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A decision made (07/01/2008) regarding: Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historic Importance in Jersey: Appeal for Netherlee, Le Chemin des Maltieres, Grouville.

Decision Reference: MD-PE-2007-0281
Decision Summary Title :	DS - Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historic Importance in Jersey: Appeal for Netherlee, Le Chemin des Maltieres, Grouville	Date of Decision Summary:	19 December 2007
Decision Summary Author:	Kevin Pilley Assistant Director	Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report:	Written	Person Giving Oral Report:	Roger Hills, Curator of Historic Buildings, Jersey Heritage Trust
Written Report Title :	WR - Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historic Importance in Jersey: Appeal for Netherlee, Le Chemin des Maltieres, Grouville	Date of Written Report:	10 December 2007
Written Report Author:	Roger Hills, Curator of Historic Buildings, Jersey Heritage Trust	Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historic Importance in Jersey: Appeal for Netherlee, Le Chemin des Maltieres, Grouville.
Decision(s): The Minister for Planning and Environment determined that Netherlee, Le Chemin des Maltieres, Grouville should be removed from the Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historic Importance in Jersey as a Building of Local Interest.
Reason(s) for Decision: Netherlee, Le Chemin des Maltieres, Grouville fails to satisfy the criteria to be included on the Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historic Importance given that there has been significant alteration to the original form and appearance of the house.
Resource Implications: None
Action required: Notify the owner Notify Development Control Update the Register.

Signature:

Position:

Minister for Planning and Environment

Date Signed:

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

10 December 2007

Netherlee, Le Chemin des Maltieres, Grouville - removal from Historical Building Register

Netherlee, Le Chemin des Maltieres, Grouville

This report has been prepared by the Jersey Heritage Trust as part of its responsibility under a Service Level Agreement to provide reports and recommendations to the Minister for Planning and Environment on the registration of historic buildings and sites.

The Planning and Environment Department requested on 15 October 2007 that the Jersey Heritage Trust assess the architectural, historical and other interests of Netherlee ahead of discussions with the Ministerial Registration and Listing Advisory Group.

Author of report: Roger Hills BA(Hons) MA DipBldgCons (RICS) IHBC Curator of Historic Buildings

Date of report: 10 December 2007

File ref: GR0017

Relevant interests of the site (also see assessment form)

Netherlee was first registered in 1992. The Jersey Building Heritage Sub-Committee considered an appeal against the registration of Netherlee in November 2000, and the Planning and Environment Committee considered a further appeal in January 2001. Both committees concluded that Netherlee should be retained on the register as a BLI.

Netherlee was built c.1948 in the Modern Style that reached its zenith in Jersey in the 1930s. It is 2-storey with an asymmetrical composition characterised by geometric shapes with flat rendered walls, flat roof, large expanses of glass with corner windows and a porthole window.

MRLAG considered Netherlee at its meeting on 12 November and members concluded that the house is well designed in the Modern Style and merits retention on the Register as a BLI.

The owner submitted more detailed appeal papers at the ministerial decision meeting on 23 November and the Minister deferred a decision until this submission could be properly assessed and a site visit undertaken.

Additional new evidence came to light at the site visit on 10 December which showed that the original form of the house had been significantly changed by the addition of corner rooms at first floor level replacing a balcony.

JHT recommendation

Remove Netherlee from the Register.

Justification relating to criteria

Netherlee fails to satisfy the criteria for the registration of 20th century buildings given that there has been significant alteration to the original form and appearance of the house.

Attachments

Location plan

Assessment form and photographs, 2007

Appeal letter and submission

Board of Trustees

Chairman: Jurat John de Veulle OBE Vice-Chairman: Philip Le Brocq

Rowland Anthony, Geoffrey Crill, Connétable Simon Crowcroft, Blair Gould, Clive Jones, Deputy Carolyn Labey, Paul Nicolle, Jane Stubbs,

Jonathan Voak