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Island Plan 2011: approval (P.48/2011): thirty-fifth amendment.

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STATES OF JERSEY

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ISLAND PLAN 2011: APPROVAL (P.48/2011): THIRTY-FIFTH AMENDMENT

Lodged au Greffe on 26th April 2011 by Deputy D.J. De Sousa of St. Helier

STATES GREFFE

2011   Price code: A  P.48 Amd.(35)

ISLAND PLAN 2011: APPROVAL (P.48/2011): THIRTY-FIFTH AMENDMENT

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After the words "the revised draft Island Plan 2011" insert the words "except that –

  1. the  following  be  removed  from  the  list  of  sites  to be  zoned  for Category A  housing  at  Policy H1:  Category A  housing  sites  (on page 246):

2.  Part  Field 1219,  Grande  Route  de  Mont  à  l'Abbé,   St. Helier

(3 acres/7 vergées).';

  1. the revised draft Island Plan 2011 be further amended in such respects as may be necessary consequent upon the adoption of (a);
  2. the Proposals Map be amended to reflect the adoption of (a).".

DEPUTY D.J. DE SOUSA OF ST. HELIER

NOTE:

The consequential amendments would include amendments to Proposal 17: Provision of  homes  (page 242);  Table 6.3:  Supply  of  homes  2011–2020  (page 238);  and Table 6.4: Net housing supply 2011–2020 (page 239); to be amended accordingly to reflect the potential additional yield of 10–15 homes from the zoning of this site; and there may be others.

REPORT

Part (a): At present, Field 1219 may be surrounded by development which may cause it to be viewed as being within the Built-up Area (BUA).

In Section 4: Built Environment 4.9 the Plan states: "there is no deliberate relaxation of the Built-up Area boundary in this plan to meet development need.".

I  believe  we  should  look  at  redevelopment  or  brown-field  sites  before  rezoning agricultural land that is actively being used for this purpose. Category A housing is in short supply, but surely continuously rezoning agricultural land is not the answer.

As a Government, we are custodians responsible for looking after the future of the Island. There needs to be more logical forward planning to safeguard against the erosion of Green Fields.

Financial and manpower implications

There are no financial or manpower implications for the States arising from this amendment.

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