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A decision made 7 December 2009 regarding: Warren Farm, St. Peter - maintain as building of local interest.

Decision Ref:	MD-PE-2009-0179
Subject:	Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey: Warren Farm, Beaumont, St Peter
Decision Summary Title:	DS – Maintain as a Building of Local Interest: Warren Farm, Beaumont, St Peter
DS Author:	Assistant Director
DS Date:	12 November 2009	DS Status:	Public
Written Report Title:	WR – Maintain as a Building of Local Interest: Warren Farm, Beaumont, St Peter
WR Author:	Assistant Director
WR Date	12 November 2009	WR Status:	Public
Oral Rapporteur:	Assistant Director/ Roger Hills – Head of Historic Buildings (Jersey Heritage)
Decision(s):	The Minister for Planning and Environment determined that Warren Farm, Beaumont, St Peter be maintained on the Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey as a Building of Local Interest.
Reason(s) for Decision:	The particular interest of Warren Farm, Beaumont, St Peter, 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 a BLI and; it accords with the States Strategic Plan commitment of protecting and enhancing the Island’s built heritage assets.
Legal and Resource Implications:	The inclusion of buildings and places in the Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey is consistent with the purposes of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002.
Action required:	Notify the owner Update the Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey Notify Development Control
Signature:
Position:	Minister for Planning and Environment
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different to Date Signed):

Warren Farm, St. Peter - maintain as building of local interest

PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT

Warren Farm, Beaumont, St Peter

Purpose of the Report

To enable the Minister to consider his intention to maintain Warren Farm, Beaumont, St Peter as a Building of Local Interest (BLI) on the Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey.

Background and discussion

The Minister previously considered a report on the matter prepared by Jersey Heritage dated 25 September 2009 recommending that the building be removed from the Register.

The Minister, having considered the views of JHT and also of the Ministerial Registration and Listing Group (MRLAG) which was marginally in favour of retaining the building on the register (5:4) determined that Warren Farm, Beaumont, St Peter was of sufficient interest to warrant its maintenance on the Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance. Notice of the Minister’s intent was served in order to provide an opportunity for representations to be made.

A representation has been received in relation to the intention to maintain Warren Farm, Beaumont, St Peter on the Register as a BLI dated 03 November 2009 and is attached as an appendix.

Many points are raised some of which relate to the current condition of the building and its development potential and future use, which are not germane to any consideration of whether the building has local interest worthy of maintaining it on the Register.

The representation does submit, however, that the building is ‘undistinguished and of marginal interest…much altered,…. and no longer an accurate representation of Jersey vernacular architecture’.

Legal and resource implications

The inclusion of buildings and places in the Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey is consistent with the purposes of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002.

Recommendation

The recommendation of Jersey Heritage is not to maintain Warren Farm, Beaumont, St Peter on the Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey as a Building of Local Interest.

Reason(s) for Recommendation

The particular interest of Warren Farm, Beaumont, St Peter, as identified and described in the report and relative to the published criteria for selection, does not justify its inclusion on Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey as a BLI

Action Required

Notify the owners
Update the Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey
Notify Development Control

Written by:

Kevin Pilley

Assistant Director (Policy and Projects)

Approved by:

Peter Thorne

Director (Planning and Building Services)

Attachments: JH report (25 September 2009) and attachments

Representation dated 03 November 2009

File ref PE0119

Date 12 November 2009

Chief Executive Officer: Andrew Scate BA (Hons), Dip TP, MRTPI, MinstLM Director of Planning: Peter Thorne, M.R.T.P.I., M.C.M.I