La Tache, La Grande Route de St. Ouen, St. Ouen: Planning Application Appeal Decision

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A decision made on 1 May 2018:

Decision Reference: MD- PE- 2018 – 0046
Decision Summary Title:	Appeal Decision – La Tache, La Grande Route de St Ouen, St Ouen (P/2017/1395)		Date of Decision Summary:	30th April 2018
Decision Summary Author:	Principal Planner (Policy)		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	n/a
Written Report Title:	Inspector’s Report - La Tache		Date of Written Report:	30th April 2018
Written Report Author:	Graham Self MA, MSc, FRTPI Planning Inspector		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Appeal under Article 108 of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002 against a decision to grant planning permission at La Tache, La Grande Route de St Ouen, St Ouen (P/2017/1395)
Decision: The Minister allowed the appeal and refused planning permission to develop land under Article 116 of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002 in respect of the following development: “Construct skip sorting and waste transfer station to East of site”. Planning permission is refused for the following reasons: 1. The application proposes a new employment building in the Green Zone for a use which does not meet the test of exceptional circumstances for such buildings in Policy NE7 of the Island Plan. The development would also conflict with Policy SP1 of the Plan because the development would not be appropriate to the countryside and would not be appropriate development of brownfield land. 2. The visibility splays available where the site access meets La Grande Route de St Ouen are sub-standard and the use of this access by vehicles including employees’ cars and skip and refuse lorries would cause unacceptable safety hazards, contrary to Policy GD1 of the Island Plan. 3. The proposed building would encourage the unlawful use of land within the application site, which is subject to an extant enforcement notice requiring the use for skip storage and the storage and sorting of waste materials to cease by 30 April 2013. This requirement would not be overridden by planning permission for the construction of the proposed building, so granting permission would conflict with on-going enforcement proceedings.
Reason for Decision: The Minister agreed with the recommendation of the Inspector.
Resource Implications:- None
Action required: Request the Judicial Greffe to inform interested parties of the decision.
Signature: Deputy S Luce		Position: Minister
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):