Thirty homes in latest plan for Plémont site
Wednesday 11th November 2009, 2:58PM GMT.
A model of how the 30 homes would be arranged in a hamlet-style set-up by the architect of the scheme, Paul Harding
THE latest plans for Plémont include 30 houses and two-thirds of the land being returned to nature.
Plémont Estates Ltd have applied to Planning to build a mixture of three-, four- and five-bedroom houses on the site of the former Plémont Holiday Village, leaving about 18 vergées of land accessible to the public. The proposed house prices range from £370,000 up to £1.2 million.
In May last year plans to build 36 houses on the site were refused by Environment Minister Freddie Cohen. St Ouen Constable Ken Vibert later called on States Members to back his plans to make the land the subject of a compulsory purchase order, so that it could be returned to nature, and the House will debate this proposition next month.
At a press conference yesterday scheme architect Paul Harding said that the value of the site for the purpose of returning the land to nature would be £14.7 million, less demolition costs.
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So more unreasonable housing prices then…
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The value of the land depends on the permissions that it has….or not. returned to nature would be a very good thing. development is for profit only..there is no desperate need for the type of houses proposed…but if it were to be a nature protected area…it would serve forever as a resource worth more than money ever could…think long term and support St.Ouen’s constable Ken Vibert he is right on this issue.
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So it’s either Compulsory Purchase at great cost to the island, or approve the latest plans, which, to me look rather good. The traditional-yet-’eco’ houses will be away from the edge of the headland, and 2/3 of the area will be restored to nature and be open to the public with the present eyesore removed.
I really don’t think it can get much better than that, it would look ok from all angles with houses only on the inland part of the site by the lane, and the headland itself would be saved.
Personally I’d rather that the island buys the Milano Bars site instead at L’Etacq, if anything.
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Oooh Like those, where can I get on an interest list. Nice homes, good view, out of town. Perfect!
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I think that looks like a great plan. Most of the site will return to nature.
Truthseeker (above) doesnt think there is much need for houses of this type. As a first time buyer I can say that there really is. These look fantastic and I would be very interested.
I hope this gets planning permission as I dont think there will be a better plan for this site
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There are currently hundreds of houses/flats for sale – several around Trinity/St John/St mary at the 1 million mark – unsold. Many flats at the first time buyer level – unsold.
Are the developers going to be able to sell these – or will they be snapped up by wealthy investors?
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Developers won’t be satisfied until they gor their planning permission. One sees this time and time again. A constant re-application with further amended plans. It’s going to require a long steady concerted effort to stop this site being built on.
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My comments above were misunderstood – I was talking about more houses being needed
Im looking to buy a property and I dont want a flat! I want a house, and the great thing about this plan is that they are affordable ‘houses’.
Some people dont want to live in a flat
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I’ll have one…
Eco friendly, starting at GBP370,000, out of town, near the beach, beautiful surroundings and there is no risk of any further development once completed ! Only downside is that there is’t a pub within walking distance !
The developement is a damsight more in keeping with its surroundings than that at Portlet !
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nice to see some cheaper £370,000 three bed being proposed, still out of manys price range.
but a step in the right direction, mind you the room size is unknown.
lets see a end to the inflated price of £450,000 plus, for your first and last home.
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I know that Mr Harding is only an Architect, but 30 houses at between £370 and 1.2 giving a land value of £14.70 million, with the infrastructure costs they will have there, which planet is that on?
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I see the ‘sheep’s clothing’ re tourism related development has been taken off and replaced by the rather wolfish reality. That’s a surprise isn’t it?
Still it clears the way for Senator ‘Guardian of the Island’s Environment’ Cohen to pass it.
While they’re up that way why not let them have go at Grosnez. After all that’s really gone to ruin.
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Think carefully about this…Your choices are
(a) Do nothing and let the developer replace the holiday camp with a new one on the same site (won’t need permission for this) which keeps it private and closes access to the public.
(b) Compulsory purchase at £5m, plus the cost of demolishing the holiday camp and returning the site to nature, say another £2/3m (assuming no horrible brownfield site problems with nasty materials to dispose of) so a small minority of islanders get an £8m dog walking park whilst nurses, teachers and other vital States employees endure a wage freeze and vital services and capital projects go on hold.
Or (c)Allow a sustainable and sympathetic development to go ahead, create family housing, employment and get 2/3rds of your dog walking park for free.
Tough problem eh?
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carts(13). i am for, a or c with a definate bias to c.
hope the dog walkers “pick it up”
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