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List as Site of Special Interest: Bulwark Cottage, Le Mont du Boulevard, St. Brelade.

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A decision made (18/02/2009) regarding: List as Site of Special Interest: Bulwark Cottage, Le Mont du Boulevard, St. Brelade.

Decision Ref:

MD–PE–2009-0002

Subject:

List as Site of Special Interest: Bulwark Cottage, Le Mont du Boulevard, St. Brelade

Decision Summary Title:

DS - List as Site of Special Interest: Bulwark Cottage, Le Mont du Boulevard, St. Brelade

DS Author:

Kevin Pilley – Assistant Director

DS Date:

31 December 2008

DS Status:

Public

Written Report Title:

WR – List as Site of Special Interest: Bulwark Cottage, Le Mont du Boulevard, St. Brelade

WR Author:

Roger Hills, Head of Historic Buildings, Jersey Heritage

WR Date

01 October 2008

WR Status:

Public

Oral Rapporteur:

Kevin Pilley – Assistant Director/ Roger Hills, Head of Historic Buildings, Jersey Heritage

Decision(s):

The Minister for Planning and Environment determined that Bulwark Cottage, Le Mont du Boulevard, St. Brelade be added to the List of Sites of Special Interest.

Reason(s) for Decision:

  1. The special interest of Bulwark Cottage, Le Mont du Boulevard, St. Brelade as defined and in the schedule and relative to the published criteria for selection, justifies its inclusion on the List of Sites of Special Interest 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.
  2. Article 51(2)(b) of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002 enables the Minister to include on the List of Sites of Special Interest 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 attaches to the building or place

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:

  1. Notify the owner
  2. Update the List of Sites of Special Interest
  3. Notify Development Control

Signature:

 

Position:

Minister for Planning and Environment

Date Signed:

 

Date of Decision (If different to Date Signed):

 

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List as Site of Special Interest: Bulwark Cottage, Le Mont du Boulevard, St. Brelade.

PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT  

List as Site of Special Interest: Bulwark Cottage,

Le Mont du Boulevard, St. Brelade  

Purpose of the Report

To seek to confirm the Minister’s intention to add Bulwark Cottage, Le Mont du Boulevard, St. Brelade to the List of Sites of Special Interest. 

Background

The Minister previously considered a report on the matter prepared by Jersey Heritage dated 1st October 2008 and determined that this building and place was of sufficient interest to warrant its addition to the List of Sites of Special Interest. A notice of Minster’s intent to add this site to the List was served on the owner of the property on 24th November 2008 in order to provide an opportunity for representations to be made. 

The owners sent the representations via a letter dated 20th November which is attached. 

Discussion and recommendation

The owners support the principle of protecting Jersey’s historic buildings but raise particular concerns with regard to the potential implications of being able to alter the property in the future, should it be Listed. Whilst clearly of concern to them, this is not material to deciding whether or not the building has intrinsic value and interest, and proposals for change can only be properly considered within the context of any subsequent application. 

On the basis of the building’s architectural and historical interest, it is recommended that the Minister for Planning and Environment adds Bulwark Cottage, Le Mont du Boulevard, St. Brelade to the List of Sites of Special Interest 

Reason(s) for Decision

  1. The special interest of Bulwark Cottage, Le Mont du Boulevard, St. Brelade as defined and in the schedule and relative to the published criteria for selection, justifies its inclusion on the List of Sites of Special interest 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.
  2. Article 51(2)(b) of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002 enables the Minister to include on the List of Sites of Special Interest 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 attaches to the building or place

 

 

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

  1. Notify the owner
  2. Update the List of Sites of Special Interest
  3. Notify Development Control

 

Written by:

Kevin Pilley

Assistant Director

 

 

Endorsed by:

Peter Thorne

Director of Planning

 

Attachments:

  1. JHT Report dated 01 October 2008
  2. Schedule (incl plan)
  3. Photographs
  4. Owners letter of 20th November 2008

 

File ref     BR0153

Date   31/12/2008 

 

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