The hotel closed its doors at the end of last month and Dandara say they are now working with the Planning Department, the Jersey Architecture Commission and residents on a scheme to build apartments on the site.
A number of hotels have been demolished and replaced with housing developments in recent years, and earlier this week plans were revealed to replace the Shakespeare Hotel in St Clement with 14 apartments and three houses.
Dandara have also redeveloped the Jersey Pottery site in Gorey, a former tourist hotspot, into a housing complex.
Martin Clancy, the company’s managing director, said: ‘We are going through the process at the moment with Planning and the Jersey Architecture Commission. The plans are going to involve a mixture of apartments, some near Old Road at the back and some apartments in the middle of the site.
‘We hope to start early next year, but there is a long way to go yet. We’ve met residents and have been informing people and considering their views.’
Gorey Village resident Fraser Martin said he had spoken to the developers and was waiting to see what plans were brought forward.
He added: ‘Obviously it’s sad to lose another hotel in what has been a long-time holiday Island, but we understand that things have to move on and we are all waiting to see if Dandara come up with some sensible and sensitive plans for what is, in fact, a gateway to Gorey Village.
‘We hope that whatever they propose is totally in keeping with the style, the antiquity, the serenity and the atmosphere of the village. The site is in very close proximity to several very old properties.’
HOMEOWNERS who want to extend their properties could face a series of new requirements under law changes designed to reduce carbon emissions.
Environment Minister Steve Luce has released proposals to revise Jersey’s building by-laws that are linked to insulation.
The proposed revisions, which are now available for public comment on the States website, aim to improve the energy efficiency of homes. As part of the government’s Island-wide energy plan known as ‘Pathway 2050: An Energy Plan for Jersey’ the States has pledged to slash the output of harmful gases to a point 80 per cent below the levels seen in 1990.
Under Deputy Luce’s proposals, developers and designers would need to improve insulation and air-tightness of new buildings and provide energy performance certificates to prove they have met the required standard.
The changes also include new rules for individuals who want to add an extension to their own home. These include providing loft and wall insulation, fitting timing and temperature controls for heating systems, replacing inefficient lighting and fitting draft-proofing where it is cost effective to do so.
Deputy Luce said: ‘States Members approved ambitious targets in reducing carbon emissions when they agreed the Pathway 2050 energy plan for Jersey. My department is working on a number of different but complementary ways for Jersey to reduce its carbon emissions, and these revisions to the building by-laws are an important part of that work.’
Technical guidance about the changes has been published on gov.je and a new ‘energy performance calculator’ has been made available to help developers and designers make sure their work meets requirements.
A comments form is also available on the States website for Islanders to give their views to the Environment Department. It is hoped that the changes will lead to a 30 per cent increase in the energy efficiency of new buildings in Jersey.
‘There are many benefits to improving the energy efficiency of new and existing homes,’ Deputy Luce added. ‘Those living in these homes will value the greater comfort and healthier home environment and will welcome a reduction in their energy bills. Lowering our carbon emissions will have a positive environmental impact and will help towards meeting our international environmental commitments.
‘The changes will also benefit those businesses specialising in renewable energy and modern low carbon building methods.’
