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STATES OF JERSEY

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ISLAND PLAN 2011: REVISED DRAFT REVISION – APPROVAL (P.37/2014) – TWELFTH AMENDMENT

Lodged au Greffe on 9th July 2014

by the Minister for Planning and Environment

STATES GREFFE

2014   Price code: C  P.37 Amd.(12)

ISLAND PLAN 2011: REVISED DRAFT REVISION – APPROVAL (P.37/2014) – TWELFTH AMENDMENT

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  1. For the words "The States" in paragraph 6.38 on page 232, substitute the words "Andium Homes Limited, a wholly owned States company,".
  2. After  the  word  "States"  in  paragraph 6.43  on  page 232,  insert  the  words "Andium Homes Limited" and for the words "housing trusts" substitute the words "registered affordable housing providers".
  3. For  the  words  "both  land  owned  by  the  States  that  it  proposes"  in paragraph 6.45 on page 233, substitute the words "both land directly owned by the States or through other agencies wholly owned by the States that is proposed".
  4. After  paragraph 6.48  on  page 233  insert  the  following  new  paragraph: "6.49 These sites may be transferred to other agencies wholly owned by the States (such as Andium Homes Limited) or to a registered affordable housing provider  over  the  Plan  period.",  and  renumber  subsequent  paragraphs accordingly.
  5. In the section heading 2 on page 234, for the words "States owned housing" substitute the words "Category A affordable housing".
  6. For the words "States of Jersey Housing Department" in paragraph 6.53 on page 234, substitute the words "Category A affordable housing".
  7. In table 6.3 on page 238, in relation to the words "States owned" in line 1 of the table insert the following new footnote: "These sites may be transferred to other agencies wholly owned by the States (such as Andium Homes Limited) or to a registered affordable housing provider over the Plan period.", and renumber subsequent footnotes accordingly; and for the words "States owned housing  sites"  in line 2  of  the  table,  substitute  the  words  "Category A affordable housing".
  8. For the words "the States of Jersey Housing Department or other providers of social  housing  such  as  housing  associations  and"  in paragraph 6.83  on page 241, substitute the words "a States of Jersey approved affordable housing provider or".
  9. For  the  words  "Jersey  Property  Holdings  on  behalf  of  the  Housing Department,  of  for  other  social  home  providers"  in paragraph 6.84  on page 241, substitute the words "Andium Homes Limited or another States of Jersey approved affordable housing provider".
  10. After the words "States owned land" in paragraph 6.91 on page 242, insert the words  ",  either  directly  or  through  other  agencies  wholly  owned  by  the States,".
  11. After  paragraph 6.99  on  page 244,  insert  the  following  new  paragraph: "6.100 These sites may be transferred to other agencies wholly owned by the States (such as Andium Homes Limited) or to a registered affordable housing provider  over  the  Plan  period.",  and  renumber  subsequent  paragraphs accordingly.
  1. After the words "compulsory purchase" in Policy H1 on page 245, insert the words "and transferred to a States of Jersey approved affordable housing provider such as Andium Homes Limited", and for the words "registered social landlord" in the Policy on page 246, substitute the words "affordable housing provider".
  2. After the words "compulsory purchase" in Policy H2 on page 246, insert the words "and transferred to a States of Jersey approved affordable housing provider such as Andium Homes Limited".
  3. After the words "compulsory purchase" in Policy H5 on page 251, insert the words "and transferred to a States of Jersey approved affordable housing provider such as Andium Homes Limited".

MINISTER FOR PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT

This amendment has been lodged by the Minister for Planning and Environment for less than 6 weeks before the start of the debate in accordance with the provisions of Article 4A of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002. Paragraphs 4A(2), (3) and (4) are in the following terms –

"4A  Procedure for and following lodging of draft Island Plan

  1. An amendment to a draft Island Plan cannot be debated by the States unless it has been lodged for a minimum period of 8 weeks.
  2. An amendment to an amendment to a draft Island Plan cannot be debated by the States unless it has been lodged for a minimum period of 6 weeks.
  3. Paragraph (2) or (3) does not apply to an amendment lodged by the Minister if the States agree that the amendment may be debated forthwith or on a day or at a time approved by the States."

In accordance with the provisions of paragraph (4), the Minister for Planning and Environment will seek the agreement of the States to debate this amendment during the debate on P.37/2014: Island Plan 2011: revised draft revision – approval.

REPORT

This amendment simply seeks to respond to changed circumstances that have arisen since the revised draft revision of the 2011 Island Plan was lodged in March 2014. This is principally related to the transfer of the social housing assets of the States of Jersey Housing Department to Andium Homes Limited on 1st July 2014, following the coming into force of the Social Housing (Transfer) (Jersey) Law 2013.

The Minister's revised housing strategy, to deliver the necessary affordable homes, is heavily  dependent  upon  the  development  of  new  homes  through  regeneration  of former States Housing Department sites now owned by Andium Homes Limited, and the development of other land owned by the States, which may include additional transfers of land to Andium Homes or other agencies wholly owned by the States (such as SoJDC) or other registered affordable housing providers.

The purpose of this amendment is, therefore, to ensure that land identified for the purposes of providing Category A affordable homes in the housing strategy, as set out in the Minister's revised draft Island Plan, can deliver the necessary homes regardless of which body or agency might own or administer the land.

For clarity and the avoidance of doubt, the outcome of this further amendment, if adopted, is set out in the attached Appendix.

Financial and manpower implications

There are no direct financial or human resource implications arising from this further amendment.

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