Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002. Country/Territory Jersey (UK) Document type Legislation Date 2002 (2009) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Jersey Revised Edition of the Laws. Long titleA Law to provide the means to establish a plan for the sustainable development of land and to control development in accordance with that plan, to prescribe the functional requirements of buildings and to provide the means to enforce those requirements, to provide the means to protect, enhance, conserve and to use wisely the natural beauties, natural resources and biodiversity of Jersey and to preserve and improve Jersey’s general amenities, to confer powers to acquire land for the purposes of the Law, and to make other provisions in similar respects. Subject Forestry, Land & soil Keyword Forestry protection measures Timber extraction/logging Afforestation/reforestation Biodiversity Forest management/forest conservation Land-use planning EIA Authorization/permit Pollution control Waste disposal Geographical area Europe, North Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract This Law provides for general town and country planning and provides rules relative to development in Jersey. It also provides for the protection of trees. The purpose of the Law is to conserve, protect and improve Jersey’s natural beauty, natural resources and general amenities, its character, and its physical and natural environments. An application for planning permission to carry out prescribed development under this Law shall be taken to include any environmental impact statement relating to the application prepared and provided in accordance with provisions of this Law. The Law also provides for the control of rubbish. Full text English Website www.jerseylaw.je References - Legislation Implemented by Planning and Building (Application Publication) (Jersey) Order 2006. Legislation | Jersey (UK) | 2006 (2009) Keyword: Land-use planning, EIA, Authorization/permit, Data collection/reporting, Access-to-information Source: FAO, FAOLEX Planning and Building (General Development) (Jersey) Order 2008. Legislation | Jersey (UK) | 2008 (2010) Keyword: Land-use planning, Authorization/permit, Agricultural land Source: FAO, FAOLEX Planning and Building (Island Plan) (Jersey) Order 2009. Legislation | Jersey (UK) | 2009 (2010) Keyword: Land-use planning, Authorization/permit, Access-to-information Source: FAO, FAOLEX Planning and Building (Environmental Impact) (Jersey) Order 2006. Legislation | Jersey (UK) | 2006 (2007) Keyword: Land-use planning, EIA, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Planning and Building (Public Inquiries) (Jersey) Order 2008. Legislation | Jersey (UK) | 2008 (2009) Keyword: Land-use planning, Authorization/permit, Access-to-information, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Source: FAO, FAOLEX Planning and Building (General Development) (Jersey) Order 2011. Legislation | Jersey (UK) | 2011 Keyword: Land-use planning, Authorization/permit, Agricultural land Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Planning and Building (Amendment No. 5) (Jersey) Law 2010. Legislation | Jersey (UK) | 2010 Keyword: Land-use planning, Policy/planning, Environmental planning, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Source: FAO, FAOLEX