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A decision made (05/11/2007) regarding: Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historic Importance in Jersey: Review of Haute Vue, La Rue du Carrefour, Trinity.

Decision Reference: MD-PE-2007-0262
Decision Summary Title :	DS - Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historic Importance in Jersey: Review of Haute Vue, la Rue du Carrefour, Trinity	Date of Decision Summary:	16 October 2007
Decision Summary Author:	Kevin Pilley Assistant Director	Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report:	Written and oral	Person Giving Oral Report:	Roger Hills, Curator of Historic Buildings
Written Report Title :	WR - Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historic Importance in Jersey: Review of Haute Vue, la Rue du Carrefour, Trinity	Date of Written Report:	11 October 2007
Written Report Author:	Roger Hills, Curator of Historic Buildings	Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Register for Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance: Review of Haute Vue, la Rue du Carrefour, Trinity
Decision(s): The Minister for Planning and Environment determined that only the 18th century granite house at Haute Vue, la Rue du Carrefour, Trinity justifies retention on the Register for Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance as a Building of Local Interest
Reason(s) for Decision: Only the 18th century granite house at Haute Vue, la Rue du Carrefour, Trinity satisfies the criteria for registration as a Building of Local Interest; The decision accords with the States Strategic Plan commitment of protecting and sympathetically managing the Island’s built heritage assets
Resource Implications: None

Action required:

Notify the owner
Notify Development Control;
Update the Register.

Signature:

Position:

Assistant Minister

Date Signed:

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

Haute Vue, La Rue du Carrefour, Trinity - review as Building of Local Interest

Register for Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey; Review of Haute Vue, La Rue du Carrefour, Trinity

This report has been prepared by the Jersey Heritage Trust as part of its responsibility under a Service Level Agreement to provide reports and recommendations to the Minister for Planning and Environment on the registration of historic buildings and sites.

The Planning and Environment Department requested on 24 September 2007 that the Jersey Heritage Trust undertake a review of the extent of the existing BLI at Haute Vue ahead of discussions with the Ministerial Registration and Listing Advisory Group.

Author of report: Roger Hills BA(Hons) MA DipBldgCons (RICS) IHBC Curator of Historic Buildings

Date of report: 10 October 2007

File ref: TR0009

Relevant interests of the site (also see assessment form)

Haute Vue was first registered in 1992 and is currently on the Historic Buildings Register as a BLI.

The site comprises an 18th century house (with earlier remains including a chamfered arch doorway) which is of historical and architectural interest, an adjoining outbuilding which was heavily reconstructed – if not entirely rebuilt – in 1989, and a number of other houses on the site dating to 1989.

No internal inspection of the 18th century house has been undertaken.

Advice received (MRLAG or others)

MRLAG discussed the site at its meeting on 8 October. Members were unanimous that the BLI registration should be restricted to the 18th century house.

JHT recommendation

The existing BLI registration should be restricted to the 18th century granite house (now known as No.3 Haute Vue).

Justification relating to criteria

The 18th century granite house is the only part of the site that satisfies the published criteria for registration as a BLI.

Attachments

OS map 1935

Plan of site 2007

Photographs, September 2007

Board of Trustees

Chairman: Jurat John de Veulle OBE Vice-Chairman: Philip Le Brocq

Rowland Anthony, Geoffrey Crill, Connétable Simon Crowcroft, Blair Gould, Clive Jones, Deputy Carolyn Labey, Paul Nicolle, Jane Stubbs,

Jonathan Voak