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WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR TREASURY AND RESOURCES
BY DEPUTY J.H. YOUNG OF ST. BRELADE
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 16th APRIL 2013
Question
Will the Minister advise whether the proposed transfer of land at the Plémont Holiday Village either to public ownership or to an appropriate body or trust for public access in pursuance of the Minister for Planning and Environment's Ministerial decision of 23rd November 2012, will be his responsibility and processed in accordance with Standing Order 168, and, if so, will he outline –
(a) whether the land will be transferred to public ownership or if not, of the appropriate body or trust to whom it is intended to transfer the land;
- the landscaping work required at the owners' expense to remove any existing liabilities on the land and to bring it into a suitable condition for transfer to public access;
- the future responsibility for the upkeep and maintenance of the land and standard and frequency of maintenance work required;
- the public and private rights of access, permitted uses and restrictions upon the land after the transfer to the body or trust for public access ; and,
- the financial implications of the proposed land transfer for the public?
Answer
The responsibility for agreeing with the applicant the terms of ceding the open landscape land to an appropriate body or trust rests with the Minister for Planning and Environment.
The Public is one of a number of potential bodies to whom the land may be ceded.
No decision has yet been taken in this regard. As such, it is not possible to provide detailed answers to the questions raised by the Deputy .
Should the Public be the preferred recipient, any terms agreed by the Minister for Planning and Environment will need to be approved by the Minister for Treasury and Resources.
Any subsequent transaction will require approval by the Minister for Treasury and Resources in accordance with Standing Order 168 (1) (a) and will be subject to the 15 working day period before any binding decision is made.