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Seymour Villa, Plat Douet Road, St. Saviour: Listing: Grade 3

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A decision made 14 January 2013:

Decision ref:

MD–PE–2012-0119

Subject:

Listed Buildings and Places: Seymour Villa Plat Douet Road  St. Saviour

HER reference

SA0221

Decision summary title:

WR - Listed Buildings and Places: Seymour Villa, St. Saviour

DS author:

Director: Policy, Projects and the Historic Environment

DS date:

10/01/2013

DS Status:

Public

Written report title:

WR – Listed Buildings and Places: Seymour Villa, St. Saviour

WR author:

Head of Historic Buildings, Jersey Heritage

WR date

14/11/2012

WR Status:

Public

Oral rapporteur:

Head of Historic Buildings, Jersey Heritage and Director Policy and Projects

Decision(s):

The Minister for Planning and Environment resolved to:

  1. List the building and/or place specified above;
  2. Assign the building a non-statutory Grade 3, recognising that the only feature of original interest is the fine quality mid C19th mahogany staircase;
  3. Serve a land condition notice to the effect that that part of the building of historic interest was made wind and watertight and authorised officers to give effect to this.

Reason(s) for decision:

  1. Notwithstanding the representations received, which have been duly taken into account and considered by the Minister, the special interest of Seymour Villa Plat Douet Road, St Saviour as set out in the schedule and relative to the published criteria for selection, justifies its Listing in accordance with the provisions and purposes of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002;
  2. The interior interest of the building is considered to be limited to the fine quality mid C19th mahogany staircase;
  3. It was apparent, having visited the site, that the building was not wind and watertight and that this should be remedied to prevent the further deterioration of the building and its special interest.

Legal and resource implications:

  1. Article 51(2)(b) of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002 enables the Minister to include on the List of Sites of Special Interest those buildings and places that the Minister is satisfied has public importance by reason of the special archaeological, architectural, artistic, historical, scientific or traditional interest that attaches to the building or place;
  2. Article 84 of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002 enables the Minister to require that a building or a specified part of it is repaired or otherwise improved where the Minister considers that it is in a ruinous or dilapidated condition.

Action required:

  1. Serve Notice of the decision to List on owners
  2. Update the List
  3. Serve a Land condition notice on the owners

Signature:

 

 

Name and position:

Deputy RC Duhamel
Minister for Planning and Environment

Date signed:

 

Date of decision (If different to Date Signed):

21 December 2012

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