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Field No. O60A, La Route de Plemont, St Ouen: High Hedge fee reduction

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A decision made on 28 February 2019

Decision Reference: MD-PE-2019-0023

High Hedge Complaint Ref: HH/2018/0677 

Decision Summary Title:

 

Field No. O60A, La Route de Plemont, St. Ouen – High Hedge fee reduction

Date of Decision Summary:

25 February 2019

Decision Summary Author:

Planning Officer (GHE)

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Oral

Person Giving

Oral Report:

Planning Officer (GHE)

Written Report

Title:

N/A

Date of Written Report:

N/A

Written Report Author:

N/A

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

N/A

Subject: Field No. O60A, La Route de Plemont, St. Ouen – High Hedge application fee reduction

Decision:

The Assistant Minister decided to refund in full the application fee in relation to the Complaint made under the High Hedges (Jersey) Law 2008, totalling £313.

Reason for Decision:

The Assistant Minister decided that the application fee paid be refunded (in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 6(8) of the Law), for the following reasons:

  • given the delay in processing the application
  • the applicant had taken all reasonable steps to secure the lowering of the hedge before making the application

Resource Implications: The loss of £313 income.

Action required:

Planning officer to arrange for the £313 paid to be refunded.

Signature:

 

 

 

 

Deputy Gregory Guida

Position:

 

 

 

 

Assistant Minister for the Environment

Date Signed:

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

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