Island Plan 2022-25: Approval (P.36/2021) - fifty-ninth amendment St. Brelade's Community Participation

STATES OF JERSEY

ISLAND PLAN 2022-25: APPROVAL (P.36/2021) – FIFTY-NINTH AMENDMENT

ST. BRELADE'S COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION

Lodged au Greffe on 12th July 2021 by the Connétable of St. Brelade

STATES GREFFE

2021  P.36/2021 Amd.(59).

ISLAND PLAN 2022-25: APPROVAL (P.36/2021) – FIFTY-NINTH AMENDMENT

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After the words "the draft Island Plan 2022-25" insert the words "except that –

1. within Proposal 10 – Percent for art supplementary planning guidance, after the final paragraph there should be inserted the following new paragraph –

"Such Guidance shall include a procedure for the independent verification of the valuation process and an opportunity for neighbours and members of the public who are likely to experience proposed art regularly to review and comment on the proposed installation on the planning register.";

2. within Policy SP3, within the eighth paragraph, the words "where required, it has  been  informed  by  engagement  with  the  local  community"  should  be replaced with the words "it has evidence of support of the local community in the immediate vicinity and representative bodies or local environmental groups generally associated with the relevant area"; and
3. within Proposal  7 -  Guidance  for community participation,  after the final paragraph there should be inserted the following new paragraph –

"Such guidance shall:

1. discourage  developers  or  their  agents  from  stating  they  have consulted with any person or group without providing relevant and accurate details of their response to the final proposals, and
2. ensure minutes of pre-application meetings are published or, as a minimum, statements by developers' agents suggesting they have been given certain advice by Planning or its Director (such as in the Wayside application) are checked and publicly approved by the relevant representative of Planning."

CONNETABLE M.K. JACKSON OF ST. BRÉLADE

Note:  

After this amendment, the proposition would read as follows – THE STATES are asked to decide whether they are of opinion

to approve, in accordance with Article 3(1) of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002, as amended by the Covid-19 (Island Plan) (Jersey) Regulations 2021, the draft Island Plan 2022-25, except that –

1. within Proposal 10 – Percent for art supplementary planning guidance, after thefinal paragraph there should be inserted the following new paragraph –

"Such Guidance shall include a procedure for the independent verification of the valuation process and an opportunity for neighbours and members of the public who are likely to experience proposed art regularly to review and comment on the proposed installation on the planning register.";

2. within Policy SP3, within the eighth paragraph, the words "where required, ithas  been  informed  by  engagement  with  the  local  community"  should  bereplaced with the words "it has evidence of support of the local community inthe immediate vicinity and representative bodies or local environmental groupsgenerally associated with the relevant area"; and
3. within Proposal 7  - Guidance for community participation,  after the finalparagraph there should be inserted the following new paragraph –

"Such guidance shall:

3. discourage  developers  or  their  agents  from  stating  they  haveconsulted with any person or group without providing relevant andaccurate details of their response to the final proposals, and  
4. ensure minutes of pre-application meetings are published or, as aminimum, statements by developers' agents suggesting they havebeen given certain advice by Planning or its Director (such as in theWayside application) are checked and publicly approved by therelevant representative of Planning."  

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P.36/2021 Amd.(59)

REPORT

The objective of this amendment is to improve community participation in planning matters, ensure those most affected by public art installations are given an opportunity to comment on their design (which is not presently available to them as a standard) and ensure greater transparency and common neighbourly courtesy in planning matters.

Financial and manpower implications  

There  are  no  financial  or  manpower  implications  in  relation  to  the  proposed amendments.

Child Rights Impact Assessment implications  

These amendments have been assessed in relation to the Bridging Island Plan CRIA. Improved  well-being  of  children  will  arise  from  improved  public  access  to,  and improved enjoyment of, a public beach and recreation area.