St Saviour’s objects after plans changed
CHANGES to a proposed development in St Saviour’s have angered the douzaine, which has lodged its formal objections to the plans.
Inchfad, Route des Bas Courtils – near The Farmhouse – was torn down last year when an engineer became concerned about the structural integrity of the building while development was taking place.
FGR Property Ltd later received retrospective planning permission to demolish and rebuild the property.
But now it has submitted revised plans which show a different style kind of building, and that has led to protests from the parish constable and douzaine.
While the original plans had pitched roofed dormer windows and a similar roof atop the entrance porch, the new design has catslide design roofs on these features.
Plans to have two chimneys have been dropped, and also dropped is the design feature of quoins up one corner.
The porch will be extended and altered and there will be alterations to the fenestration.
St Saviour’s senior constable Neil Le Poidevin is still annoyed at the fact that the building was demolished without permission in the first place.
‘I’m upset and angry,’ he said. ‘They’ve not been made to answer for their actions.’
He said he quite liked the original design for the rebuild, but not the new plans.
‘It doesn’t look like a cottage anymore,’ he said.
‘The original application shows a little house with dormer windows and two chimneys – a cottage-type long building.
‘If they had put this application in originally, it would not have been passed.’
He said that the douzaine was not impressed with the proposed new look and had lodged its objection.
Mr Le Poidevin was also angry about what he felt was the low profile of the planning notice, which he said was far from the actual site.
The notice was attached to a gate the other side of the field behind the development and can be seen from Route des Houguets. Mr Le Poidevin said this was akin to his attaching a notice to his back door.
He said that the development has attracted a lot of comment from parishioners so far. ‘I’ve never had more phone calls in my time as constable than I’ve had about this one dwelling.’
A Planning Service spokesman confirmed that the application was being considered ‘having regard to all material aspects’.
‘The issue regarding the site notice has been raised with the Planning Service and is being investigated to ensure it is erected in accordance with the law.’
Nobody from project architects Jason Hobbs Architectural Services was prepared to comment
