TWO applications to get retrospective planning permission for a temporary fence and the siting of cabin-like storage pod at Nude Dunes at La Pulente have been refused by Planning.
The owner of the building that was a short-lived restaurant erected the fence and pod without formal permission and was served an enforcement notice ordering them to be removed.
The notice was appealed but this was rejected by Environment Minister Steve Luce in December, following the recommendation on an independent planning inspector.
In parallel, owner Nadia Miller applied for retrospective permission, which has now been refused. The compliance period of the enforcement notice ran out this week.
Asked for an update, head of regulation Kelly Whitehead told the JEP that the compliance case was open and proceedings were now confidential until the case potentially was heard in court.
The Royal Court is being asked to review the refusal of another application for Nude Dunes, to partially change the use of the La Pulente building from a café / restaurant to a two-bedroom unit of self-catered tourist accommodation.
The building is currently being marketed for rent as an office, shop, salon and other retail or public-facing venue after Ms Miller successfully applied for a change of use using building by-laws. However, the change means that it cannot be used for hospitality.
The beachfront building overlooking St Ouen’s Bay – once the site of public toilets – has been empty since the operators of the high-end restaurant went out of business in November 2023, just five months after opening.
