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WQ.307/2022
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR ENVIROMENT BY DEPUTY M. TADIER OF ST. BRELADE
QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 21st NOVEMBER 2022 ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 28th NOVEMBER 2022
Question
“Will the Minister –
- advise how many existing greenhouse sites that are derelict or dilapidated had planning conditions attached at the time of application as to what should be done in the event that they fell into disuse and disrepair;
- provide details of the conditions attached in each case; and
- advise whether any of these conditions (or the general provisions in law for dilapidated buildings) have ever been enforced in relation to greenhouse sites; and if not, why not and if they have, when such enforcement occurred?”
Answer
- I am unable to advise on how many greenhouse sites are either derelict or dilapidated, or how many applications for glasshouse sites have derelict or dilapidated planning conditions attached, as I do not hold that data, due to the way data is stored in the current planning database. The Regulation Directorate has a current IT system project in implementation and delivery phase which will change the way data is held to enable the extraction of information relevant to categorisation of the details of planning applications and subsequent conditions. The system change is targeted for completion by the end of 2023.
I can advise, however, that some existing glasshouses sites have a planning condition which requires their removal where they fall into disuse and disrepair. This does not, however, apply to all glasshouse structures, and any individual conditional planning permission will vary according to the individual circumstances of the development undertaken.
- Although I am unable to extract from the planning database each case for greenhouse sites and their conditions, I can advise that a common standard wording for such cases used in the 1980s and 1990s is:
“Should the glasshouses fall into disuse or disrepair they shall be removed from the site and the land restored to agricultural use.”
- All enforcement notices served since 2015 are provided on a public register on gov.je. I can advise that since 2015 there have been no enforcement notices served for a condition related to a planning permission for derelict or dilapidated glasshouses, or served under any land condition notice for dilapidated buildings.