Les Sablons development planning permission granted

29 December 2023

A Ministerial Decision has today (29 December) been signed that gives planning permission for the Les Sablons development on Broad Street and Commercial Street for 238 apartments and a 103-room aparthotel.

This follows the refusal of the original planning application in December 2022 and the dismissal of an appeal more recently by Assistant Environment Minister, Deputy Hilary Jeune, who maintained the original decision to refuse planning permission.

The developers, Le Masurier, appealed to the Royal Court and the Minister for Infrastructure, Deputy Tom Binet, was appointed as decision-maker entitled to make a decision under Article 108 of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002.

In granting planning permission, Deputy Binet considered the appeal papers, Island Plan policies, supplementary planning guidance and the Planning Inspector's reports. 

Deputy Binet said: “I have accepted and agreed with the findings, recommendations and reasoning of the Planning Inspector and see no reason not to grant approval based on the evidence outlined to me."

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