10 (Royal Court Chambers) Hill Street, St. Helier

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A decision made 17 January 2011 regarding: 10 (Royal Court Chambers) Hill Street, St. Helier - Listed Building.

Decision Ref:	MD–PE–2011-0001
Subject:	Listed Buildings: 10 (Royal Court Chambers) Hill Street, St Helier
Decision Summary Title:	DS - Listed Buildings: 10 (Royal Court Chambers) Hill Street, St Helier
DS Author:	Assistant Director
DS Date:	07 January 2011	DS Status:	Public
Written Report Title:	WR – Listed Buildings: 10 (Royal Court Chambers) Hill Street, St Helier
WR Author:	Assistant Director
WR Date	07 January 2011	WR Status:	Public
Oral Rapporteur:	Assistant Director: Policy and Projects / Head of Historic Buildings (Jersey Heritage)
Decision(s):	The Minister for Planning and Environment determined that 10 (Royal Court Chambers) Hill Street, St Helier be added to the List as a Listed Building
Reason(s) for Decision:	The special interest of 10 (Royal Court Chambers) Hill Street, St Helier, as defined in the schedule and relative to the published criteria for selection, justifies its inclusion on the List in accordance with the provisions and purposes of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002 and; it accords with the States Strategic Plan commitment of protecting and sympathetically managing the Island’s built heritage assets.
Legal and Resource Implications:	Article 51(2)(b) of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002 enables the Minister to include on a List those buildings and places that the Minister is satisfied has public importance by reason of the special archaeological, architectural, artistic, historical, scientific or traditional interest that attached to the building or place
Action required:	Notify the owner and other interested parties Update the List Notify Development Control
Signature:
Position:	Senator FE Cohen, Minister for Planning and Environment
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different to Date Signed):

10 (Royal Court Chambers) Hill Street, St. Helier - Listed Building

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PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT

Listed Buildings

10 (Royal Court Chambers) Hill Street, St Helier

Purpose of the Report

To seek to confirm the Minister’s intention to add 10 (Royal Court Chambers) Hill Street, St Helier to the List as a Listed Building.

Background and discussion

Following the submission of a planning application (P/2010/1254) to make internal alterations to this property in August 2010, at which time this property was designated as a Building of Local Interest, a review of its internal heritage interest was instigated. During this process it transpired that there was some potential for works to be undertaken to the interior before the application was determined. The heritage assessment also revealed that the interior of the building was of some interest and value. In such circumstances, it was determined that the provisional Listing of the building was appropriate and it was accordingly added to the List, on a provisional basis, on 05 November 2010.

A notice was served on the owner of the property in order to provide an opportunity for representations to be made. Whilst the owner’s agent has advised of an intent for representation to be made, no written representation was received within the minimum 28 day statutory notice period or to date.

Legal and resource implications

Article 51(2)(b) of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002 enables the Minister to include on a List those buildings and places that the Minister is satisfied has public importance by reason of the special archaeological, architectural, artistic, historical, scientific or traditional interest that attached to the building or place.

Recommendation

On the basis of the recommendation of Jersey Heritage to add 10 (Royal Court Chambers) Hill Street, St Helier to the List as a Listed Building because of its special interest, the Minister is further recommended to confirm the addition of this building and place to the List.

Reason(s) for Decision

The special interest of 10 (Royal Court Chambers) Hill Street, St Helier, as defined in the schedule and relative to the published criteria for selection, justifies its inclusion on the List in accordance with the provisions and purposes of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002 and;

It accords with the States Strategic Plan commitment of protecting and sympathetically managing the Island’s built heritage assets.

Action Required

Notify the owner
Update the List
Notify Development Control

Written by:

Kevin Pilley

Assistant Director (Policy and Projects)

Approved by:

Peter Thorne

Director (Planning and Building Services)

Attachments: Report of Jersey Heritage 20 October 2010 and associated attachments

File ref HE0271

Date 07 January 2011

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