PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT
List as Site of Special Interest
St Mannelier, Rue de St Mannelier, St Saviour
Purpose of the Report
The purpose of this report is for the Minister to confirm the Listing of St Mannelier, Rue de St Mannelier, St Saviour as a Site of Special Interest.
Background and discussion
The Minister considered a report in August 2006 to review the status of buildings at St Mannelier, the decision notice for which is attached at appendix 1: the outcome of this decision was that the site was upgraded to that of provisional SSI.
Subsequent to this decision, and notification to the owner of the site’s changed status, the site changed hands. In early January 2007 it was brought to the department’s attention that extensive earthworks and engineering operations were being undertaken at the site without any permission having been sought from the department. In view of the site’s status as a provisional SSI, which includes its interest on archaeological grounds, the decision was made to provisionally List the site as an SSI with immediate effect: this essentially conferred immediate protection on the site and negated the ability to undertake further works without an SSI application being made.
The owner of the site has had 28 days to make representations to the provisional Listing of the site and none have been received within that time period.
Since the serving of the Provisional Listing of the site, the schedule has been further expanded but the defined special interest of the site remains unaltered (appendix 2).
Recommendation
On the basis of the above, it is recommended that the Minister for Planning and Environment confirms the Listing of St Mannelier, Rue de St Mannelier, St Saviour as a Site of Special Interest on the basis of particular interests of the site as set out and defined in the attached schedule at appendix 2.
Reason(s) for Decision
The decision give statutory effect to that made on 09 August 2006 and affords appropriate protection to the special interest of the site in accord with States objectives.
Action Required
1. Issue notification letter and schedule to owner
2. Notify Development Control
Attachments:
Appendix 1: Ministerial Decision of 09 August 2007
Appendix 2: Revised SSI Schedule
File ref SA0291
Date 09/02/2007