Deputy Phil Rondel

A FORMAL proposal to delay the £350 million redevelopment of the St Helier Waterfront for years has been tabled for debate by the States.

The motion was lodged today by Deputy Phil Rondel who wants fellow politicians to agree to halt development of the proposed Esplanade Quarter and the sinking of the Route de la Libération until there is a ‘significant improvement’ in the economic situation.

‘Many Islanders have serious concerns as to where Jersey will find itself in the next three to five years, so now is not the time to move forward on developing the sunken road or building the Esplanade Quarter,’ he said.

The Deputy said that he made the move now in response to a deadline set by Treasury Minister Philip Ozouf for the preferred developer to show it has the financial muscle to carry out the Waterfront development. Irish-owned Harcourt Developments has been told it has to come up with surety of £95 million by the end of June.