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Category A Housing Development at bel Royal - Planning Obligation Agreement

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A decision made (10.03.08) to consider the Planning Obligation Agreement for the Category A Housing Development at Bel Royal.

Decision Reference:                        MD–PE–2008-0053

Decision Summary Title :

DS – Category A Housing Development at Bel Royal – Planning Obligation Agreement.

Date of Decision Summary:

7th March 2008

Decision Summary Author:

 

Roger Corfield

Principal Planner: Policy and Projects

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

 

Public

Type of Report:

 

Written and Oral

Person Giving Oral Report:

Roger Corfield

Principal Planner

Written Report

Title :

Category A Housing Development at Bel Royal, St. Lawrence – Draft Planning Obligation Agreement

Date of Written Report:

7th March 2008 (planning)

 

+ 29th February 2008

(Legal Adviser)

Written Report Author:

Roger Corfield

Principal Planner

 

+ Duncan Mills, Legal Adviser - Property

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

Public

Subject:  Request from the Law Officers’ Department for the Minister to consider whether the draft Planning Obligation Agreement meets his intentions for the development of the site.

Decision(s):

The Minister for Planning and Environment decided to:

(i)                      Approve the draft Planning Obligation Agreement as meeting his intentions for the development;

(ii)                    Request the Law Officers’ Department to circulate the Agreement to the relevant parties for signature and then to return it to the Planning Department for signature;

(iii)                  Delegate responsibility for signing the Agreement to the Director of Planning.

 

N.B.  Once the Agreement has been signed, the Law Officers’ Department will be instructed to apply on behalf of the Minister to the Royal Court to register the Agreement in the Public Registry of Contracts.

 

Reason(s) for Decision:

  1. to assist the process of delivering the required Planning Obligation Agreement for the Category A housing development;
  2. to effect compliance with the Island Plan and to ensure that the appropriate infrastructure, which is related to the development, is provided and maintained;
  3. to guarantee the provision and future maintenance of a Public Amenity Area, planned community facilities and the public areas and infrastructure in the approved housing development;
  4. to help best meet the Island’s identified housing requirements;
  5. to promote safe and sustainable modes of transport;
  6. to help enable road improvement works in the interests of highway and pedestrian safety;
  7. to help protect the amenities of future residents from potential noise nuisance associated with the activities of the Jersey Steel Company;
  8. to help ensure that adequate provision is made for surface water drainage in a manner that reduces the risk of fluvial flooding to existing and approved homes;
  9. to help ensure adequate provision for the disposal of foul water;
  10. to comply with the Percentage for Art Supplementary Planning Guidance.

 

Resource Implications:

            None.

Action required:

  1. Instruct the Law Officers’ Department to circulate the Agreement to all the relevant parties for signature and then to return the signed document to the Director of Planning for signature.
  2. inform the land owner, local political representatives and the Committee of Inquiry of the Minister’s decision.

 

Signature:

 

 

Position:

 

 

Date Signed:

 

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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