Ann Street Brewery, St Helier: Refusal of planning permission

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A decision made on 28 March 2012:

Decision Reference: MD-PE-2012-0024			Application Number: P/2011/0685 (If applicable)
Decision Summary Title :	Ann Street Brewery, Ann Street, St. Helier		Date of Decision Summary:		27 March 2012
Decision Summary Author:	Principal Planner		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)		Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:
Written Report Title :	P/2011/0685		Date of Written Report:		5 March 2012
Written Report Author:	Principal Planner		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)		Public
Subject: , Ann Street Brewery, Ann Street, , St. Helier, , Demolition of brewery storage facility and removal of metal gantry bridging Ann Street. Construction of detached 4 / 5 storey building to include basement comprising 18 apartments. Model Available.
Decision(s): At the public Ministerial Meeting of 13 March 2012 the Minister considered the Department Report, and heard from the agent for the applicant, and objectors to the application. The Minister deferred his formal decision until he had undertaken a site visit. The Minister undertook the site visit on 19 March 2012, accompanied by an Officer, and was joined on site by the agent for the applicant, the applicant and local residents. Having considered the policies of the Jersey Island Plan and all material considerations, on 26th March 2012 the Minister decided to REFUSE the application, for the reasons contained with the Department Report (reproduced below).
Reason(s) for Decision: 1. The proposed form, scale, detailed design and external appearance would be out of keeping with the area, would be detrimental to the ground level street interface, and would not respect the setting of nearby Listed and potential Listed Buildings. In this regard the proposal fails to accord with the provisions of the approved North St Helier Masterplan and the provisions of Policies SP7, GD1, GD7 and HE1 of the Jersey Island Plan 2011 and the North St Helier Masterplan. 2. The development, by virtue of its height, scale and mass, would result in an overbearing relationship with the neighbouring properties to the west in Belmont Gardens. In this regard the proposal fails to accord with Policy GD1 of the Jersey Island Plan 2011. 3. The proposal fails to provide a safe or adequate vehicular access as the arrangements are considered deficient in relation to the gradient of the ramp, the width of the ramp and the geometry of the junction with Belmont Road, and as such the proposal fails to accord with Policy GD1 of the Jersey Island Plan 2011. 4. The proposal fails to provide adequate amenity space for the prospective occupiers as the provision is deficient in relation to both quantity and quality; as such it fails to accord with the provisions of the approved Supplementary Planning Guidance Note 6 and the provisions of Policy H6 of the Jersey Island Plan 2011. 5. The application has failed to provide a justification for a development which results in the loss of land for employment use, and as such the proposal fails to accord with the provisions of Policy E1 of the Jersey Island Plan 2011. 6. The application is for predominantly 2-bed apartments and fails to contribute to the identified housing need for 3-bed family houses, and as such the proposal fails to accord with the provisions of Policy H4 of the Jersey Island Plan 2011.
Resource Implications: None
Action required: Notify Agent, Applicant and all other interested parties
Signature: Deputy R C Duhamel		PLG / AS Initials		Position: Minister for Planning and Environment
Date Signed:				Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):