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WQ.301/2023

WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

BY DEPUTY M.R. SCOTT OF ST. BRELADE

QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 26th JUNE 2023 ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 3rd JULY 2023

Question

“Will the Minister state –

the number of hours during the last 12 months that the Planning Committee was in session for –

meetings not held in public; and
hearings of planning applications;

the number and costof appeals from Planning Committee decisions during the last 12 months;
the amount and cost of Independent Planning Inspectors’ timeto consider and hear appeals against Planning Committee decisions for each 12-month period from 30th June 2020 to date;
the average cost, per hour, of Independent Planning Inspectors’ time to consider and hear appeals against Planning Committee decisions over the last 12 months;
the number of Members of the Planning Committee who attended each individual hearing for planning applications overthelast 3 years; and
the number of occasions over the last12 months that each Planning Committee member has recused themselves from hearing a planning application owing to a conflict ofinterest,if any, together with the nature of the interests declared?”

Answer

(i) During the past 12 months, meetings not held in public were i) site visits, whereby the Planning Committee visits all sites subject to applications being heard in public and the total time was approximately 104 hours andii) training courses prior to their formation and first meeting which was approximately 16 hours; and

(ii) During the past 12 months, there have been 13 meetings of the Planning Committee held in

public and this equated to approximately 104 hours.

During the past 12 months, there were 11 appeals against decisions made by the Planning Committee. The Judicial Greffe administers planning appeals. Not all costs are assigned directly to each appeal; for instance, the Tribunal staff and offices are shared by all tribunals run by the service. Therefore, calculating the average spend for appeal requires assumptions tobemade about the allocationof shared costs.
During the past12 months, there have been 11 appeals against decisions made by the Planning Committee. Data is not held on the cost associated with each appeal, because an inspector will handle multiple appeals in a single engagement and the fee isbased on time logged for all appeals considered. This is usually by a day rate rather than hourly rate.
The day rate for an Independent Planning Inspector is £350, which would equate to an hourly rate of £47.50. This is no different if the Inspector is considering an appeal of a delegated decision or Planning Committee decision.

Thenumberof Members of the Planning Committee who attended each individual hearing for planning applications over the last 3 years.

2020
	Deputy R. Labey of St. Helier - Chair	Deputy G.J. Truscott of St. Brelade – Vice Chair	Deputy J.M. Maçon of St. Saviour	Connétable D.W. Mezbourian of St. Lawrence	Connétable P.B. Le Sueur of Trinity	Deputy S.M. Wickende n of St. Helier	Deputy R.E. Huelin of St. Peter	Deputy L.B.E. Ash of St. Clement	Deputy K.F. Morel of St. Lawrence
19 Feb 2020	X	X	X	X
20 Feb 2020	X	X	X
17 Mar 2020			X	X		X			X
19 Mar 2020			X	X		X			X
7 May 2020				X
11 Jun 2020			X	X		X
19 Jun 2020			X	X		X		X
8 Jul 2020			X	X				X	X
16 Sept 2020	X			X		X	X	X
17 Sept 2020
15 Oct 2020			X			X			X
27 Oct 2020			X		X	X			X
12 Nov 2020			X	X	X	X	X	X

2021
	Deputy R. Labey of	Deputy G.J. Truscott	Deputy J.M. Maçon of	Connéta ble D.W. Mezbour	Connétab le P.B.	Deputy S.M. Wicken	Deputy R.E.	Deputy L.B.E. Ash of	Deputy K.F. Morel of St. Lawrence

St. Helier - Chair

of St. Brelade

– Vice Chair

St. Saviour

ian of St. Lawrenc e

Le Sueur of Trinity

den of St. Helier

Huelin of St. Peter

St. Clement

14 Jan 2021

Connétable P.B. Le Sueur of Trinity - Chair

Deputy G.J. Truscott of St. Brelade

– Vice Chair

Deputy S.G. Luce of St. Martin

Connétable D.W. Mezbourian of St. Lawrence

Deputy M.R. Le Hegarat of St. Helier

Deputy S.M.

Wicken den of St. Helier

Deputy R.E. Huelin of St. Peter

Deputy L.B.E. Ash of

St. Clemen t

Deputy K.F. Morel of St. Lawrence

10 Mar 2021

11 Mar 2021

31 Mar 2021

1 Apr 2021

6 May 2021

27 May 2021

24 Jun 2021

15 Jul 2021

Connétable P.B. Le Sueur of Trinity - Chair

Deputy G.J. Truscott of St. Brelade

– Vice Chair

Deputy S.G. Luce of St. Martin

Connétable D.W. Mezbourian of St. Lawrence

Deputy M.R. Le Hegarat of St. Helier

Deputy R.E. Huelin of St. Peter

Deputy L.B.E. Ash of St. Clement

Deputy K.F. Morel of St.

Lawrenc

Deputy J.M. Maçon of St. Saviour

29 Sept 2021

30 Sept 2021

Connétable P.B. Le Sueur of

Deputy G.J. Truscott of St.

Deputy S.G. Luce

Connétab le D.W.

