Announcement of Public Inquiry under Article 5 South West St. Helier Waterfront Planning Inquiry

Planning and Building (Public Inquiries) (Jersey) Order 2008 (as amended) Announcement of Public Inquiry under Article 5

South West St. Helier Waterfront Planning Inquiry

The Minister for the Environment resolved on 7 February 2022 that a Public Inquiry is to be held into planning application reference: PP/2021/1969. The application (as amended) seeks planning permission for a proposal described as:

"outline application (with all matters reserved). Demolish existing structures. Phased construction of new development comprising up to 1001 residential units with basement car park; retail, commercial, leisure, arts and cultural facilities; public and private open spaces; new pedestrian and vehicular access; other associated landscaping, infrastructure and highways alterations including relocated slipway and works to the sea wall. 3D Model available. Revised application and description: outline application (with all matters reserved). Demolish existing structures. Phased construction of new development comprising up to 984 residential units with basement parking; up to 31,125 sqm of non-residential floorspace comprising retail, commercial, social infrastructure, leisure, arts and cultural facilities; public and private open spaces; new pedestrian and vehicular access; other associated landscaping, infrastructure and highways alterations including relocation of the slipway and La Fregate, land reclamation and flood defence measures. 3D Model available."

You may view the plans and documents submitted with the application at:

Planning application: PP/2021/1969 online planning register

In person:

Jersey Library
Halkett Place
St. Helier
JE2 4WH
Opening hours 9.30am to 5.30pm

The Public Inquiry will be held in accordance with the Planning and Building (Public Inquiries) (Jersey) Order 2008.

The Inquiry will open at 9.30am on Monday 15 May 2023 at

St. Paul's Centre
New Street
St. Helier
JE2 3RA

concluding on Friday 19 May 2023.

Any representations in respect of the application will be heard and considered by Mr P. Staddon BSc, Dip MBA (Distinction) MRTPI, the independent Inspector appointed by the Minister to hold the Inquiry.

Anyone who wishes to make a representation, known as a 'Statement of Case', in respect of the application should make their submissions in writing by midnight on Sunday 19th March 2023. A Statement of Case should not exceed 1500 words and should set out the key points which the person submitting the statement wishes to make in respect of the application. Representations must include a name and postal address.

For those eligible persons and bodies that wish to expand on their initial statement of case can submit a more detailed 'Proof of Evidence' before midnight on Sunday 16th April 2023. The Inspector is not imposing a word limit on Proofs of Evidence, but a summary should be included for any Proof exceeding 3,000 words.

Statements of Case and Proofs of Evidence should be emailed to the Inquiry Programme Officer at progofficer@aol.com or sent by post to:
Mrs Helen Wilson
SWSH Waterfront Programme Officer c/o IHE (Regulation)
PO Box 228
Jersey
JE4 9SS

An Inquiry Programme will be published in advance of the Inquiry.

Deputy Jonathan Renouf

Minister for the Environment