PARISHIONERS in St Ouen will be asked today to approve buying a property for £950,000 to demolish it and turn it into housing for the elderly.
Constable Richard Honeycombe said that High Marsh House on Route de Vinchelez could be used to provide eight one-bedroom units, should parishioners vote in favour of the move to expand the parish’s “homes for the elderly” provision.
He explained that St Ouen already had around 40 self-contained homes for the elderly, but that there was still a waiting list with at least 70 people on it.
“There is certainly a market for that type of housing,” he explained.
“The parish was left a sum of money some years ago by two parishioners for the extension of elderly homes in the parish.”
Mr Honeycombe also noted that the parish’s ability to develop on fields rezoned under a previous Island Plan was being hindered by the need for investment in the Island’s drainage network.
