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Planning and Building (Amendment No. 7) (Jersey) Law 201-

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A decision made 13 November 2015: (This Decision rescinds MD-PE-2015-0067)

Decision Reference:    MD- PE- 2015 – 0068

Decision Summary Title:

Planning and Building (Amendment No. 7) (Jersey) Law 201-

Date of Decision Summary:

10 November 2015

Decision Summary Author:

Planning Performance Manager

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

Planning Performance Manager

Written Report

Title:

Planning and Building (Amendment No. 7) (Jersey) Law 201-

Date of Written Report:

10 November 2015

Written Report Author:

Planning Performance Manager

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

 

Public

Subject:

Planning and Building (Amendment No. 7) (Jersey) Law 201-

Decision:

The Minister decided to lodge Au Greffe the Planning and Building (Amendment No.7) (Jersey) Law 201- for States debate on 19 January 2016.

THIS DECISION RESCINDS MD-PE-2015-0067

Reason(s) for Decision:

To allow the States to consider amendments to the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002 that will enable that would be useful for the proper functioning of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law in relation to regulating the planning and building processes.

Resource Implications:-

The proposed amendments to Article 21 of the Law – Variation etc. of conditions to which planning permission was granted - will allow fee income to be generate which will contribute to the resources required for the processing of applications to vary or remove conditions attached to planning permissions.

There are no resource implications associated with the other proposed amendments as these will reflect tasks currently undertaken in administering the Planning and Building Law.

Action required:

Greffier of the States to be requested to arrange the Report and Proposition to be lodged Au Greffe for debate by the States Assembly at their sitting of 19 January 2016.

Signature:

Deputy S Luce

Position:

Minister

Date Signed:

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

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