Demo too late for Plémont?
Wednesday 30th September 2009, 3:00PM BST.
The former Pontins site on Plémont headland
THE ten-year battle to save Plémont from development could be all but lost tomorrow just days before a major demonstration to safeguard Jersey’s coastline.
Politicians will tomorrow rule on a planning application to build 46 two-bedroom and 27 three-bedroom self-catering chalets, associated facilities and a one-bedroom staff flat on the former Pontin’s holiday camp site.
Planning officers have recommended that the scheme be approved. On Sunday, thousands of Islanders are expected to descend on St Ouen’s Beach in support of the A Line in the Sand campaign.
They will be asked to join hands in a long line to show the strength of feeling in the Island for preserving Jersey’s unique coastline. However, they may be too late to save one of the main focuses of their protest.
If plans for the chalets are approved, it is likely to make the site a lot less valuable for a developer, given the money that could be made if a luxury housing development was built.
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Build the self catering please.
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Taking a bird’s eye view, the coastline from Gorey to St Helier is pretty spectacular and certainly worth saving.
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Sorry, I have no faith in the politicians’ doing the right thing, so yet again, the people will not be listened to and the great MONEY GOD will rule the day!!!
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It doesn’t matter what the planning officers think, the minister has final say.
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What a wonderful place to stay with your family when visiting the island. A nice pub/eatery would be nice also it would be of benefit if Basil could reopen his candle shop.The development at Les Puits could be converted back to an hotel, the Bal Tab could could be rebuilt as a super pub. Maybe the Lobster Pot could be converted back to a restaurant,the development across the road could once again be the popular L’Etacquerel Beach Hotel, the once so popular Marina could be reopened if the cottages were demolished. The work could be stopped on the Relais site and that could also be returned to licensed premises. The Milano could be redeveloped as per existing planning permission, ie. an eighteen bedroomed hotel with pub. Next Jersey Pearl could once again become the Blue Dahlia, the wooden huts on the Sable D’Or could be easily converted back to a pub. Oops I almost forgot the Scout Hut that would be so easy to return to an eatery of whatever name you want. Staying in St. Ouen what about the Cutty Sark? ,right on the sea wall what a fab. pub / disco it would make . Come on, Let’s all get real.
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I’ve come to the conclusion, like many others, that I’m going to stop putting my comments forward as the they won’t take any notice and they will still do what they want even if it means destroying the beauty of the island! As Mogit points out – MONEY GOD RULES.
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I hope it is not built, but if it is please please put a clause in saying that the self catering cannot be turned in to housing in the next 100 years and that guests can only stay for short periods.
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People – lobby your politicians and persuade them as best you can to bin this proposal, this site should be returned to the headland and managed by the National Trust to protect Jersey’s heritage and coastline. good luck.
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I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – here we go again the con trick. The developer gets what he wants by the back door and with planning help.
46 x 2 bedroom and 27 x 3 bedroom chalets sounds very much like an ordinary development application to me. So where is the con – easy – get permission build the village run it as a holiday chalet complex for one or two years then complain that the tourism industry has declined and apply ot turn them into J Cat houses. I dare say a crafty architect will draw the plans such that very little work will be needed to convert them into £1M homes – what right on the coastline? – make that £1.5M
Just watch this space. Funny how the Bouley Bay development has gone quite eh???
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Phone or e mail your representative now and let them know…..and people remember and take note of who votes for what……..
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Here we go again.
Jerseys latest development “la pretencious”.
A stunning imposing development with sea views & bijou parking space complete with a French name that nobody can pronounce let alone know what it means. Price £6.5 million. Buy now & get a “free” Range Rover while stocks last to avoid the giant leaves on the green lanes. “zzzzzzzzzz”
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The intake of wealthy UK imported residents, whom largely earned their money through their sharp business acumen, should not be lost in the thoughts of those less financially acquisitive and desirous of more sensible options to preserve our coastline and ountryside. This is another example of when push comes to shove,imported money rules above the wishes of the majority and our planning authorities eventually cave in. It would be simple to introduce a rule in law,that those 1(1)K’s could not undertake property development in Jersey, as a condition of their entry.
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Well of all the schemes this is the less intrusive, but I still say if any development at all, the States are missing an opportunity to diversify our economy by creating a state of the art Marine,Coastal Ecology and Environment Education facility here concentrating on all things practical and scientific to do with the marine and coastal environment,marine activity,wildlife,reef management,and this would tie in very well with the proposed activities in conjunction with the French for a marine conservation area recently covered in the JEP.
This Chalet development however does not preclude this as a development once pure tourism has been tried and failed. It is essential however that whatever is built is environmentally friendly and state of the art so that any future campus facility will be an environmental showpiece.
The kind of facility I am proposing would be used in a similar way to the language school at St Brelade with residential courses on all things to do with marine and environmental conservation, marine biology,reef and fish management,ships and boats,marine and coastal safety. There is no reason why this should not be tied in with specialized holiday packages?
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Please Please don’t build lets start looking long term , what are we going to leave for future generations, a little Hong Kong . Planning have got the front so wrong , did we not win the award for the worst design in the UK! Please do something right and leave our coast line to be restored and protected beautiful coast line If approval for self catering units is obtained it will probably be turned into luxury apartments because why do tourists want to visit a built up island! Listen to the public they use compulsory purchase when they want to so do it now for long term benefit of the island.
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as long as they tear down that post-apocalyptic squalid holiday camp and really don’t care what they build there…well as long as it isn’t as ugly as the Radison!
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Planners don’t approve this monster. I’ve been a regular visitor to Jersey for fifteen years and the constant over developments have ruined the island. The residents don’t seem to be as happy, the island isn’t as prosperous – so why carry on in this vein. Chalets that’s a joke – haven’t they noticed the plummeting visitor numbers because it’s so expensive to get to the island and not inexpensive when you are there – GST on a Daily Mainland Newspaper – that’s a joke!
Plemont is beautiful – if you allow this building you’ll lose the Puffins who nest near by and other flora and fauna. If I were there this weekend I’d join in your Line in the Sand campaign.
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The puffins say NO! They want it returned to nature.
Is Jersey serious about environmental issues or not?
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Please, please, please – No development!
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personally i think that the building of chalets will provide much neede jobs in jersey bothin construction, operation of the chalets and tourism which has to date failed miserabally in in jersey.
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