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A decision made (24.01.07) to serve an enforcement notice on Le Buissonet, High Street, St. Brelade.

Subject:	Le Buissonet, High Street, St Brelade
Decision Reference:	MD-PE-2007-0089	Exempt clause(s):		N/A
Type of Report (oral or written):	Written report.	Person Giving Report (if oral):		Mike Porter Enforcement Officer
Telephone or e-mail Meeting?		Report File ref:		CMP/2006/00445
Written Report Title:	Request for the serving of an enforcement notice under powers conferred by Article 40(2) of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002	Written report – Author:		Mike Porter
Decision(s To serve an enforcement notice under the provisions of Article 40(2) Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002 requiring that the façade of the building be reinstated with Lime Render with Ashlar Coursing within 2 months of the serving of the said notice.
Reason(s) for decision: To reinstate the façade of this Listed ‘Building of Local Interest’ damaged by the unauthorised removal of its lime render façade.
Action required: Notice to be served
Signature: (Minister)			Date of Decision: 24th January 2007

Le Buissonet, High Street, St. Brelade - serving of enforcement notice

REPORT TO THE MINISTER FOR PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT

Complaint Reference:CMP/2006/00445

Enforcement Report

Site Address	Le Buissonet High Street St. Brelade

Owner	Miss Nadia Miller

Occupier	Miss Nadia Miller

Zones	Proposed Site Of Special Interest Conservation Area Built Up Area Village / Settlement Plan Area

Summary	Lime Render with Ashlar Coursing was removed from this Proposed Site of Special Interest property’s façade without the consent of the Minister for Planning and Environment.

Recommendation	That an enforcement notice be served upon the owner of the property requiring that the lime render façade with ashlar coursing is replaced within 2 months of the serving of the notice. This in accordance with the provisions of Article 40 (2) (a) of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002.

Details	Le Buissonet is located upon the northern side of St Aubin’s High Street in the parish of St Brelade. The property has been assigned the designation of ‘proposed site of special interest’. The property was purchased by the present owner, Miss Nadia Miller, in June 2006. Since purchasing the property and without application or obtaining the required consent of the Minister for Planning Environment, Miss Miller commissioned unknown builders to remove the property façade’s lime render to expose the granite beneath. Once that render had been removed, the wall was pointed with Portland cement to detail the exposed granite and informal window reveals created from the same materials. It is of the opinion of the Historic Building Section that the works were seriously injurious to this listed buildings appearance and the only course of action should be the reinstatement of the original façade with lime render and ashlar coursing detail. To date negotiations with Miss Miller have failed to secure a remedy and therefore an enforcement notice to be served upon Miss Miller requiring such compliance is deemed necessary.

Recommendation	That an enforcement notice be served upon the owner of the property requiring that the lime render façade with ashlar coursing is replaced within 2 months of the serving of the notice. This in accordance with the provisions of Article 40 (2) (a) of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002.

Additional Information	Attached to this report are photographs of the property in its untouched state from the Historic Building File and in addition, further photographs of the building following the unauthorised works.

Prepared by	ENF 2	Date	08/01/2007

Endorsed by		Date