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A decision made (27/05/2009) regarding: 17 & 19 Devonshire Place, St. Helier - Planning Application - Request for Reconsideration.

Decision Reference: MD-PE-2009-0101			Application Number: P/2008/0798
Decision Summary Title :	17 & 19, Devonshire Place, St. Helier		Date of Decision Summary:		15.05.09
Decision Summary Author:	Planner – Central Team		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?		Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:		Director of Planning
Written Report Title :	Request for Reconsideration		Date of Written Report:
Written Report Author:	Planner – Central Team		Written Report : Public or Exempt?		Public
Subject: 17 & 19, Devonshire Place, St. Helier Demolish single storey self contained flat, construct 1 bedroom single storey unit to rear of No. 17 Devonshire Place. REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION of refusal of planning permission.
Decision(s): At the Ministerial meeting of 26.09.08 the Minister agreed at the request of applicant to reconsider the historic registration of the property thereby deferring a decision of the Request for Reconsideration until such time that the issue of registration had been addressed and resolved. At the Ministerial meeting of 5th December 2008 the Minister agreed to the recommendation of the Jersey Heritage Trust that the properties 17 & 19, Devonshire Place, St. Helier, remain as Buildings of Local Intest on the Register for Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaelogical and Historical Importance. 13th February 2009 - The applicant’s new agent met the Director of Planning and subsequently submitted a revised design for the proposed separate unit to the rear of the property. The Director of Planning supported the new design and discussed it with the Minister, who agreed the revised proposal.
Reason(s) for Decision: The re-design of the new unit of accommodation to the rear was a significant improvement on the original design submitted it will also improve the quality of existing accommodation on the site.
Resource Implications: None
Action required: Case Officer to issue planning permission
Signature:		PLeg / PT Initials		Position: Minister for Planning and Environment
Date Signed:				Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):