820’s portico is a fine example of such and efforts, through the regulatory development control process, should be made to seek its salvage and appropriate re-use in the context of any redevelopment proposals.

Legal and Resource Implications:

The inclusion of buildings and places in the Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey is consistent with the purposes of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002.

Action required:

  1. Notify the owner
  2. Update the Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey
  3. Notify Development Control
  4. Acting Minister to write to Minister of P&E to express his hope that the Minister might seek the salvage of the 1820’s portico through his planning powers in the context of any subsequent development proposals.

Signature:

 

Position:

Acting Minister for Planning and Environment

Date Signed:

 

Date of Decision (If different to Date Signed):

 

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