The owner of the site near the bottom of Mont du Ouaisné has long wanted to develop properties on it. A decade ago, a planning application to remove chalets and caravans – some of which date back to the 1930s – and replace them with eight new homes was rejected because the area sits within the Coast National Park.
On 2014, residents were told that they would have six months to negotiate to buy their homes or sign three-year leases before redevelopment work to demolish four chalets and build three new ones could go ahead.
Pictured: One of the chalets at Ollivier’s Farm. This owner, and the 12 other owners of existing chalets, have been offered the chance to buy their plot or enter into a long-term lease.
Two years later, planning permission was given to demolish the four disused cabins. The chalets were removed but the plots were not developed at that stage.
Now, three of those plots – which each have planning permission to build a chalet-style home on it – are being sold by informal tender. The fourth plot has been returned to nature.
The remaining 13 chalet owners have been given the option to purchase their plots or lease them on a long-term basis.
Pictured: A plan of Ollivier’s Farm, with the three empty plots – bottom left, middle-right and top-right – marked by the thicker black lines.
Speaking this morning, one of those owners, who wished to remain anonymous, said that he and the other owners were happy with this arrangement.
The three plots are spread around the farm – two have permission for each successful bidder to build a one-bedroom chalet and the other has permission for a two-bedroom chalet. Each comes with one parking space.
Each plot is connected to mains water, drains and the electricity grid.
A company which specialises in constructing low energy and low carbon homes is able to provide a build-quote to any prospective buyer.
Pictured: What one of the chalets might look like on the site.
Leanne Kirkland of Maillard’s Estates, which is overseeing the tender process, said: “We are delighted to bring to market by informal tender, a truly unique and exciting opportunity to secure a building plot situated within the Coastal National Park and just minutes from the beach at Ouaisné.
“The plots have planning permission in place to build your own chalet style home located on Mont du Ouaisné.”