PLANNING and the National Trust for Jersey will compile new guidelines for building applications on the west and north coasts in response to the ‘Line in the Sand’ protest, according to Environment Minister Freddie Cohen.
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Why travel from bad to worse?
From Philip Gower. I WOULD like to back Deputy Phil Rondel and his sensible proposal for a rethink of the Esplanade Square project. I fully support Senator Freddie Cohen’s stance at Planning and Environment in pushing hard for much-improved quality in both design and build. But being seduced by titled UK architects, who probably give […]
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We’ve drawn the line!
AN estimated 7,000 Islanders stood shoulder to shoulder along St Ouen’s Bay yesterday for one of the most spectacular demonstrations ever seen in Jersey.
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Don’t harm wetland area, ministers told
MINISTERS have been accused of trying to sneak around environmental treaties to get the new incinerator built at La Collette. During ministers’ questions on Tuesday, Deputy Daniel Wimberley said that there was ‘widespread suspicion’ that the Environment department did not discuss the matter with the Ramsar governing body because they did not want them to […]
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Lights out to help save the planet
TODAY Jersey joins a worldwide campaign asking people to switch off their lights for an hour. Next month a billion people are expected to turn off their lights for 60 minutes to help save the planet and send out a powerful message to world leaders to take action and tackle climate change. The international campaign […]
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Barrage plan to go to minister
A PROPOSAL to construct a massive horseshoe-shaped barrage in St Aubin’s Bay to harness wave power is to be put before Environment Minister Freddie Cohen. The 26-metre high structure would cost between £800 million and £1 billion and provide all of the Island’s electricity needs for up to 200 years. The proposal from St Clement […]
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Plémont: Planning say no to self-catering
PLANS to build 73 self-catering chalets at Plémont have been unanimously refused by the Planning applications panel.
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We will continue to build, says minister
THERE will be no blanket ban on coastal developments, Environment Minister Freddie Cohen has told the States.
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National Trust asks Planning to protect St Brelade coastal site
PLANS for a ‘substantial’ extension on an 18th-century building in a prime St Brelade coastal location would be ‘out of proportion and inappropriate’, say a heritage group.
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Yes, we want a town park
From Laura Storey, chairman, Town Residents Rejuvenation Association. WE read with interest the article (JEP, 26 February) in which the Chief Minister said that it had always been necessary to replace parking spaces lost on the town park site with new spaces elsewhere. We would like to remind the Chief Minister that the petition bearing […]
