Summerland Factory, Broadcasting House and Thorpe House, Rouge Bouillon, St. Helier: Minister to determine Planning Application: (PP/2012/0832)

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A decision made 16 July 2012:

Decision Reference: MD-PE-2012-0080			Application Number: PP/2012/0832 (If applicable)
Decision Summary Title :	Summerland Factory, Broadcasting House and Thorpe House, Rouge Bouillon, St. Helier, Jersey, JE2 3ZA		Date of Decision Summary:		11th July 2012
Decision Summary Author:	Planner		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)		Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Oral		Person Giving Oral Report:		Planner
Written Report Title :	n/a		Date of Written Report:		n/a
Written Report Author:	n/a		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)		n/a
Subject: Summerland Factory, Broadcasting House and Thorpe House, Rouge Bouillon, St. Helier, Jersey, JE2 3ZA Demolish existing buildings. Construct 85 No. apartments for social housing, 9 No. townhouses and 72 No. semi-basement car parking spaces with associated ancillary storage and plantrooms. (EIA Submitted).
Decision(s): The Minister has called in the application and will determine it himself directly in due course.
Reason(s) for Decision: In accordance with the Code of Conduct for the Minister of Planning and Environment, with regard to the determination of planning applications (MD–PE–2011–0120, Appendix 1, paragraph 1.1), the Minister may become involved in determining applications where there is published ministerial guidance or recorded pre-application advice for major proposals. In this instance, a development brief for the redevelopment of Summerland and the Ambulance HQ sites was published in May 2012.
Resource Implications: none
Action required: None
Signature:		PLeg / AS Initials		Position: Minister for Planning and Environment
Date Signed:				Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):