Odeon Cinema, Bath Street, St. Helier

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A decision made 17 January 2011 regarding: Odeon Cinema, Bath Street, St. Helier - Listed Building.

Decision Ref:	MD–PE–2011-0005
Subject:	Listed Buildings and Places: Odeon Cinema, Bath Street, St Helier
Decision Summary Title:	DS - Listed Buildings and Places: Odeon Cinema, Bath Street, St Helier
DS Author:	Assistant Director
DS Date:	10 January 2011	DS Status:	Public
Written Report Title:	WR – Listed Buildings and Places: Odeon Cinema, Bath 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):	On the basis of the basis of the relevant evidence provided to him, and taking into account only those material considerations that relate to the special architectural and historic interest of the Odeon Cinema, as required to do so and prescribed by law, the Minister for Planning and Environment resolved that the building and place should be retained as a Listed Building (on the List of Sites of Special Interest); The Minister further determined that, in light of the introduction of the new historic environment protection regime at the beginning of 2011, work should be undertaken by Jersey Heritage, as soon as possible, to assign a (non-statutory) grade to the Listing of the building in order to inform any future decision on the potential redevelopment of the building and to inform an assessment of its potential for change.
Reason(s) for Decision:	The special architectural and historic interest of the Odeon Cinema, Bath 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. Article 51(5) of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002 enables the Minister to remove a building or place from the List where he is satisfied that its special interest has ceased to exist. Article 52(4) of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002 states that in determining whether to include a building or place on the List, the Minister shall take into account representations to the extent that they relate to the special interest of the proposed site.
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):	17 January 2011