Brookfield, La Rue D'Empierre, Trinity: Planning Application considered by Minister

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A decision made on 8 April 2011:

Decision Reference: MD-PE-2011-0039
Decision Summary Title	Planning Applications Panel – decisions considered by Minister		Date of Decision Summary:	8th April 2011.
Decision Summary Author:	Chief Officer Department of the Environment		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written & Oral		Person Giving Oral Report:	Chief Officer Department of the Environment
Written Report Title	P/2010/1018 Report to Planning Applications Panel		Date of Written Report:	25/02/11
Written Report Author:	Senior Planner		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: P/2010/1018. Brookfield, La Rue D'Empierre, Trinity. Construct extension to form self contained 2 bed, single storey dependency unit. REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION OF REFUSAL OF PLANNING PERMISSION.
Decision(s): To maintain refusal and to substitute the original Reason No 1 with the following Reason: 1. The proposed extension is excessive in scale and does not exhibit a standard of design that respects, conserves and contributes positively to the built context and, accordingly, fails to satisfy the provisions of Policy G3 of the Jersey Island Plan, 2002 and which also fails to satisfy the Minister's Design Principles as embodied in Supplementary Planning Guidance - Planning Advice Note 4, 2006.
Reason(s) for Decision: The Minister for Planning and Environment became aware that Planning Applications Panel (PAP) may not have been fully constituted for consideration of the above application and resolved to reconsider the application. The Minister considered all the relevant information including the information presented to the Planning Applications Panel. The Decision to refuse the application has been upheld having taken into account the relevant policies of the approved Island Plan, together with other relevant policies and all other materials considerations, including the consultations and representations received. However, the Minister considered that the proposal was not a significant departure from Policy C5 of the Island Plan but did consider that the scale and design of the proposed extension was not appropriate in the context. Accordingly, the Minister deleted the Reason No. 1 of the original refusal and introduced an amended Reason as given above.
Resource Implications: There are no resource implications.
Action required: Issue notifications of the decision as appropriate.
Signature: Senator FE Cohen		Position: Minister for Planning and Environment
Date Signed		Date of Decision