TRINITY parishioners have agreed to buy a plot of land for £180,000 to secure control over its future use following a failed bid to build a luxury house there.
The purchase of the small parcel at La Verte Rue, bordering the road and the parish’s Maisons Cabot retirement homes, was agreed at a well-attended parish assembly on Monday evening.
The Constable, Philip Le Sueur, said that an application had been previously made by a developer to build a luxury, four-bedroom house there but this was turned down as Planning would not permit any further development in the area until such time as the mains drainage system was updated.
He added that the land had been offered to the parish, and, if he and the Procureurs were given the authority to buy it, the parish would have control of what happened to it in the future.
As it was currently overgrown and the site of a garage and some old disused sheds, Mr Le Sueur explained that the aim would be to tidy it up and make it a more attractive space.
In the long-term, if drainage improvements are able to be carried out, the parish might look at adding two more retirement bungalows there, he said.
Parishioners also agreed to progress to tender the extension to the office side of the parish hall. The Constable explained that plans to extend the office side of the parish hall had received approval, and parishioners agreed to progress this work to tender.
Mr Le Sueur stressed that this was an essential addition to the building as it would provide disabled access for those with restricted mobility.
