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Sea View Farm, Le Mont Cochon, St. Helier - Building of Local Interest

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A decision made 26 November 2010 regarding: Sea View Farm, Le Mont Cochon, St. Helier - Building of Local Interest.

Decision Ref:

MD–PE–2010-0124

Subject:

Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey: Sea View Farm, Le Mont Cochon, St Helier

Decision Summary Title:

DS – Historic Buildings Register:

DS Author:

Assistant Director

DS Date:

07 December 2010

DS Status:

Public

Written Report Title:

WR – Historic Buildings Register: Sea View Farm, Le Mont Cochon, St Helier

WR Author:

Assistant Director

WR Date

15 November 2010

WR Status:

Public

Oral Rapporteur:

Assistant Director/ Roger Hills – Head of Historic Buildings (Jersey Heritage)

Decision(s):

The Minister for Planning and Environment determined that Sea View Farm, Le Mont Cochon, St Helier be retained on the Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey as a Building of Local Interest but that the particular interest of the building extend to the two ranges of outbuildings and the entrance gates only.

Reason(s) for Decision:

The particular interest of Sea View Farm, Le Mont Cochon, St Helier, extending to the two ranges of outbuildings and the entrance gates, but where the west range of outbuildings is of group value only, as identified and described in the report and relative to the published criteria for selection justifies its retention on Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey as a Building of Local Interest.

Legal and Resource Implications:

The inclusion of buildings and places in the Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey is consistent with the purposes of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002.

Action required:

  1. Notify the owner
  2. Update the Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey
  3. Notify Development Control

Signature:

 

 

Position:

Senator FE Cohen, Minister for Planning and Environment

Date Signed:

 

Date of Decision (If different to Date Signed):

26 November 2010

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Sea View Farm, Le Mont Cochon, St. Helier - Building of Local Interest

 

 

 

Item No:

 

 

Date:

 

PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT

 

Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance

Sea View Farm, Le Mont Cochon, St Helier

 

 

Purpose of the Report

To enable the Minister to determine the status of Sea View Farm, Le Mont Cochon, St Helier on the Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey.

 

Background and discussion

Sea View Farm is already registered as a Building of Local Interest by virtue of the east and west ranges of outbuildings and the entrance gates being defined as being of particular interest. As a result of development proposals the status of the site has been the subject of a review.

 

The review, undertaken by Jersey Heritage with the provision of additional advice from the Ministerial Registration and Listing Advisory Group, has concluded with a recommendation that whilst the site should be retained on the Register as a Building of Local Interest, such that the east range of outbuildings and entrance gates of Sea View Farm are of particular interest, as set out in the Jersey Heritage survey and report, the farmhouse and west range of outbuildings contribute to the group value of the farm complex only.

 

Notice of the proposed amendments to the nature of the Registration have been served on the owner, in response to which a representation has been received (dated 21 September 2010), as set out at appendix 2.

 

The principal objection that is material to the Minister’s consideration of this matter at this time is that the farmhouse has been deemed to be of interest to the group value: this is considered by the supplementary report, prepared by Jersey Heritage, dated 25 October 2010, at appendix 3.

 

Other matters raised in the representation, such as the potential implications of the extent of heritage interest at the site for development proposals, are not material to the Minister’s decision at this time and can only be considered within the context of a planning application.

 

Legal and resource implications

The inclusion of buildings and places in the Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey is consistent with the purposes of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002.

 


Recommendation

The Jersey Heritage recommendation is that, notwithstanding the representations made, the farm group and gateway of Sea View Farm, Le Mont Cochon, St Helier be retained on the Register as Buildings of Local Interest, as set out in the report.

 

Reason(s) for Recommendation

The particular interest of Sea View Farm, Le Mont Cochon, St Helier, as identified and described in the report and relative to the published criteria for selection, justifies its inclusion on Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey as a Building of Local Interest.

 

Action Required

  1. Notify the owners
  2. Update the Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey
  3. Notify Development Control

 

Written by:

Kevin Pilley

Assistant Director (Planning and Building Services)

 

 

Approved by: 

Peter Thorne

Director (Planning and Building Services)

 

Attachments: 1. Jersey Heritage report dated 27 July 2010

2. Representation dated 21 September 2010

3. Jersey Heritage supplementary report dated 25 October 2010

 

 

 

File ref    HE0338

Date  15 November 2010

 

C:\scp\ora_dc\MWR.DOC


 

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