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WQ.23/2022
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT BY DEPUTY I. GARDINER OF ST. HELIER
QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 24th JANUARY 2022 ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 31st JANUARY 2022
Question
"Will the Minister explain whether, and if so how, the following policies within the Bridging Island Plan will be waived in relation to the Our Hospital project –
- GD7;
- GD8; and
- GD1;
and will he consider issuing supplementary guidance in relation to these policies?"
Answer DRAFT
Where Island Plan policies are relevant to the determination of a planning application they, together with any other material considerations, must be taken into account. This is clearly stated in the preamble to Policy CI3 – Our Hospital and associated sites and infrastructure in the Draft Bridging Island Plan: The development of the Our Hospital site should be guided by the Minister for the Environment's published supplementary planning guidance, and all other relevant policies of the Island Plan and any other material considerations.' (p.230, Draft Bridging Island Plan).
As currently drafted, the provisions of Policy GD7 – Tall Buildings makes explicit reference to building height guidance (emphasis added) (p.93, Draft Bridging Island Plan):
Proposals for the development of a tall building will only be supported where:
• it is well-located and relates well to the form, proportion, composition, scale and character of surrounding buildings and its height is appropriate to the townscape character of the area. In Town this should considered relative to the St Helier Urban Character Appraisal (2021) building height guidance;
The building height guidance for Town is provided to the pre-amble to the policy at Table GD1 (p.92, Draft Bridging Island Plan).
It is not currently the Minister's intention to prepare and issue supplementary planning guidance specifically in relation to Policy GD1 – Managing the health and wellbeing impact of new development or Policy GD8 – Green backdrop zone but the issues of design and landscaping, which are addressed by these policies, will be integral to other supplementary planning guidance that the Minister proposes to develop. This is addressed by Proposal 9 - Design statements and statements of sustainability; and Proposal 19 – Design for homes, as set out in the Draft Bridging Island Plan.