PLANS have been submitted to develop 37 new “affordable” properties on two St Ouen fields.
The site, on Rue de la Croix opposite the Jersey Hospice charity shop, was rezoned for affordable housing during the Bridging Island Plan debate in 2022 and will be for older parishioners who wish to downsize.
If approved, the development would see 20 houses and 17 socially rented properties for those over 55 built, with accompanying parking, communal garden facilities and new pedestrian and vehicular access.
The 37 units would be a mixture of properties, 25 three-bedroom family homes on one field, and two cottages and ten apartments available for rent for those aged over 55 on another field. There would be 64 parking spaces for the new homes.
In a supporting document, Langlois Homes, the applicant company, said “it is essential” to utilise the rezoned area to meet demand for affordable homes outside of St Helier.
The statement read: “Opportunities to build new homes outside the town of St Helier are so limited it is essential that the development of the designated affordable housing sites makes the most of this opportunity and makes as large a contribution as possible to meeting the demand for affordable homes.”
Several other fields were rezoned for affordable housing development around Jersey under the Bridging Island Plan, including in St John, St Martin, St Mary, St Peter, St Saviour and Trinity. It aimed to build 4,300 homes, including 1,650 affordable homes by the end of this year.
The statement from Langlois Homes continued: “The development of the designated greenfield sites is essential to achieving these objectives making more affordable homes available to more Islanders.”
In another supporting document to the plans, the applicant stated that there are 15 “immediate neighbours” to the proposed development, who they said have all received letters outlining plans and were invited to submit any queries.
Langlois Homes said: “Several of the residents contacted us and individual meetings were held with a number of the householders to discuss the plans and any concerns they may have.”
