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At this rate, there’ll soon be another wasteland to sell
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From Emile Rowland.
I WAS not surprised to read that Le Masurier had finally lost patience with Jersey’s Byzantine planning process and pulled out of the project to regenerate the site they own in St Helier.
What did puzzle me, however, was the consternation that greeted the decision. Surely this is a golden opportunity for the States to acquire the land at a grossly inflated price, tear down all the existing buildings, level the site and sow weeds and other fast-growing vegetation? It could then be sold on to the National Trust at a heavy loss.
Within a few years the whole area would be a wasteland – sorry, nature reserve) – home only to feral dogs, cats and rodents, and completely off-limits to human beings.
In fact, why stop there? Other town sites would benefit from the same enlightened thinking. The denizens of Cyril Le Marquand House have produced more than their fair share of the extravagant, wasteful ideas that pass for policy in Jersey, and the building itself is an eyesore.
Demolition would be merciful, and it wouldn’t even be necessary to evacuate it before swinging the wrecking ball.
Similar treatment could be meted out to the planning offices at South Hill – how much better that would look without the ugly 1960s building – and no doubt there are plenty of other candidates. Together, we can transform the face of Jersey – and ruin public finances at the same time.
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