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Former Jersey College for Girls, Rouge Bouillon, St. Helier: Supplementary Planning Guidance and Development Brief

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A decision made 12 July 2012:

Decision Ref:

MD-PE-2012-0081 

Subject:

Supplementary Planning guidance and Development Brief for the former Jersey College for Girls, Rouge Bouillon St Helier.

Decision Summary Title:

Formal approval of Development Brief for JCG.

DS Author:

Principal Planner

DS Date:

2nd July 2012.

DS Status:

Public

Written Report Title:

N/A

WR Author:

Principal Planner

WR Date

N/A

WR Status:

Public

Oral Rapporteur:

N/A

Decision(s):

The Minister for Planning and Environment;

  1. Endorsed the Department’s response to the comments received as part of the public consultation and agreed to approve and adopt the Brief.  

Reason(s) for Decision:

To meet the requirements of policy H1 within the Island plan and assist in bringing forward this publicly owned site for affordable housing.

To identify and clarify the general development principles for the site in order to bring forward a well designed affordable residential development which responds to and respects the established amenity of the area.

To create a development which is efficient in terms of space and energy consumption and makes best use of the site.  

Legal and Resource Implications:

Article 6 of the Planning and building (Jersey) Law 2002 provides the Minister for Planning and Environment with power to issue guidelines and policies in respect of any class of development ; the development of any area of land or the development of a specific site. Before doing so the Minister must consult with any other Minister or statutory authority with an interest in the development. This Supplementary Planning Guidance is in accordance with those powers.

Action required:

Notify the chairman of the Environment Scrutiny Panel , the States Greffe and key stakeholders of the Minister’s decision and provide them with a copy of the development brief.

Publish on the States website the Minister’s response to the      representations and comments received.

Publish the adopted Development Brief on the States website.

Prepare and release a media release.

 

Signature:

 

 

Position:

Deputy RC Duhamel
Minister for Planning and Environment

Date Signed:

 

Date of Decision (If different to Date Signed):

 

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