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Plans to build more than 150 homes on the site of the old Planning Offices have been submitted.
States of Jersey Development Company's proposed project includes a curved terraced nine-storey block at the rear of the site, to the east, a six-storey to the north-west, and a five-storey building to the south-west.
It will comprise of 153 homes in total: 70 one-bed, 56 two-bed and 27 three-bed apartments with a courtyard garden, basement car parking and cycle storage.
A listed military barrack block at the back of the old Planning car park is earmarked to become a shared ‘amenity space’ for hire linked to the public café to be built in the ‘North Pavilion’, which is the block front-left looking from the harbour.
Pictured: An aerial impression of the proposed development, which shows the larger curved block at the rear and two front 'pavilions'.
Plans include remodelling and replacing the next-door park and children’s playground. There will also be two new pedestrian crossings on South Hill.
In its application, JDC writes: “The aim is to regenerate and redevelop this site through high quality urban design involving the introduction of new residential, or visitor accommodation and associated uses, into the area, helping to develop a sense of place and positivity contributing to the development of a vibrant St. Helier waterfront.”
The redevelopment of the site by the publicly owned developer has been controversial, with former Housing Minister Sam Mezec seeking to increase the percentage of ‘affordable’ homes at South Hill, as well as on the Waterfront.
Pictured: The expected view from the glacis field leading down from Fort Regent.
He has lodged a proposal seeking to double the Government’s current 15% affordable-home target to at least 50%, which is due to be debated on 23 November.
If approved, it would mean at least 76 homes at South Hill would have to be categorised as ‘affordable’ as opposed to 33 if it stayed at 15%.
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