Mezbour ian of St.

Deputy M.R. Le Hegarat

Connét able M. Troy of St.

Deputy R.E. Huelin of St. Peter

Deputy L.B.E. Ash of

Deput y K.F. Morel

Deput y

J.M. Maço

	Trinity - Chair	Brelade – Vice Chair	of St. Martin	Lawrenc e	of St. Helier	Clemen t		St. Clement	of St. Lawr ence	n of St. Savio ur
21 Oct 2021				X	X		X	X
18 Nov 2021		X	X		X		X	X	X
2 Dec 2021			X				X		X
9 Dec 2021				X			X

2022
	Connétabl e P.B. Le Sueur of Trinity - Chair	Deputy G.J. Truscott of St. Brelade – Vice Chair	Deputy S.G. Luce of St. Martin	Connétabl e D.W. Mezbouri an of St. Lawrence	Deputy M.R. Le Hegarat of St. Helier	Connétab le M. Troy of St. Clement	Deput y R.E. Huelin of St. Peter	Deputy L.B.E. Ash of St. Clement	Deputy K.F. Morel of St. Lawren ce	Deputy J.M. Maçon of St. Saviour
13 Jan 2022				X		X	X		X
2 Feb 2022				X	X		X	X	X
3 Feb 2022				X			X	X
9 Mar 2022				X			X	X	X	X
10 Mar 2022							X		X	X
7 Apr 2022				X			X	X
5 May 2022				X			X	X	X	X
20 May 2022				X			X	X	X	X
	Connétabl e P.B. Le Sueur of Trinity - Chair	Connétab le K.C. Lewis of St. Saviour	Deputy S.G. Luce of Grouville and St. Martin	Connétabl e D.W. Mezbouri an of St. Lawrence	Deputy M.R. Le Hegarat of St. Helier North	Connétab le M. Troy of St. Clement	Connét able R.A.K. Honeyc ombe of St. Ouen	Deputy T.A. Coles of St. Helier South	Deputy A. Howell of St. John, St. Lawren ce and Trinity	Deputy A.F. Curtis of St. Clement

29 Sept 2022		X		X
20 Oct 2022		X	X	X		X
27 Oct 2022		X	X
10 Nov 2022		X			X		X
17 Nov 2022	X	X			X	X
8 Dec 2022		X		X	X

2023
	Connéta ble P.B. Le Sueur of Trinity - Chair	Connéta ble K.C. Lewis of St. Saviour	Deputy S.G. Luce of Grouville and St. Martin	Connétab le D.W. Mezbour ian of St. Lawrenc e	Deputy M.R. Le Hegarat of St. Helier North	Connét able M. Troy of St. Clemen t	Connétab le R.A.K. Honeyco mbe of St. Ouen	Deputy T.A. Coles of St. Helier South	Deputy A. Howell of St. John, St. Lawrenc e and Trinity	Deputy A.F. Curtis of St. Clement
26 Jan 2023							X	X
23 Feb 2023	X			X		X				X
16 Mar 2023
13 Apr 2023		X	X	X		X
2 May 2023
18 May 2023	X	X		X		X
8 Jun 2023					X					X

Thenumberof occasions over the last 12 months that each Planning Committee member has recused themselves from hearing a planning application owing to a conflict of interest, if any, together with the nature ofthe interests declared.

2022
	Connétab le P.B. Le Sueur of Trinity - Chair	Connétab le K.C. Lewis of St. Saviour	Deputy S.G. Luce of Grouville and St. Martin	Connétab le D.W. Mezbour ian of St. Lawrenc e	Deputy M.R. Le Hegarat of St. Helier North	Connétab le M. Troy of St. Clement	Connétab le R.A.K. Honeyco mbe of St. Ouen	Deputy T.A. Coles of St. Helier South	Deputy A. Howell of St. John, St. Lawrenc e and Trinity	Deputy A.F. Curtis of St. Clemen t
29 Sept 2022	X	(1)	X	X	X	X	(2)	X	X	X
20 Oct 2022	X	X	(1)	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
27 Oct 2022	(3)	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	(4)	X
10 Nov 2022	(1)	(4)	X	X	(1)	(1)	X	X	(1)	X
17 Nov 2022	X	X	X	X	X	(2)	X	(1)	(2)	(3)
8 Dec 2022	X	(1)	(1)	X	X	X	X	X	X	(1)
2023
26 Jan 2023	X	(4)	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
23 Feb 2023	X	X	(1)	X	X	X	X	X	(1)	X
16 Mar 2023	X	(1)	(3)	X	X	X	X	(2)	X	(1)
13 Apr 2023	(1)	X	X	X	(1)	X	X	X	X	(1)
2 May 2023	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
18 May 2023	X	X	(6)	X	X	X	(1)	(2)	(3)	(3)
8 Jun 2023	(3)	(1)	X	(2)	X	X	(1)	(3)	(5)	X

In the vast majority of cases, members withdraw due to the fact that the application under consideration falls within their constituency. Members of the Planning Committee operate under an agreed Code of Conduct (attached).

Planning Committee Members