Jersey Property Holdings

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​About Jersey Property Holdings

Jersey Property Holdings (JPH) is the States’ appointed Corporate Landlord for all public land and buildings in Jersey.

As the Corporate Landlord, JPH is​ responsible and accountable for both the strategic, and day to day decision making around all public land and property assets.

JPH's functions include:

• managing the public property portfolio, ensuring it is correctly configured to match future requirements and deliver best value to the public of Jersey
• maintaining the assets under management to make sure they are safe and compliant with the relevant statutory requirements
• developing and delivering the Estate Strategy
• delivering major public building and infrastructure projects​

Public land and properties not administered by JPH​

Certain public land and properties are not administered by JPH, but by publicly owned Arm’s Length Organisations. These include:

• the Social Housing Estate, which is held and administered by Andium Homes
• properties associated with the former States Trading Committees, such as Ports of Jersey
• property earmarked for development, such as the Waterfront development, which is transferred to the States of Jersey Development Company (JDC) to be developed​

Making changes to a public ​property

If you occupy a public property, whether as a government department or a private tenant, you must tell JPH about any proposed changes to the property.

No work can begin until the changes have been reviewed and approved by JPH.   

To ensure a smooth and efficient process, get in touch with JPH as early as possible. They can provide advice and support regarding your enquiry.

You can contact JPH by emailing JPHRequestForAltera​tions@gov.je or by calling +44 (0) 1534 449222.

If a planning or building application is required, your application must first be approved and signed by the Director of JPH as the representative of the owner, the public. This signed approval serves as formal permission to proceed with the application process.

To request changes to a public property, you must complete the online form. 

You’ll need to provide the following information: 

• name, role and contact details
• the address of the property that you want to make changes to 
• details of the proposed alterations
• whether or not you have already contacted us about the proposed changes 
  
• where possible, include any supporting documents, such as:
• plans
• drawings
• design proposals

​Apply to make changes to a public property​

If you have questions about an existing application, email JPHRequestForAlterations@gov.je​​.

Include the following information​:

• property name
• date of your original application
• reference number provided at the time of submission

Map of public land and properties

This map shows all land and buildings owned by the public of Jersey.

You can find the following information for each property:

• what it is used for
• which Government department it is occupied by​
• the type of tenure, such as freehold, flying-freehold or leasehold

For queries about the map, contact our Mapping Services Team at mapping@gov.je​.​

Public land and property sites map

Island Public Estate Strategy

The Island Public Estate Strategy provides the framework the Government uses to:

• decide how to meet competing needs for publicly-owned land and buildings
• develop detailed property and asset management plans to enable the Government to make informed choices about the utilisation of its estate

Island Public Estate Strategy 2021 to 2035 on Sta​tes Assembly​

State of the Estate report

​The report describes the overall performance and use of the operational estate set out in the Island Property Estate Strategy (IPES). It sets the baseline for future reports to measure the performance of the property estate.

JPH will use trends identified to direct future property decisions.

State of the Estate 2023 on Sta​​te​s Assembly​