Portelet development: ‘It will be wonderful’

Wednesday 30th April 2008, 12:00AM BST.

A BOLD and imposing development will be ‘wonderful’ for Portelet’s headland, according to the Environment Minister Freddie Cohen.

One of Jersey’s most beautiful bays is soon to be dominated by a large-scale scheme of 50 residential properties on the former Portelet Holiday Village site.

Dandara, who got permission to build on the site more than two years ago, employed UK architect Sir Richard MacCormac to design the 45 flats and five houses.

Senator Cohen was persuaded by the architect’s plans and approved the application last month, despite opposition from heritage campaigners and his own department.

He said that the ‘bold and imposing’ design would be an example of high quality architecture in the Island.

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