The former Bon Port Hotel could be re-developed with a new six-bed house, three-bed house, and four-one bed flats planned for the site.
The architects who have drawn up the plans say the new residential units could be achieved by converting the existing buildings.
“No new extensions are being proposed,” they said. “All we are suggesting is the demolition of a central section of flat roof to create a proportionate distance between dwellings. The garage of the main house is the repurposing of an existing extension and not a new extension.”
The property was first built as a house in the 1920s before being extended in 1963 and 1978 during the island’s busy tourism heyday.
It formally became the Hotel Bon Port in 1989 and was a popular wedding venue as well as for visitors to the island before closing in 2013. Since then the property has not been in regular use, but a full time caretaker lives on the site and the owner’s architects say the structure has been maintained and is “in a good condition”.
The original property had a two-storey main block which contained 15 bedrooms at its peak, with a rear (north) single storey extension containing two bedrooms, commercial kitchen, management area and three- self-catering units. The site also has a two storey gatehouse that once contained six staff accommodation bedrooms.
Situated on La Rue Gros Jean – a very narrow lane – there were traffic problems in the hotel’s heyday, but if the plans are approved, Strategic Planning & Property Ltd – on behalf of the site owner – says there will be little disruption as there are no direct neighbouring properties, and the traffic impact will be less than it was when the hotel was open.
As there will be a reduced need for car parking more natural internal boundary features are proposed including hedging, trees and vertical boarded timber fencing.