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A decision made (26.10.07) to add the Jersey Civil Emergency Centre (Occupation Structure H17) Trinity Road, St. Helier to the Historical Building Register.

Decision Reference: MD-PE-2007-0257
Decision Summary Title :	DS - Notice of Intention to List as Site of Special Interest: Jersey Civil Emergency Centre (Occupation Structure H17, Trinity Road, St Helier	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 - Notice of Intention to List as Site of Special Interest: Jersey Civil Emergency Centre (Occupation Structure H17, Trinity Road, St Helier	Date of Written Report:	10 October 2007
Written Report Author:	Kevin Pilley Assistant Director	Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Notice of Intent to List as a Site of Special Interest: Jersey Civil Emergency Centre (Occupation Structure H17), Trinity Road, St Helier
Decision(s): The Minister for Planning and Environment: 1. Confirmed his intention to List Jersey Civil Emergency Centre, as defined in the attached schedule, as a Site of Special Interest under the provisions of Article 51(2)(b) Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002 by virtue of its special interest as described in the same schedule; 2. Approved and authorised the serving of the Intention to List Notice in accord with the requirements of the Law
Reason(s) for Decision: 1. The special interest of Jersey Civil Emergency Centre, 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 2. It accords with the States Strategic Plan commitment of protecting and sympathetically managing the Island’s built heritage assets

Resource Implications:

None

Action required:

1. The Notice of Intention is to be served in accordance with the requirements of the Law;

No sooner than 28 days after the date of the service of the Notice of Intention to List, a further report will be brought to the Minister in relation to any representations received.

Signature:

Position:

Minister for Planning and Environment

Date Signed:

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

Jersey Civil Emergency Centre (Occupation Structure H17) Trinity Road, St. Helier - to be added to the Historical Building Register

List of Sites of Special Interest; Issue Notice of Intention for Jersey Civil Emergency Centre (Occupation Structure H17), Trinity Road, St. Helier

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.

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

Date of report: 10 October 2007

File ref: HE1586

Relevant interests of the site (also see schedule)

Jersey’s Civil Emergency Centre was first registered in 1992 and is currently on the Historic Buildings Register as a pSSI.

The site is of special historical and architectural interest. Originally built by the German occupying forces 1943/44 as a telephone repeater station, the building was adapted for use during the Cold War as the States of Jersey Civil Emergency Centre and Nuclear Monitoring Station.

The original German room layout remains largely intact although a new secure entrance was constructed and the German equipment room subdivided to house a BBC studio and control room. Other parts of the building include a large operations room and domestic areas such as a canteen and dormitory.

Advice received (MRLAG or others)

The special interest of the site was considered by MRLAG at its meeting on 10 October 2007. Members unanimously agreed that the Civil Emergency Centre should be listed as a Site of Special Interest.

JHT recommendation

Jersey Civil Emergency Centre is of great significance as the principal site in the Island relating to the Cold War.

It is recommended that the Minister for Planning and Environment:

· confirm the intention to List Jersey Civil Emergency Centre, as defined in the attached schedule, as a Site of Special Interest under the provisions of Article 51(2)(b) Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002 by virtue of its special interest as described in the same schedule;

 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 Jersey Civil Emergency Centre, 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

 Extract from http://www.subbrit.org.uk/