Canada Cottage, La Grande Route de Rozel, St Martin, JE3 6AP: Appeal Decision #2

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A decision made on 12 July 2019

Decision Reference: MD-PE-2019-0060

Application Reference: P/2018/1026

Decision Summary Title:

Appeal Decision – Canada Cottage #1

Date of Decision Summary:

04 July 2019

Decision Summary Author:

Principal Policy Planner – Strategic Policy, Performance & Population

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

n/a

Written Report

Title :

Inspector’s Report- Canada Cottage #1

Date of Written Report:

Undated

Written Report Author:

N McGurk BSc(Hons), MCD, MBA, MRTPI

Planning Inspector

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

Public

Subject: Appeal under Article 108 of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002 against a decision to grant planning permission for; “Convert and extend existing outbuilding to create 1 No one bed residential unit. Construct extension to South-West of main house. Various external alterations.” at Canada Cottage, La Grande Route de Rozel, St Martin JE3 6AP.

Decision:

The Minister allowed the appeal and refused planning permission for the following reasons:

1. The proposed development by virtue of its close proximity and physical relationship to an existing dwelling, is likely to give rise to an unreasonable level of harm to the living conditions of nearby residents by virtue of increased noise and disturbance, loss of privacy and impact on outlook. Occupiers of the proposed dwelling would also be subject to an unreasonable level of harm for similar reasons. The proposal, therefore, fails to satisfy the requirements of Policy GD1 of the Island Plan 2011 (Revised 2014).

Reason for Decision:

The Minister agreed with the recommendation of the Inspector.

Resource Implications:

None

Action required:

Request the Judicial Greffe to inform interested parties of the decision.

Signature:

Deputy John H Young

Position:

Minister for the Environment

Date Signed:

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):