On Wednesday the Planning Committee approved the building of 47 homes and 12 apartments on the site but Jersey Pottery regard the permission as an ‘insurance policy’ and have no plans to move.
‘Trading has been difficult over the last four or five years and we’re keeping our options open, but there are no plans to relocate at the moment,’ said Robert Jones, a director of Jersey Pottery.
‘We have lots of bookings for functions and weddings this year and we’re actually building a new kitchen at the moment to cope with demand.
‘However, with the decline of the tourism industry it is increasingly difficult to operate in the Island and we are producing more and more goods overseas.
