Supplementary Planning Guidance: Protection of Historic Windows and Doors

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A decision made 5 April 2018:

Decision Summary

Department of the Environment
Ministerial Decision

Decision ref:

MD–PE–2018-0032

Subject:

Supplementary Planning Guidance: Protection of historic windows and doors

DS title:

DS: SPG – historic windows and doors

DS author:

Director Policy, Projects and the Historic Environment

DS date:

04/04/2018

DS Status:

Public

Written report title:

SD: SPG Protection of historic windows and doors

WR author:

Director Policy, Projects and the Historic Environment

WR date

04/04/2018

WR Status:

Public

Oral rapporteur:

Director Policy, Projects and the Historic Environment

Decision(s):

The Minister for the Environment resolved:

to adopt revised Supplementary Planning Guidance: Protection of historic windows and doors (April 2018); and in so doing;
that Planning Policy Note 2: ‘Windows and doors in historic buildings: their repair and replacement (June 2008) is effectively superseded.

Reason(s) for decision:

The Minister for the Environment has considered:

the mixed outcome of public consultation on the regulation of change in the historic environment; and
the public value of the historic environment and the future aspiration for the regulation of change;

and wishes to ensure that change to windows and doors in listed buildings continues to be regulated whilst providing further help and support to people to manage, occupy and live in historic buildings, and to ensure that they are as energy efficient as possible.

Legal and resource implications:

Article 6 of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law states that the Minister may publish guidelines in respect of development generally.

Action required:

To publish the revised SPG and to withdraw that which it supersedes.

Signature:

Name and position:

Deputy SG Luce
Minister for the Environment

Date signed:

Date of decision (If different to Date Signed):