In March, Ports of Jersey received planning permission for the £10 million project, which they developed in response to a growing demand from visiting and locally based private jets.
But just a month later a planning appeal against the project was launched by a nearby resident, Robert McAllister.
As a result, an independent UK planning inspector was brought in to assess whether the development should be allowed.
That inspector, Philip Staddon, has recommended that the project should go ahead and Deputy Young has now officially approved the project.
According to the planning inspector’s report, Mr McAllister claimed that the new hangars would unreasonably harm his quality of life, both due to the impact of additional noise in the area and the adverse visual effect of the buildings.
However, Mr Staddon described Mr McAllister’s background noise survey data, which he had used to argue against the development, as ‘inadequate’.
The inspector also said that the project was acceptable under the terms of the Island Plan, which sets Jersey’s planning policy.
He added that he did not think the development would make any existing noise problems worse in the area.
‘While concerns have been raised about noise impact, my assessment is that the evidence before me does not support a conclusion that the use of the hangars would materially worsen noise conditions for neighbours, including the appellant’s home,’ Mr Staddon said.
‘I consider that the proposal is acceptable in terms of visual and landscape impact, that there are no tangible heritage impact concerns, [and] no other environmental effects that would render the scheme unacceptable in planning terms.’
Deputy Young has signed a ministerial decision giving the go-ahead to the scheme.
