Flats to replace Grève de Lecq Hotel

Friday 27th January 2012, 9:00AM GMT.

The design which found favour with Planning

AFTER a ‘long and arduous’ journey, the owner of a hotel overlooking Grève de Lecq has finally been given permission to develop the site.

Mick Cotillard, who has been trying to build on the site for four years, received approval to demolish the Hotel des Pierres and build a three-storey block of ten flats.

Two previous designs – one contemporary design and the other traditional – led to objections and were rejected, but this week his latest plans found favour with the Planning applications panel.

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tony b

January 27, 2012 at 10:51 am

At least it isn’t a flat pack Dandara.

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Overpopulated

January 27, 2012 at 12:01 pm

Well it looks Ok, better than he hideious shanty town planning have allowed opposite the Moulin de Lecq

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joleb

January 27, 2012 at 1:40 pm

Well, no surprise there – by the look of the image, its granite faced and apparently that is the way to get plans passed.

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Dan

January 27, 2012 at 1:54 pm

About time! Re-developing existing sites which are beyond their useful life should not be made this difficult. Perhaps if local developers were treated a bit more reasonably and given a clear indication from the outset of what planning would be happy to approve, the island would not have an over-abundance of Dandara shoe boxes. Also, maybe the construction industry would not need to go begging for money, cap in hand.

Glad to see that without Cohen in charge Planning can get a move on and do their job. The expanded article in the paper mentions that there are outstanding planning applications which date back to 2007. What has Freddie been doing all this time, just concentrating on one company’s applications?

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- Jonathan Renouf
  
  January 28, 2012 at 9:14 am
  
  The problem here is that this development is clearly in breach of planning policy. Any developments approved in the Coastal National Park have to create a “reduction in visual impact”. My understanding is that the developer argued that if he had to reduce the size of the development any further he wouldn’t be able to turn a profit. That is an irrelevant planning consideration. It is not the job of Planning to help developers make a profit. Capitalism is a tough old game; when a developer tries to gain planning permission for a building in the Coastal National Park (or before that the Green Zone), they know the rules. Perhaps they’re gambling that they can persuade Planning to set aside the relevant planning policies. But there should be no tears shed if they fail to overturn planning policy. I hope the nearby residents make an appeal to the Royal Court – I’d have thought they stood a good chance of overturning this decision.
  
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alison calvert

January 27, 2012 at 2:52 pm

What??? More flats no-one wants! Great.

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old jersey girl

January 27, 2012 at 7:35 pm

OH good just what we need, they are so clever these men we voted for , one looks on with wonder and awe.{NOT]

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not great

January 28, 2012 at 2:53 pm

Looks like a cheap 90′s shopping mall. Nice view though.

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Overpopulated

January 28, 2012 at 5:10 pm

3000 empty properties currently ……..

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