13 July 2020
Five sites have been shortlisted as possible locations for Jersey’s new hospital.
The sites are: St Andrew’s Park, The People’s Park and Overdale in St Helier, a group of fields to the north of Five Oaks in St Saviour, and Millbrook playing field plus farm land north of the inner road in St Lawrence.
A public call for sites earlier this year helped identify a longlist of 82 possible locations. From there, a set of criteria – formed by consulting health clinicians in the Island and the newly-formed Our Hospital Citizens’ Panel – was applied to all the sites, gradually reducing them to the shortlist. Politicians have not been involved in the site selection process.
Landowners and parish officials for all five sites were contacted and notified before today’s announcement.
Further investigations will now be carried out by the newly-appointed design and delivery partner, who will look in greater detail at the feasibility of each site. They will assess a range of factors that could affect the ability to deliver Jersey’s new hospital by 2026. These include the impact on the local environment, infrastructure requirements, overall cost and any site-specific issues.
The site analysis will run throughout the summer before a preferred site is recommended to the Our Hospital Political Oversight Group in September. During that analysis, the partner will also be speaking to the clinicians and the Our Hospital Citizens’ Panel, as well as seeking further engagement with Islanders throughout the summer. The States will then be asked to debate the preferred site in November.
Deputy Chief Minister and Chairman of the Political Oversight Group, Senator Lyndon Farnham, said: “This is an important step forward in the delivery of a new hospital for Jersey. From the outset we have been committed to ensuring there is an independent, transparent and fact-based site selection process and it has delivered this shortlist.
“Jersey’s clinicians and medical professionals have been involved from the beginning, as well as a specially created Citizen’s Panel. More than 280 Islanders responded to the call for sites and made 340 site suggestions. This approach has meant that Islanders have been at the very heart of this crucial process, for which we thank them.
“Each of the sites presents its own unique set of challenges and opportunities and we know there will be a high level of public interest and, potentially, concern but it’s important to stress that more work has to take place over the summer before we can announce the final preferred site in the autumn.”
Background
The longlist of 82 possible locations includes 92 possible site permutations (listed below). Some of the smaller sites have been linked with other neighbouring sites to reach the required size for the hospital.
B&Q plus Powerhouse
Bagot Road Field
Bellozanne Valley
Cineworld + AquaSplash
Cyril Le Marquand House plus Lempierre Court
Commercial Buildings
D'Hautree
Dual site - General Hospital plus Overdale
Elizabeth Harbour
FB Fields
Field 1219, La Grande Route de Mont a L'abbe
Field adjacent to St Saviour’s Church
Field behind B&Q
Field H1550 Westmount
Field H1551 Westmount
Field north Of Union Inn
Field opposite St Saviour's School
Fields at junction La Rue de la Retraite & Le Boulivot de Bas
Fields behind and including Millbrook Playing Fields
Fields behind Millbrook Playing Fields
Fields off Highview Lane
Fields off La Grande Route de St Jean
Fields opposite Rondel’s Farm shop
Fields south of Airport
Fields to north of Five Oaks
Fire Station + Old Police HQ
Fire Station + Old Police HQ + No 46 + Rouge Bouillon
Former Ann Street Brewery
Former B&Q site
Former Jersey College for Girls site
Former Pontins site
Fort Regent
Fort Regent + South Hill
General Hospital
General Hospital + Kensington Place and Westaway Court
General Hospital plus Cyril Le Marquand
Government House
Grainville Playing Field
Grainville School
Greenfields, Five Oaks
Jardins de la Mer Car Park
Jersey Gas site, Tunnell Street
La Collette
La Fregate plus Jardins de la Mer Car Park & Cineworld
La Fregate Reclamation
La Motte Street
Le Masurier's land Bath Street
Longueville Nureries
Millbrook Playing Fields
New North Quay + Old Harbour
Normans Site, Five Oaks
Normans Site + JT +JEP + Health sites + Fields, Five Oaks
Old Harbour Reclamation
Old JEP plus Health sites, Five Oaks
Old JEP plus Le Geyt Centre + Health Sites, Five Oaks
Old JEP Site, Five Oaks
Old Les Quennevais School
Overdale
Overdale Hospital including Crematorium
Overdale including George V Cottages
Overdale plus Fields 1550 & 1551
Overdale plus West Park
Overdale plus Westmount Escarpment
Parade Gardens
Parade Gardens plus General Hospital
Parade Gardens plus Westaway Court & Maison Le Pape
Parish of St Helier Parks Department
People's Park
Pier Road Car Park
Randells + Parade Gardens
Remaining IFC Site
Sacre Coeur building site
Samares Nurseries
Snow Hill Car Park
South Hill
Springfield Stadium
St Andrew's Park
St Clement’s Golf Club
St John's Manor
St Saviour's Hospital
St Saviour's Hospital plus Clinique Pinel
St Saviour's Hospital plus Clinique Pinel & Rosewood
Summerland plus Ambulance station
Swimming Pool plus Glacis Field
Tamba Park
The Limes
Warwick Farm
Waterfront - Zephyyrus + Les Jardins De La Mer
West Hill
West Park
Westaway Court
Westmount Quarry
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