PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT
List as Sites of Special Interest
Prehistoric monuments of outstanding importance
to the archaeological heritage of Jersey
Purpose of the Report
The purpose of this report is to enable the Minister to consider Listing important archaeological sites in the Island as Sites of Special Interest.
Background and discussion
In February 2008, the Minister for Planning and Environment considered the response to consultation on proposals of Jersey Heritage to identify and designate over 160 sites of archaeological interest in the Island. In so doing, the Minister effectively approved the designation of a number of sites as proposed Sites of Special Interest (SSI) (see MD-PE-2008-0031)
To formally List these sites as SSIs, the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002 requires a number of formal processes to be completed: the first of these requires the service of a notice and a schedule.
Jersey Heritage has prepared detailed schedules for all of the following proposed SSIs (schedules attached at appendix 2):
1. La Table des Marthes, St Brelade;
2. Le Dolmen du Pre des Lumieres, St Helier;
3. Dolmen de Ville-es-Nouaux, St Helier;
4. Le Dolmen de Geonnais, St Ouen;
5. Dolmen des Monts Grantez, St Ouen;
6. La Hougue des Platons, Trinity;
7. La Pouquelaye de Faldouet, St Martin;
8. La Sergente, St Brelade.
The Minister has considered these schedules and has accordingly reaffirmed his Intention to add these sites to the List of Sites of Special Interest (see MD-PE-2009-0009, dated 26 January 2009).
Notices of the Minister’s intent have been issued to those known to have an interest in these sites in addition to which notice of the Minister’s intent has also been served on site, as well as copies of the relevant details being lodged with the relevant parish administration.
The period of notice has now expired and no written representations have been received in relation to the Minister’s intent to add these sites to the List of SSIs.
Recommendation
Having regard to the original recommendation of Jersey Heritage to designate these sites as Sites of Special Interest (see MD-PE-2008-0031) and in light of the fact that no representations have been received, it is recommended that the Minister for Planning and Environment adds these sites to the List of Sites of Special Interest in accord with the requirements of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002 and in pursuance of his earlier decision of accord with his decision of 18 February 2008.
Reason(s) for Decision
- The decision gives formal effect to that made in February 2008 (see MD-PE-2008-0031);
- The special interest of these eight sites, as defined and in the respective schedules and relative to the published criteria for selection, justifies their inclusion on the List of Sites of Special Interest in accordance with the provisions and purposes of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002 and;
- It accords with the States Strategic Plan commitment of protecting and sympathetically managing the Island’s built heritage assets.
Legal and resource implications
The Minister is empowered to add buildings or places to the List of Sites of Special Interest where he is satisfied they have public importance, having considered all relevant material considerations as set out in the Law. In adding a building or place to the List the Minister is then able to control certain operations not amounting to development in order to protect the special interest of the building or place.
Action Required
- Notify the owner
- Update the List of Sites of Special Interest
- Notify Development Control
Written by: | Kevin Pilley, Assistant Director |
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