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WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE BY THE DEPUTY OF ST. JOHN
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 23rd NOVEMBER 2004
Question
Would the President inform members –
(a ) of the costs of the Environment Impact Study carried out in respect of the Vodka Distillery site
Application No.PP2004/2180?
( b ) w h e ther this sum of money is to be recovered from the Jersey Potato Export Marketing Board
(JPEMB), and, if not, the reasons why? and,
( c ) w h e ther the Committee will give details to members and the public regarding the outcomes of the
Environment Impact Study prior to the Committee making a decision on the planning application for the Vodka Distillery?
Answer
- I refer back to the response to Question4,reproducedbelow,ofthe written questionssubmittedby Deputy T.J. Le Main ofSt. Helier to which the answers were tabled onTuesday 9th November 2004 –
Q uestion 4
W ill the President confirm that his departmental officers are currently undertaking an Environmental
Impact Assessment of this proposal, and advise how many man hours have so far been spent carrying out this assessment and the financial cost?
A n swer
T h e Department does not carry out EIAs. EIAs are the responsibility of the proposer who would bea
the cost should the application be progressed, the Department just co-ordinates the process and evaluates the Assessment once it is completed. To date the Department has spent in the order of 1 day (at a cost of£205) covering pre-application discussion about the project and the creation of a scoping document which sets out those issues that we would expect the Environmental Impact Assessment to address.
T o further clarify, as far as I am aware, an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) has not yet been carried
out by the developer for the Vodka Distillery. The report submitted with application no. PP/2004/2180 was a Scoping Report. At the scoping stage, the developer provides the Environment Department with a written proposal, which should include a brief description of the project including suitable drawings of the proposed site and development. Sufficient copies are provided by the developer (i.e. at their own expense) for circulation to consultees, who are asked for comments on what environmental issues they would expect to see covered in the assessment. The Environment Department compiles the comments into a standard report format and issues it to the developer. As stated above, an officer has spent approximately one day on this process to date.
- No costs, except the one dayof staff time mentionedabove,have been incurred.The administration of the EIA process is an integral partofthe role of the EnvironmentDepartment.
- EIA requires effective consultation with key stakeholders throughout the process so that potentially contentious issues can bedrawnoutand addressed. Thefinished report will bemade available to thepublic
for consideration.