Carlton Hotel and Cockles Restaurant, Havre des Pas, St. Helier

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A decision made (14.05.08) to issue an approval permit for Carlton Hotel and Cockles Restaurant, Havre des Pas, St. Helier.

Decision Reference: MD-PE-2008-0117			Application Number: P/2007/2593 (If applicable)
Decision Summary Title :	Carlton Hotel & Cockles Restaurant, Havre des Pas, St. Helier		Date of Decision Summary:		16.5.08
Decision Summary Author:	Chris Jones		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 :	Carlton Hotel & Cockles Restaurant, Havre des Pas, St. Helier		Date of Written Report:		2.4.08
Written Report Author:	Chris Jones		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)		Public
Subject: Carlton Hotel & Cockles Restaurant, Havre des Pas, St. Helier Demolish existing hotel and restaurant and construct a 5 storey apartment block containing 24 x 2 bedroom and 5 x 1 bedroom units together with covered carpark and roof top terrace amenity space.
Decision(s): The planning application was presented to the Ministerial Meeting on 11th April 2008 where it was deferred pending further discussions on the proposed Percent For Art arrangements. The Minister also wished to see no mechanical plant on the roof and details of the proposed Façade Consultant to be used were to be approved prior to development commencing. The Percent For Art details were subsequently finalised in sufficient detail for the Minister to issue an approval Permit on 14th May 2008.
Reason(s) for Decision: Permission has been granted taking into account the relevant policies of the Approved Island Plan, together with other relevant policies and all other material considerations including the consultations and representations received. Conditions 1. Before any development first commences on site, sample details of all materials to be used in the construction of the new development (including hard surfacing), shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning and Environment Department. The approved scheme shall be implemented in full and shall be retained and maintained as such. 2. No development shall take place until a scheme of foul drainage and surface water drainage has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning and Environment Department. The approved scheme shall be completed before the development is first occupied. 3. No work shall be undertaken in respect of the construction of the built development hereby approved until archaeological investigative works have been undertaken in accordance with the recommendations of the submitted MoLAS Report dated October 2007 and any finds together with a record of those finds and their deposition at the Jersey Archive, shall be submitted to the Planning and Environment Department. 4. Before any development first commences on site, a landscaping scheme shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning and Environment Department. The approved scheme shall be undertaken within the first available planting season and any trees or plants which die, are removed or become seriously diseased within a period of five years from the date the planting first takes place, shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of a similar size and species. 5. No development shall take place until a scheme has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning and Environment Department for: i) parking of vehicles of site personnel, operatives and visitors; ii) loading and unloading of plant and materials, and iii) storage of plant and materials used in demolishing and then constructing the development. Each of the facilities shall be maintained throughout the course of the demolition and construction of the development free from any impediment to its designated use. 6. The Percent for Art contribution for the Carlton development shall be to a minimum value of £40,500 as indicated in correspondence dated 13th May 2008. Antler Homes will appoint a Public Art Advisor of their choice. The installation of the public art shall be undertaken prior to the first occupation of the development unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Minister for Planning and The Environment. 7. Before any development first commences on site, a Facade Consultant should be appointed by the applicant to supervise the finishes of the development. That Consultant shall previously have been approved in connection with the project by The Minister for Planning and Environment. Reason(s): 1. To safeguard the character and appearance of the development and the area in general and in accordance with the requirements of Policy G3 of the Adopted Island Plan 2002. 2. To ensure satisfactory drainage arrangements and to avoid flooding in accordance with the requirements of Policy G3 of the Adopted Island Plan 2002. 3. In the interests of improving the underatsnding of the archaeology and historic building structure of St. Helier in accordance with Policy G12 of the Adopted Island Plan 2002. 4. To enhance the character and appearance of the area in accordance with the requirements of Policy G3 of the Adopted Island Plan 2002. 5. To avoid congestion in the surrounding area and to protect the amenities of the area in accordance with the requirements of Policy G3 of the Adopted Island Plan 2002. 6. To ensure the implementation of an agreed scheme of public art in accordance with the requirements of Policy BE12 of the Adopted Island Plan 2002. 7. To safeguard the visual amenities of the area and to ensure the use of appropriate detailing in accordance with Policy G3 of the Adopted Island Plan 2002.
Resource Implications: None
Action required: Notify Agent, Applicant and all other interested parties
Signature:		PT/Pleg initials		Position: Minister for Planning and Environment
Date Signed:				Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed): 14 May 2008