Le Ponterrin, ruined building at Le Ponterrin Villa, and adjacent land including part of field 145A, St. Saviour

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A decision made 19 March 2010 regarding: Le Ponterrin, ruined building at Le Ponterrin Villa, and adjacent land including part of field 145A, St. Saviour - listings.

Decision Ref:	MD–PE–2008-0151
Subject:	Le Ponterrin; ruined building at Le Ponterrin Villa; and adjacent land including part Field 145A, La Rue du Ponterrin, St Saviour
Decision Summary Title:	DS – Review of Le Ponterrin, St Saviour
DS Author:	Kevin Pilley: Assistant Director
DS Date:	05 March 2010	DS Status:	Public
Written Report Title:	WR – Review of Le Ponterrin, St Saviour
WR Author:	Kevin Pilley: Assistant Director
WR Date	05 March 2010	WR Status:	Public
Oral Rapporteur:	Assistant Director / Head of Historic Buildings/ Curator of Archaeology
Decision(s):	The Minister for Planning and Environment resolved to 1. add Le Ponterrin to the List of Sites of Special Interest because of its special interest; 2. add the ruined building at Le Ponterrin Villa as an Archaeological Site in the Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey because of its particular archaeological interest, and; 3. designate the area adjacent to the ruined building at Le Ponterrin Villa and part of Field 145A as an Area of Archaeological Potential.
Reason(s) for Decision:	1. The special interest of Le Ponterrin, as defined and in the schedule and relative to the published criteria for selection, justifies its inclusion on the List of Sites of Special Interest in accordance with the provisions and purposes of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002 and; 2. The particular interest of the ruined building at Le Ponterrin Villa, as identified and described in the report and relative to the published criteria for selection, justifies its inclusion on Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey as an Archaeological Site and; 3. The potential archaeological interest of the area adjacent to the ruined building at Le Ponterrin Villa and part of Field 145A justifies is designation as an Area of Archaeological Potential. 4. It accords with the States Strategic Plan commitment of protecting and sympathetically managing the Island’s built heritage assets.
Legal and Resource Implications:	1. Article 51(2)(b) of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002 enables the Minister to include on the List of Sites of Special Interest those buildings and places that the Minister is satisfied has public importance by reason of the special archaeological, architectural, artistic, historical, scientific or traditional interest that attached to the building or place. 2. The inclusion of buildings and places in the Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey and in supplementary planning guidance is consistent with the purposes of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002.
Action required:	1. Update the List, Register and supplementary planning guidance related to AAPs; 2. Notify the owner 3. Notify DC
Signature:
Position:	Minister for Planning and Environment
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different to Date Signed):