Planning ‘yes’ to homes in country
Thursday 19th February 2009, 2:59PM GMT.
THE first batch of hundreds of retirement homes agreed by the States to be built on green fields was approved at a Planning meeting yesterday.
In July last year the States voted in favour of rezoning almost 60 vergées of land in the countryside so that 350 homes for the over-55s could be built, and the first group of homes in Trinity was given Planning permission by Environment Minister Freddie Cohen at a ministerial public meeting yesterday.
A total of 14 retirement homes can now be built on field 818, Verte Rue, and Senator Cohen complimented Assistant Environment Minister Anne Pryke for her commitment to the scheme.
The rest of the rezoned fields to be built on over the next three years are in St Saviour, St Clement, St John, St Mary, St Brelade and Grouville. The biggest development will be behind St Saviour’s Parish Hall, where 178 homes will be built, together with a care home, shops,a public car park and other amenities.
• Picture: Field 818 and part of 873 in Trinity where homes will be built. Picture by Matthew Hotton
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and what about first time buyers?
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goodbye Jersey, hello Milton Keynes.
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This is ridicoulus
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Are these to be sold or rented? Where can I find out more?
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Who are all these “over 55s” who will want to move in to a small flat/poky house to end their days in a mini retirement village?Certainly no-on I know!I viewed a property a year ago with an 82 year old relative which is in such a development and he was appalled at the size of it.There was however a vast amount of space given to communal areas which no-one was using and would have been better split between the accomodation units so that one could turn around without bumping in to a wall!
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Will Jersey have any green fields left the way states/planning are going on it looks pretty unlikely!
St Brelade already has a traffic prob especially at school peak times and Saturdays!
I guess tho this this the way TLS will get his population to 100K
But as always there is no change what the states want they get!!!!!
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I want one
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Bruce it should be ‘Hello Bermuda’ as they have covered their beautiful island head to toe in property because of Finance.
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1. Ab. I agree what about first time buyers…oh I forgot Dandarra have just built some at Bel Royal starting at the easily affordable price of £445,000. joke….
This Island needs to start building sensibly priced homes for young familys.
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To add, will these be built on more marshes?
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Bruce, Mark G. Surely Hong Kong would be a better description.
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Too many people in too small a place. This means all open spaces will eventually go, an increase in crime, an increase in stress and illness, decreased quality of life, decreased life expectancy, increased taxes to pay for all the extra requirements of more people and extra bureacracy etc.
Jersey is over developed already and will be the next Hong Kong if things aren’t brought under control soon, with a proper immigration policy.
I would ban all flat developments and only allow 2 and 3 bed properties with gardens to be built. Yes this might upset the developers but they don’t have to live in these so called developments. Peoples wellbeing should be put ahead of excess profits.
Jersey is storing up big problems for itself which could well lead to unrest in the future if people feel disposed and have no hope.
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This just goes to show that planning haven’t got a clue!
A couple more examples:
All new build houses have to be wheel chair friendly (ramps, lift provison, disabled toilet etc).
Force most developers to use granite which isn’t available locally and has to be imported from China/Portugal/France which increases build costs and most of the time looks ugly anyway!
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To Adrian (no 12)- your comment reminded me that a few years ago I went to view a new development in Jersey and was disappointed to find that although the agent boasted “big loft space” I muttered that it was a shame there was no “big garden” only to be told that people didn’t want gardens anymore!!It appears that people in Jersey like living in boxes with no outlook or outside space-or at least that is what planners and developers assume plus they can squeeze far more in to a small space that way of course.
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