PLANS for 50 luxury flats overlooking Portelet bay have angered local heritage campaigners.
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First-time buyer scheme in trouble
HUNDREDS of Islanders have been deterred from applying for a discounted home under the Jersey Homebuy scheme. Following an investigation by the JEP, the States are now rethinking aspects of the scheme as prospective buyers say that it is too expensive to buy a three-bedroom house under the current guidelines. Members of the Housing department […]
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Environment Minister: Freddie Cohen
Senator Freddie Cohen has retained his seat as Environment Minister. He was elected by the States this morning by unanimous vote. Senator Cohen has survived a tricky role relatively unscathed over the past three years, although he has come in for criticism for relying too heavily on outside architects. The House are sitting today to […]
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Pass this plan or I go, says Cohen
ENVIRONMENT Minister Freddie Cohen has said that he will resign if the Esplanade Quarter masterplan is not approved by the States this week. Senator Cohen believes that the Island’s future as a leading financial services centre depends on the masterplan being implemented and if it is not approved by the Assembly then he will step […]
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We need to know what politicians think
IF the vote is anything to go by, there are a couple of other people who can’t quite make up their minds about the incinerator.
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Now it’s WEB’s turn to face political attack
REVERSING the Waterfront decision would destroy more than two years’ work and waste taxpayers’ money, according to Environment Minister Freddie Cohen. His comments were made in the States yesterday in response to Deputy Gerard Baudains’s move to rescind the Esplanade Quarter masterplan. They were backed by Treasury Minister Terry Le Sueur, who said that he […]
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Goose Green: Minister rejects key criticisms
ENVIRONMENT Minister Freddie Cohen has rejected two of the most contentious findings in the committee of inquiry’s report into Dandara’s Goose Green La Providence site. He rejects the idea that flooding issues were underplayed by the Planning Department and says that potential noise disturbance was addressed by the former Planning sub-committee. Earlier in the year, […]
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Morally correct decision
From Mike Stentiford, president, National Trust for Jersey. HAVING listened to the pros and cons of the development plans for the Plémont headland at a recent public meeting, the final decision of the Environment Minister Freddie Cohen was to refuse permission for the building of 36 houses in such a sensitive coastal location adjacent to […]
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Energy-from-waste plant design revealed
ISLANDERS today get the most accurate picture yet of how the new £106 million incinerator is likely to change the St Helier skyline. Detailed plans have been released by Transport and Technical Services which show how the designers hope to mask the huge, square structure. Islanders will now have the chance to comment on the […]
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Hotel in a hurry to add block of flats
THE Waterfront hotel company will lose their exclusive right to extend their building if plans are not approved tomorrow. They want to add a five-storey block of flats to the north of the building — but their exclusive development permit expires on Monday. An emergency planning meeting, with just the single application on the agenda, […]
