Healing Waves, La Grande Route des Mielles, St. Brelade, JE3 8FN: Fee Waiver

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A decision made on 20 October 2021

Decision Reference: MD-PE-2021-0064
Decision Summary Title:	Fee Waiver: Healing Waves, La Grande Route des Mielles St Brelade, Jersey JE3 8FN		Date of Decision Summary:	24 September 2021
Decision Summary Author:	Private Secretary		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Oral		Person Giving Oral Report:	Head of Development and Land, IHE
Written Report Title:	N/A		Date of Written Report:	N/A
Written Report Author:	N/A		Written Report: Public or Exempt?	N/A
Subject: Fee Waiver: Healing Waves, La Grande Route des Mielles St Brelade, Jersey JE3 8FN.
Decision(s): The Minister decided to waive 50% of the building application fee.
Reason(s) for Decision: The Minister, taking into account the fee due for all elements of the application, the ‘not for profit’ work of Healing Waves, and benefit of that work to the island, considered that 50% of the standard application fee should be charged in this specific case.
Resource Implications: This fee waiver will result in a loss of building application income for the Regulation team within the Infrastructure, Housing and Environment department.
Action required: Officers within the Regulation team to inform the applicant of the decision.
Signature: Deputy John Young		Position: Minister for the Environment
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):