PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT
Notice of Intent to List as Sites of Special Interest
Prehistoric monuments of outstanding importance
to the archaeological heritage of Jersey
Purpose of the Report
The purpose of this report is to enable the Minister to instigate the formal process of Listing important archaeological sites in the Island as Sites of Special Interest.
Background and discussion
In February 2008, the Minister for Planning and Environment considered the response to consultation on proposals of Jersey Heritage to identify and designate over 160 sites of archaeological interest in the Island. In so doing, the Minister effectively approved the designation of a number of sites as proposed Sites of Special Interest (SSI) (see MD-PE-2008-0031)
To formally List these sites as SSIs, the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002 requires a number of formal processes to be completed: the first of these requires the service of a notice and a schedule.
Jersey Heritage has now completed work to prepare detailed schedules for all of the following proposed SSIs (schedules attached at appendix 2), thus enabling the Minister’s previously expressed intent to designate these sites to be progressed further:
1. La Table des Marthes, St Brelade;
2. Le Dolmen du Pre des Lumieres, St Helier;
3. Dolmen de Ville-es-Nouaux, St Helier;
4. Le Dolment du Mont Ube, St Clement;
5. La Hougue Boete, St John;
6. Le Dolmen de Geonnais, St Ouen;
7. Dolmen des Monts Grantez, St Ouen;
8. Le Dolmen du Couperon, St Martin;
9. La Hougue des Platons, Trinity;
10. La Pouquelaye de Faldouet, St Martin;
11. La Sergente, St Brelade.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the Minister for Planning and Environment formally signs and issues Notices of Intent to List those prehistoric monuments of outstanding importance to the archaeological heritage of Jersey in accord with the requirements of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002 and in pursuance of his earlier decision of accord with his decision of 18 February 2008.
Reason(s) for Decision
The decision gives formal effect to that made in February 2008 (see MD-PE-2008-0031)
Legal and resource implications
The Minister is empowered to add buildings or places to the List of Sites of Special Interest where he is satisfied they have public importance, having considered all relevant material considerations as set out in the Law. In adding a building or place to the List the Minister is then able to control certain operations not amounting to development in order to protect the special interest of the building or place.
Action Required
Notices of Intent to List to be served on owners and sites, as appropriate, providing a minimum of 28 days notice to be given for representations to be made and received.
Written by: | Kevin Pilley, Assistant Director |
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Endorsed by: | |
Attachments:
Appendix 1: MD-PE-2008-0031
Appendix 2: SSI schedules for prehistoric monuments of outstanding importance to the archaeological heritage of Jersey
File ref BR0211
Date 02/01/2009