Island Plan 2011: Revised Draft Revision

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A decision made 16 June 2014:

Decision ref:	MD–PE–2014-0055
Subject:	Revised draft revision 2011 Island Plan: Minister’s initial response to States Members’ amendments
Decision Summary title:	DS – initial response to amendments
DS author:	Director
DS date:	19 June 2014	DS Status:	Public
Written Report title:	Sched - initial response to amendments 201406
WR author:	Director
WR date	19 June 2014	WR Status:	Public
Oral rapporteur:	Director / Principal Planner
Decision(s):	Having considered those amendments from States Members and the public response to them, where they raise matters that are new, the Minister for Planning and Environment: resolved to publish his initial response to the amendments made, as set out in the schedule; authorised officers to prepare his own amendments to amendments, where relevant, as set out in the schedule, for further consideration and endorsement; and further requested officers to prepare a separate amendment to ensure that the definition of States-owned land embraced that land to be transferred to Andium Homes Limited under the auspices of P.63/2013 – the Draft Social Housing (Transfer)(Jersey) Law 201-, in so far as it relates to the delivery of the Minister’s housing strategy, as set out in his proposed revision to the 2011 Island Plan.
Reason(s) for decision:	The Minister is required to prepare and lodge a revised draft revision of the 2011 Island Plan for consideration and debate in the States having had careful regard to all representations made in relation to the initial draft revised Island Plan 2011. The Minister has sought to extend this consideration to those amendments which raise new matters not previously considered, and to expose them to public scrutiny and comment in advance of a further Examination in Public prior to the States debate on the matter. The Minister wishes to ensure that the housing strategy set out in the proposed revision to the Plan remains deliverable.

Sustainability appraisal:	Environmental implications: The Minister’s comments have addressed the environmental implications of the proposed amendments. Economic implications: The Minister’s comments have addressed the economic implications of the proposed amendments. Where the Minister is proposing further amendment to the Plan, he is being cognisant of economic concerns that have been expressed and will seek to liaise with, in particular, the Economic Development Department in relation to them. Social implications: The Minister’s comments have addressed the social implications of the proposed amendments. The Minister’s proposed amendment to the definition of States-owned land seeks to ensure that the social objective of meeting the Island’s need for affordable homes can be delivered by the proposed changes to the Plan. Legal implications: The Minister’s decision is made in accordance with Article 20 of the Planning and Building (Island Plan)(Jersey) Order 2009 and Article 3 of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002; Resource implications: There are no resource implications arising from this decision that are not accounted for within the resources available to the Department of the Environment.
Action required:	publish the Minister’s initial response to the amendments made; and prepare amendments, as set out in the schedule, for further consideration by the Minister, with liaison with the relevant stakeholders as necessary; and prepare an amendment to change the definition of States-owned land, as set out above.
Signature:
Position:	Deputy RC Duhamel, Minister for Planning and Environment
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different to Date Signed):	16 June 2014