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Plemont Public Inquiry

​​Planning application reference P/2011/1673

“Demolish all existing buildings and remove hard-standings. Return 67% of total site area (16.19 vergees) to public accessible natural landscape, similar in size to Howard Davies Park. Replace existing Manager’s bungalow/Staff cottage with 2 No. four bed houses and construct 26 No. houses comprising of 10 No. three bed houses, 11 No. four bed houses and 5 No. five bed houses all in three groups plus landscaping, footpaths and reed-bed rainwater recycling pond. Create passing place on C105 at Western edge of Field 48.” The location is the former Plémont Bay Holiday Village, St Ouen JE3 2BY.

Inspector's Report

The Inquiry opened at 9.30am on Tuesday 25 September at the Société Jersiaise, Pier Road, St Helier and formally closed on Wednesday 26 September.

The Inspector's report is now with the Minister who has announced that he will make his decision known on 14 November.

Inspector

The Planning and Environment Minister, Deputy Rob Duhamel, called a Public Inquiry into the above application and appointed Mr Alan Langton DipTP CEng MRTPI MICE MIHT as the independent Inspector.

Terms of reference for the Inspector

Programme Officer

The Programme Officer for the Inquiry is Helen Wilson. Helen is an independent officer of the Inquiry and works under the direction of the Inspector.

Helen can be contacted:

Tel: 01527 65741 or 07879 443035
Email: progofficer@aol.com
Address: c/o Planning and Building Services, South Hill, St Helier

Closing Submission by Plémont Estates Limited

The Closing Statement made on behalf of the applicant is available here
Applicants closing statement

Final Inquiry Programme

The Final Inquiry Programme is available to download here
The final inquiry programme

Recommended Planning Obligation Agreement and Planning Conditions – agreed by the States’ Department of Environment and by Plemont Estates Ltd

The above document is available to download
Plemont planning conditions

Site Visit Itinerary

The itinerary prepared by the Inspector is available to download
Revised site visit itinerary dated 22 September 2012
Site visits draft itinerary
Response by Andrew Leithgoe to the first draft of the site visit itinerary
Site visit plans
Site visit plans

Legal judgements raised by participants

The legal judgements are available to download here
Legal judgement Ruette Pinel Farm Limited
Legal judgement Patrick Joseph McCarthy

Note from the Council for the Protection of Jersey's Heritage (CPJH)

A note from the CPJH received on 19 September 2012 is available to download
CPJH response

Prior Notice Questions

Questions put to the applicant by the Inspector prior to the Inquiry are available to view
Prior notice question

A response from the applicant regarding the Site Area is available to download.
Prior notice question response

Applicant's response to the Inspector's question on Abandonment is available to download
Plemont Estates Ltd response

Appendices to Abandonment answer available to download
Appendix 1 Maletroit case
Appendix 2 Pioneer case
Appendix 3 1967-68 planning permits
Appendix 4 Hughes case

Pre-Inquiry note

A pre-inquiry note produced by the Inspector of the public inquiry is available to view:
Pre-Inquiry Note 1 by the Inspector

Second Pre-Inquiry note

The second pre-inquiry note produced by the Inspector is now available to view:
Pre-Inquiry Note 2 by the Inspector

Inquiry Documents List

A list of the inquiry documents is available to view:
Plemont Public Inquiry core documents list - 26 Sept 2012
A list of the inquiry documentation is available with links to view:
Plemont Public Inquiry core documents list with links - 14 Aug 2012

Initial Representations received since the Public Inquiry was announced

TypeRepresentation table download
Comment Initial representation commenting on the Plemont Holiday Village planning application
Objectors Initial table of representations from objectors to the Plemont Holiday Village planning application
Supporters Initial table of representations from supporters to the Plemont Holiday Village planning application

Statements of case

The Statements of Case submitted to the Inquiry are available to view.​

7CON/SOC Statement of Case by the Planning Division, Department of the Environment
82PIO/SOC Statement of Case by P F Horsfall CBE
15PIS/SOC1 Statement of Case by Plemont Estates Ltd
15PIS/SOC2 Witness Statement by Michel Huges, Michel Hughes Associates on behalf of Plemont Estates Ltd
15PIS/SOC3 Witness Statement by Andrew Leithgoe, Inermis Part 1 on behalf of Plemont Estates Ltd
Witness Statement by Andrew Leithgoe, Inermis Part 2 on behalf of Plemont Estates Ltd
Witness Statement by Andrew Leithgoe, Inermis Part 3 on behalf of Plemont Estates Ltd
15PIS/SOC4 Witness Statement by Michael Felton, Michael Felton Ltd on behalf of Plemont Estates Ltd
15PIS/SOC5 Witness Statement by Dr Glyn Young, Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust on behalf of Plemont Estates Ltd

Application documents

The planning application documents can be viewed at:

Plemont planning application

Response to the applicant regarding the length of Statements of Case (12 July 2012)

Length of Statements of Case

Email exchange regarding the State's participation at the Inquiry

Email exchange regarding States of Jersey participation at the Plemont Public Inquiry

​This page will be updated frequently as further information becomes available.

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