Field 243, St. John: Appeal against refusal to transfer part of field under Agricultural Land (Control of Sales and Lease) (Jersey) Law, 1974

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A decision made 12 March 2012:

Decision Reference: MD-PE-2012-0017
Decision Summary Title:		Appeal against Officer’s decision to refuse consent to sell part of field 243 St John		Date of Decision Summary:	20/02/2012
Decision Summary Author (Job Title):		Land Controls and Planning Officer		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?		Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	n/a
Written Report Title:		Proposed sale of part of field 243 St John		Date of Written Report:
Written Report Author (Job Title):		Land Controls and Planning Officer		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	public
Subject: Agricultural Land (Control of Sales and Lease) (Jersey) Law, 1974: appeal to overturn refusal of consent to the transfer of part of field 243 St John.
Decision(s): The Minister considered an appeal to overturn the officer’s decision to refuse consent to the transfer of part of field 243 St John, under the 1974 Law. The Minister refused the application for the sale of part of field 243 St John.
Reason(s) for Decision: It is the policy of the land controls and agricultural developments section not to allow the splitting of agricultural fields where the application will affect the viability of the field
Resource Implications: None
Action required: Minister to instruct Land Controls and agricultural developments section to inform Mr Philip and Mrs Angela Stevenson that permission for sale of part of field 243 St John will not be permitted
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Date Signed:			Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):
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