Request for Reconsideration of refusal of planning permission, 83

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A decision made (27/11/2007) regarding: Request for Reconsideration of refusal of planning permission, 83 - 85 Oxford Road, St. Helier.

Decision Reference: MD-PE-2007-0284		Application Number: P/2007/0024 (If applicable)
Decision Summary Title :	Request for Reconsideration of refusal of planning permission	Date of Decision Summary:		29 October 2007
Decision Summary Author:	John Nicholson	Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)		Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written	Person Giving Oral Report:		n/a
Written Report Title :	83-85 Oxford Road, St Helier	Date of Written Report:		26 October 2007
Written Report Author:	John Nicholson	Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)		Public
Subject: ,83 - 85, Oxford Road, ,St. Helier, Convert existing dwelling and workshop into 2 No. 2 bed dwellings. AMENDED PLANS: Convert existing dwelling to workshop into 1 No. 2 bed and 1 No. 1 bed dwellings. REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION of refusal of planning permission.
Decision(s): The above Request For Reconsideration was presented to the Ministerial Meeting of 26th October 2007, where the Minister deferred his decision to undertake a site visit. The Minister undertook the site visit on the afternoon of 26th October and has decided to uphold the refusal. The Minister also asked that the agent is advised that he may be prepared to make exceptions to Standards, particularly in town centre locations, but only if the design is of the highest quality, in terms of overall architectural approach and detailing. In this instance he considered that the design did not reflect the local vernacular and was inconsistent with the streetscene, failing to reflect its mews character.
Reason(s) for Decision: The proposed development would be an unacceptable overdevelopment of the site, resulting in a building which provides insufficient amenity space for potential occupiers, and is out of scale with the neighbouring properties, contrary to policy G2 and H8 of the 2002 Jersey Island Plan.
Resource Implications:
Action required: Agent notified by letter of 29th October 2007
Signature:			Position: Minister for Planning and Environment
Date Signed:			Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed): 26th October 2007