Training given to Planning Applications Committee (FOI)

​​​Request

Please provide details of training given to the current members of the Planning Applications Committee, including providing copies of any course material setting out what topics were covered, who provided the training, who attended and the duration of the sessions. thank you.

Response

Two training sessions have been held in 2024 regarding the planning committee.

The first session was held on 15 February 2024 at 9am to 11.45am, in person and online, and was open to all existing members of the Planning Committee, the Minister and Assistant Minister for the Environment as well as the Minister for Health. 

At the request of the Chair of the Planning Committee, the invitation to attend was also extended to those members to be nominated to join the Planning Committee by the Chair.

The following parties were in attendance, whether in person or online:

• Deputy Steve Luce
• Connétable Mike Jackson
• Deputy Tom Binet
• Connétable Philip Le Sueur
• Connétable Marcus Troy
• Deputy Steve Ahier
• Deputy Andy Howell

The training comprised three parts, covering matters related to planning applications and planning appeals, as set out in the attached documents.

15 Febuary 2024 Agenda Member training - Cttee and Appeals _Redacted.pdf

Intro to planning - member training DR_Redacted Revised document.pdf​

Ministerial briefing note - Planning and listing appeals NR.pdf​​

Personal information within the documents has been redacted in accordance with Article 25 (Personal Information) of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011.

The second session was held on 8 March 2024 at 3pm to 4.45pm, in person and online, and was open to all existing and new members of the Planning Committee.

The following parties were in attendance, whether in person or online:

• Connétable Marcus Troy
• Connétable Mark Labey
  
• Deputy Steve Ahier
• Deputy Alex Curtis
• Connétable Richard Honeycombe
• Connétable Kevin Lewis
  

The training comprised two parts, covering matters as set out in the attached documents.

The session was supported by the slide deck used in the first session. 

8 March 2024 Agenda Member training - Cttee and Appeals.pdf

New members of the Planning Committee were also provided with hard copies of the current Bridging Island Plan.

Bridging Island Plan.pdf (gov.je)​

​Articles applied

Article 25 - Personal information

(1) Information is absolutely exempt information if it constitutes personal data of which the applicant is the data subject as defined in the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2005.

(2) Information is absolutely exempt information if –

(a) it constitutes personal data of which the applicant is not the data subject as defined in the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2005; and

(b) its supply to a member of the public would contravene any of the data protection principles, as defined in that Law.​