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| Panel chairman John Gallichan and Graeme Butcher (Photo: JEP) |
OPEN LETTER TO THE MINISTER FOR PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT
I am writing to you to express my disappointment at the planning applications panel's decision to approve the destruction or two houses at Petit Port and the rebuilding of two new properties, with accompanying excavation that will accompany it.
It is sheer folly, in my opinion, that in an area that has been designated as a national park in the 2009 draft island plan, you have given consent for the whole area to be turned into a worksite for an extended period of time, with the consequential impact that this will have on the surrounding environment and residents who already live there.
Currently, the properties themselves are in the green zone (C5), but the immediately surrounding areas are designated a zone of outstanding beauty (C4).
I did ask (twice) that an environmental impact assessment be done to see what impact there would be on the C4 zone, but this point was completely ignored by the panel.
It should be re-emphasised that not only the surrounding area, but the houses themselves, will be part of the national park area if the 2009 draft plan is approved as stands.
If the plan is passed this year, as is anticipated, it will be interesting to see how a quarry and building site will be welcomed by islanders and visitors smack bang in the middle of a national park.
Your thoughts on this would be most appreciated.
Kind regards,
Montfort
Montfort.
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Desperately not wanting to be cynical.
ReplyDeleteWho has received planning permission approval for plans submitted?
There will likely be your answer.
They won't be happy until the island is full of concrete as is the case in Hong Kong!
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I've no idea where the proposed development is. Can you raise a proposition that planning applications should be published online with an interactive map so we can see where they're talking about?
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Anon. The answer to your question about Debt Collectors in 'no'. I will try to find out more. Feel free to drop me an email on m.tadier@gov.je
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Kettle,Black,calling,Pot,the. I say.
ITS ABOUT STUART
ReplyDeleteWhoops. It seems that the Planning Panel was not properly convened to make the Petit Port decision.
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It's more than just "10 applications" being spun by the department and the rag. EVERY decision involving panel members who had stayed beyond their terms of office is now suspect and open to challenge.
Shouldn't Mrs Gallichan, as the chair of PPC, be on top of all this? How much of an epic blunder does it take before a vote of confidence is called?