350 homes to be built on green fields
Thursday 17th July 2008, 2:59PM BST.
ALMOST 350 homes for the over-55s will be built on green fields over the next three years.
The States have agreed to rezone almost 60 vergées of fields – 26 acres – in seven different parishes, in line with plans backed by the Constables.
After more than a day of debate, Members yesterday approved the proposals put forward by Assistant Environment Minister Anne Pryke in separate votes by margins between 31 and 19. Ministers claimed that there was an urgent need for the homes, but those against the proposals said the decision was being forced on the Assembly without a full housing needs survey, census or Island Plan to back it up.
The rezoned fields are in St Saviour, St Clement, St John, St Mary, St Brelade, Grouville and Trinity. By far the biggest development will take place behind St Saviour’s Parish Hall, where 178 units will be built, along with a care home, shops, public car park and other amenities.
• Picture: The field (outlined) behind St Saviour’s Parish Hall will accommodate 178 units of housing
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Great. So now we are going to have to put up with building next to our house and the lovely land that was once there filled with houses.
I don’t suppose Freddie lives near any of these fields???????????
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Can our relevant authorities please keep a careful eye on the development behind St.Saviour’s Parish Hall- especially the green area at the bottom right of most pictures, as this is thick with trees and beautifully over-grown. I know it is an important feeding place for the birds and squirrels in this area.
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Green areas should stay as green areas. End of.
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These over 55′s should have provided for themselves, building on ‘green zone’ is absolutely diabolical, we are going to need those fields for food production when reliance on oil gets so expensive that all food has to be produced locally, this is a typical short term fix, as long as we keep letting in more people we will always have a shortage of housing.Terry sees this as a vote winner from the people benefiting most.
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What happens to the over 55s in these houses when they become “the over 65s? Do they have to move? Who is eligible to live in the “under 55s” houses they are living in now, the “under 25s”, “under 35s” or the “under 45s”? Do the 1.1k residents have houses made available to them based on the age they were born? Who is the “age minister of Jersey? How old is he/she?
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it’s all right building in green zones
but if there is a farm near by will
these people who buy them start moaning
about the smell not very fair on the
farmer who has lived there all his
life think carefully where you put
them
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The arrogance of No 4 Bob.. alot of over 55s (myself included) have struggled bringing up families, caring for infirm relatives and a multitude of unforseen circumstances and have simply not been able to afford to buy, save for the future. This type of housing is a much needed security for our remaining years. The fields behind St Sav P/H have have lay fallow for over 20 years..what a good idea to put this waste of space to good use.
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It’s clearly not needed. Look at developments like l’hermitage where units still seem to be unsold despite completion being ages ago.
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Here here Andrew, green should stay green otherwise we will have nothing but an urban jungle left for an island ! so well done that man, green stays green, end of.
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