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Supplementary Planning Guidance: Urban character area design

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A decision made (16.05.08) to endorse the urban character area design guidance as a draft for stakeholder consultation.

Decision Ref:

MD–PE–2008-0087

Subject:

Supplementary Planning Guidance: Urban character area design guidance - draft for consultation

Decision Summary Title:

DS - Supplementary Planning Guidance: Urban character area design guidance - draft for consultation

DS Author:

Kevin Pilley, Assistant Director

DS Date:

06 May 2008

DS Status:

Public

Written Report Title:

WR – Supplementary Planning Guidance: Urban character area design guidance - draft for consultation

WR Author:

Kevin Pilley, Assistant Director

WR Date

04 April 2008

WR Status:

Public

Oral Rapporteur:

Kevin Pilley, Assistant Director

Decision(s):

The Minister for Planning and Environment;

  1. endorsed the Urban character area design guidance (April 2008), attached at appendix 1, as a draft for stakeholder consultation, subject to the removal of proposed Conservation Areas, as shown and liaison with the Principal Planner responsible for the Hopkins Masterplan for the St Helier Waterfront;
  2. Authorised the release of the above as a draft for specific stakeholder consultation to the Association of Jersey Architects, but determined that the design guidance should not be issued as a White Paper or be otherwise presented to the States;
  3. Noted the resource implications of the potential adoption of this guidance and to agree to hold the preparation of design and development briefs for key sites pending the availability of resources.

Reason(s) for Decision:

1.      a) The preparation and adoption of design guidance for urban character areas in St Helier will assist with the assessment of planning applications and contribute to an improvement in design, of benefit to the maintenance and enhancement of the character of the town.;

b) There is a need to ensure consistency and complementarity with the St Helier Waterfront Masterplan and any emergent design codes;

2.      Its release for targeted consultation is integral to the approval and adoption process.

3.      Proposed Conservation Areas are to be removed from the guidance in light of ongoing work to bring forward, in a separate but related workstream, Historic Character Areas for the town.

Legal and Resource Implications:

Article 6 of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002, provides the Minister with power to issue guidelines and policies, and the development and publication of supplementary planning guidance accords with this.

The resource implications of this guidance are principally related to the potential requirement to prepare development briefs for key sites. It is considered appropriate that the preparation of development briefs is held pending the availability of resources.

The adoption of the guidance itself should assist staff by providing a greater certainty for developers, enabling efforts to be focussed on key issues.

Action required:

  1. Review the design guidance for each of the character areas to remove proposed Conservation Areas, where applicable;
  2. Publish the revised urban character area design guidance as a draft for consultation;
  3. Analyse targetted responses to consultation with a view to bringing the matter back to the Minister in due course for his further consideration and determination

Signature:

 

 

Position:

Minister for Planning and Environment

Date Signed:

 

Date of Decision (If different to Date Signed):

 

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