Rondel Farms Limited, La Rue du Haut de L'Orme, Trinity, JE3 5FG: Planning fee reduction

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A decision made on 5 February 2019

Decision Reference: MD-PE-2019-0014			Application Number: N/A
Decision Summary Title:	Rondel Farms Limited, La Rue du Haut de L'Orme, Trinity, Jersey, JE3 5FG – Planning fee reduction		Date of Decision Summary:	31 January 2019
Decision Summary Author:	Director (Development Control)		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Oral		Person Giving Oral Report:	Director (Development Control)
Written Report Title :	N/A		Date of Written Report:	N/A
Written Report Author:	N/A		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	N/A
Subject: Rondel Farms Limited, La Rue du Haut de L'Orme, Trinity, Jersey, JE3 5FG – Planning fee reduction.
Decision(s): The Minister decided to waive the planning application fee for the work previously applied for, totalling £2,295.93 (2018 fees).
Reason(s) for Decision: The new planning application is a revision to a previous withdrawn planning application, for which fees has been paid in full. The Planning and Building (Fees) (Jersey) Order 2018 provides that one subsequent application (within 6 months) can be accepted free of charge, subject to certain criteria. This application could not be accepted as a ‘free go’ because of certain additions to the application. However, the Minister accepted that the fee already paid could be regarded as ‘part payment’ for the new application, thus reducing the fee for this application.
Resource Implications: The loss of £2,295.93 income.
Action required: Inform the agent that the planning application can be registered and the site notice will be sent out in due course.
Signature: Deputy John Young		Position: Minister for the Environment
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):