Field 1471 & 1472, La Rue de Grantez, St. Ouen: Planning Application (P/2011/1488): 'Calling in' of application for determination by Minister

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A decision made 28 August 2012:

Decision Reference: MD-PE-2012-0095			Application Number: P/2011/1488 (If applicable)
Decision Summary Title :	Field No. 1471 & 1472, La Rue de Grantez, St. Ouen,		Date of Decision Summary:		23 August 2012
Decision Summary Author:	Principal Planner		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)		Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Oral		Person Giving Oral Report:		Principal Planner
Written Report Title :	n/a		Date of Written Report:		n/a
Written Report Author:	n/a		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)		public
Subject: , Field No. 1471 & 1472, La Rue de Grantez, , St. Ouen, Jersey, Extend and relocate existing stables to Western part of Field 1472. Construct 1 No. dwelling on Field 1471. AMENDED DESCRIPTION. REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION of refusal of planning permission.
Decision(s): In accordance with the Code of Conduct for the Minister of Planning and Environment in the determination of planning applications and pre-application advice (MD-PE-2006-0012; MD-PE-2011-0120 and Section 3 of the Scheme of Delegation for the Minister for Planning and Environment, December 2011) the Minister confirmed that following the decision of the Planning Applications Panel to overturn the officer recommendation for refusal and indicate that they are minded to approve the application, he is calling-in this application for his determination.
Reason(s) for Decision: Where the Planning Applications Panel is minded to reach a decision on an application which is fundamentally contrary to the Department’s recommendation, the decision will not be taken at that meeting, but referred to the Minister, who may seek further information, issue advice to the Panel, or decide the application him/herself. In this respect, the Minister considered that the decision of the Panel was, on the face of it, contrary to the Island Plan policies NE7 and H9 in relation to the Green Zone and Staff / Key Agricultural Worker Accommodation and wished to determine the application himself. As such, this application constitutes a strategically important application.
Resource Implications: None
Action required: Notify Agent, Applicant and all other interested parties
Signature: Deputy R C Duhamel		PLeg / AS Initials		Position: Minister for Planning and Environment
Date Signed:				Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):