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A decision made 28 May 2010 regarding: La Retraite, La Rue de la Retraite, St. Saviour - list as site of special interest.

Decision Ref:	MD–PE–2010-0059
Subject:	List as a Site of Special Interest: La Retraite, La Rue de la Retraite, St Saviour
Decision Summary Title:	DS - List as a Site of Special Interest: La Retraite, La Rue de la Retraite, St Saviour
DS Author:	Assistant Director
DS Date:	13 May 2010	DS Status:	Public
Written Report Title:	WR – List as a Site of Special Interest: La Retraite, La Rue de la Retraite, St Saviour
WR Author:	Assistant Director
WR Date	13 May 2010	WR Status:	Public
Oral Rapporteur:	Assistant Director: Policy and Projects / Head of Historic Buildings (Jersey Heritage)
Decision(s):	The Minister for Planning and Environment determined that La Retraite, La Rue de la Retraite, St Saviour be added to the List of Sites of Special Interest
Reason(s) for Decision:	1. The special interest of the building and place referred to above, 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. it accords with the States Strategic Plan commitment of protecting and sympathetically managing the Island’s built heritage assets.
Legal and Resource Implications:	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.
Action required:	1. Notify the owner 2. Update the List of Sites of Special Interest 3. Notify Development Control
Signature:
Position:	Minister for Planning and Environment
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different to Date Signed):

La Retraite, La Rue de la Retraite, St. Saviour - list as site of special interest

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PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT

List as a Site of Special Interest

La Retraite, La Rue de la Retraite, St Saviour

Purpose of the Report

To seek to confirm the Minister’s intention to add La Retraite, La Rue de la Retraite, St Saviour to the List of Sites of Special Interest.

Background and discussion

A report on this site, prepared by Jersey Heritage dated 20 January 2010 (at appendix 1), determined that this building and place was of sufficient interest to warrant its addition to the List of Sites of Special Interest. A notice of Minister’s intent to add this site to the List was served on the owner of the property in order to provide an opportunity for representations to be made.

A representation was received on 29 March 2010 which, whilst not objecting to the principle of the proposed Listing, raised a number of reservations relating to the extent to which the interior of some of the buildings on the site were of interest. The representation received is attached at appendix 2.

Jersey Heritage has reviewed the matter in light of the representation received and has prepared a supplementary report addressing the issues raised (dated 12 May 2010 and attached at appendix 3).

In essence, Jersey Heritage maintains the view that the outbuildings are important to this farm group and that they are maintained in the proposed Listing of the site; and that the principal outbuilding does have particular internal interest. Other outbuildings have limited internal interest. The SSI schedule has been amended to highlight these particular matters.

Legal and resource implications

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.

Recommendation

On the basis of the recommendation of Jersey Heritage to add La Retraite, La Rue de la Retraite, St Saviour to the List of Sites of Special Interest because of its special interest and having regard to the representations made representations, the Minister is further recommended to confirm the addition of this building and place to the List on the basis of the revised schedule included in appendix 3.

Reason(s) for Decision

The special interest of La Retraite, La Rue de la Retraite, St Saviour, 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;

It accords with the States Strategic Plan commitment of protecting and sympathetically managing the Island’s built heritage assets.

Action Required

1. Notify the owner

2. Update the List of Sites of Special Interest

3. Notify Development Control

Written by:

Kevin Pilley

Assistant Director (Policy and Projects)

Approved by:

Peter Thorne

Director (Planning and Building Services)

File ref SA0271

Date 13 May 2010