The Jerbourg restaurant shut in 2019, and has been empty since 2021.
Since then Andrew Haining, who bought the property for £1m. in 2018, has pursued controversial plans to demolish the building to make way for a luxury home.
Permission was sought to change the use of the property to residential in April 2021, and approved nearly a year later.
In April 2025 an application to demolish the property to make way for a four-bedroomed house was approved, with limited opposition raised.
Now changes are being sought to that permission, looking to extend and sub-divide the existing building into two two-bedroom homes.
One would be a smaller, ground-floor home with scope to extend, and the other a larger, open-plan home. The aim is to reach a mixed demographic market.
The proposed design of each ensures natural daylight, sunlight and outlook, without overlooking or interfacing.
Last year’s rebuild covered a 350sq. m area. This new request totals 321sq. m, with the ‘modest’ extension included. It has been deemed an efficient use of land.
The infrastructure, access and finishes are all similar to the previous proposal, re-purposing the existing parking and entrances.
The previous approach – to build one house – came with various objections. The main objections were related to the build’s appearance, its size, its potential to overlook neighbours, its potential to block neighbouring homes’ views, and its potential to negatively impact property values.
The States archaeologist also raised concerns, that some of the new structures appeared to intrude into the Jerbourg ‘ramparts’.
Ultimately, the DPA decided that the proposed building would not have an adverse impact on the character or quality of the area, and with the variety of trees in the area, it would not be visually intrusive.
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