German Occupation Site: Aircraft Hangar, La Route des Quennevais, St. Brelade: List as Grade 2

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A decision made 29 September 2014:

Decision Summary

Planning and Environment

Ministerial Decision

Decision ref:

MD–PE–2014-0086

Subject:

Listed Buildings and Places: German Occupation Site: Aircraft Hangar La Route des Quennevais, St. Brelade

HER reference

BR0064

DS title:

WR Listed Buildings and Places: German Occupation Site: Aircraft Hangar La Route des Quennevais, St. Brelade

DS author:

Director Policy, Projects and the Historic Environment

DS date:

02/10/2014

DS Status:

Public

WR title:

WR – Listed Buildings and Places: German Occupation Site: Aircraft Hangar La Route des Quennevais, St. Brelade

WR author:

Director Policy, Projects and the Historic Environment

WR date

08/09/14

WR Status:

Public

Oral rapporteur:

Head of Historic Buildings, Jersey Heritage and Director Policy, Projects and the Historic Environment

Decision(s):

The Minister for Planning and Environment resolved to;

List German Occupation Site: Aircraft Hangar La Route des Quennevais, St. Brelade;
Assign a non-statutory grade 2 to it.

Reason(s) for decision:

some of the representations received in relation to this property relating to the condition of the building; maintenance liabilities; and the potential implications of Listing for the redevelopment of the site; are not, in light of the Court of Appeal judgement [2013]JCA237, material; and
notwithstanding those elements of the representation which remain valid and which have been duly taken into account, the special interest of this German Occupation Site: Aircraft Hangar La Route des Quennevais, St. Brelade as set out in the schedule and relative to the published criteria for selection, justifies its Listing in accordance with the provisions and purposes of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002 in particular because;
1. the hangar remains of historic interest as the last surviving of eight blister hangars erected in the island for the German Air Force during the Occupation and which may have rarity value within a wider international context;
2. the hangar’s unusual geodetic timber design, featuring wooden latticework construction, is of architectural interest.

Legal and resource implications:

Article 51(2)(b) of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002 requires the Minister to include on the List of Sites of Special Interest those buildings and places that the Minister is satisfied has public importance by reason of the special archaeological, architectural, artistic, historical, scientific or traditional interest that attaches to the building or place.

Action required:

Serve Notice of the decision to List on the owner and occupier as appropriate
Update the List

Signature:

Name and position:

Deputy RC Duhamel
Minister for Planning and Environment

Date signed:

Date of decision (If different to Date Signed):

29 September 2014