List of Sites of Special Interest; Issue Notice of Intention
Falaise House, La Grande Rue, St. Mary
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 that the Jersey Heritage Trust assess the architectural, historical and other interests of Falaise House 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: 19 December 2007
File ref: MY0078
Relevant interests of the site
Falaise House was included in 1992 historic buildings register as grade 1, and confirmed as a proposed Site of Special Interest by the Jersey Building Heritage Sub-Committee in 2002.
Falaise House is of special architectural, historical and archaeological interest. It is a 19th century farmstead of importance for the history and architecture of the Jersey farm (see SSI schedule for detail)
Advice received (MRLAG or others)
Falaise House was considered by MRLAG at its meeting on 10 December 2007. Members unanimously agreed that the farmstead should be listed as a Site of Special Interest.
JHT recommendation
Falaise House is of special historical, architectural and archaeological interest and should be listed as a Site of Special Interest.
It is recommended that the Minister for Planning and Environment approve the serving of the Intention to List Notice in accord with the requirements of the Law.
Justification relating to criteria
The special interest of Falaise House, as defined and assessed relative to the published criteria for selection, justifies its inclusion on the List of Sites of Special Interest in accordance with the provisions and purposes of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002
Attachments
- SSI schedule & plan
- Photographs
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