A FORMER betting shop, historic farm buildings and an unused field are among the sites set for new life under the latest planning applications lodged in Jersey.
Bets to brews
An application has been lodged to change a former betting shop near Grands Vaux into a coffee shop.
The former E. Coombes branch on Trinity Road is the subject of an application seeking permission from planning to change its use into a coffee shop.
E. Coombes closed the branch, its last in Jersey, in 2022.
The appointed agent is Dale Fischer Architecture and the applicant is Hortensia Dos Santos.
Pigs to pillows
Another Islander is looking to convert three historic pigsties as part of a private property into a bedroom extension.
Marcus Quinn has applied to develop the traditional derelict structures attached to The Bakehouse on La Rue de la Vallée in St Mary into a one-bed extension with ensuite.
A document attached to the plans outlines the intention to reinstate part of the property’s “structural and functional integrity” through the conversion by retaining the external appearance and character of the original pigsties, including the feeding troughs.
The appointed agent is Planning.je.
Doggy daycare
A doggy daycare business has retrospectively applied to retain the change of use of a field on La Rue du Mont Capel in St Ouen.
Pawsome Walking Ltd has applied for formal permission to continue to train and care for dogs on part of field 0406. The business currently operates within perimeter fencing, and uses parking facilities as well as mobile structures for “staff welfare”.
The respective field is otherwise unused and had been traditionally used for growing potatoes.
It is understood that the field remains fallow, according to the supporting documents. Continuing to operate a business on an otherwise unused field benefits the local economy, the application adds.
A maximum of 18 dogs can be accommodated at the facility by three staff members at any one time. The appointed agent is Steedman Planning.
Garage to residence
Merilyn Jenkins has applied to develop an convert an existing detached garage space at her property and develop a first-floor to create a two-bedroom dwelling for personal ambulant use.
A document supporting the application states Ms Jenkins is “planning for the future” so she can remain at her home but in “appropriate” accessible accommodation.
Situated off La Route de la Trinity the property in question is called Clearview. The appointed agent for the application is J S Carney & Co Limited.
