St Peter’s future development blueprint close to completion
GUIDELINES which will set the direction for the future development of St Peter’s are close to being completed.
A six-week consultation took place last year to come up with a blueprint for the parish’s future, aimed to help to guide the planning process.
A committee was set up by the douzaine to oversee the preparation of a supplementary planning guidance document, and as part of its work all 2,076 parish residents were asked how they wanted St Peter’s to look in 15-20 years’ time.
Among the ideas that received support were new retail units, allotments, a one-way road system, new cafe at the post office and a hedge veg stall.
The suggestion of a housing estate did not go down well, however, although the extension of existing properties to create new units of accommodation did find
favour.
Then there was a pedestrian link from Morrisons to Rue de Brehaut, an upgrade of the Sylvans clubhouse to include a relocated indoor rifle range, along with a health hub near the post office, consisting of a
doctors’ surgery, pharmacy and health studio.
Committee chairman Tony Talmage said that a parish meeting had approved this community plan and the douzaine later endorsed this approval, voting through the finances to fund the planning guidance report, which was being drawn up by
a professional.
‘My independent steering committee is expecting to be able to consider the first draft some time in September,’ he said.
‘Once finalised and lodged with the planners, perhaps by October/November, we will be anxious to publicise to the parish that this is the concluding piece of the jigsaw in the consultation process.’
Once completed he said the document will sit with planners and inform the planning process. ‘It will not be a legal document as such but will carry weight when planning applications are submitted.’
