Overdale Hospital Site: Consideration of the Planning Application

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A decision made on 23 November 2021

Decision Reference: MD-PE-2021-0078
Decision Summary Title:	Consideration of the planning application for: Overdale Hospital site		Date of Decision Summary:	19 November 2021
Decision Summary Author:	Private Secretary		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Oral		Person Giving Oral Report:	Senior Planner, Regulation, IHE
Written Report Title:	N/A		Date of Written Report:	N/A
Written Report Author:	N/A		Written Report: Public or Exempt?	N/A
Subject: Consideration of the planning application for: Overdale Hospital site.
Decision(s): The Minister for the Environment (the Minister) decided that it is in the public interest to accept the above-mentioned planning application for consideration without the application being accompanied by certificates from all the owners of the land certifying that the owner approves of the application being made.
Reason(s) for Decision: The Minister has received the above-mentioned planning application, which includes correspondence dated 19 November 2021 which sets out that there are five owners of land within the application site. The same correspondence has confirmed that one of the five owners approve of the application being made and in accordance with Article 9 (3) (b) of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002 certification of their approval is included with the application. The agent’s letter also confirms that the other four owners have declined or are unable to provide such certification to accompany the submission of the application. Article 9(4) of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002 enables the Minister to accept an application for consideration, without the certification of all the owners, if the Minister is satisfied that to do so would be in the public interest. In this instance, the Minister has had regard to the correspondence from the agent and the Minister confirms that it is in the public interest to accept the application as it will enable the proper consideration of the planning issues as relevant to the future provision of hospital services, being a matter with potential implications for the whole population of the island. This requires that the application is accepted for consideration without it being accompanied by the usual certificates from all the owners of the land.
Resource Implications: There are no additional manpower or financial implications arising from this decision.
Action required: Officers to update key stakeholders of the decision and ensure public awareness.
Signature: Deputy John Young		Position: Minister for the Environment
Date Signed: XX/11/2021		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):