Mick Cotillard, managing director of Summit Developments, still wants to knock down Hotel des Pierres and build 13 flats over three storeys. He says that the new design is a ‘totally different’ one.

Last month Environment Minister Freddie Cohen refused the proposed scheme and questioned whether it fitted into such a traditional and sensitive area of Jersey.

The National Trust for Jersey also objected to the development, saying that it was overbearing and did not enhance the area.