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A decision made (01/09/2008) regarding: Le Marais Low Rise Phase 2 - Naming of Completed Development.

Decision Reference: MD-H-2008-0088
Decision Summary Title :	DS – Le Marais Low Rise Phase 2 – Naming of Completed Development		Date of Decision Summary:	28th August 2008
Decision Summary Author:	Carl Mavity, Director of Estate Services		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:
Written Report Title :	Le Marais Low Rise Phase 2 – Naming of Completed Development		Date of Written Report:	28th August 2008
Written Report Author:	Carl Mavity, Director of Estate Services		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: To agree the future names of the 28 houses and 19 flats developed at Le Marais phase 2
Decision(s): The Minister approved the naming of the newly developed houses at Le Marais phase 2 as 1 – 28 Les Hinguettes and the Flats 1 – 19 Les Petit Hinguettes.
Reason(s) for Decision: To enable connection of mains services and for the marketing of those homes for sale to commence
Resource Implications: Financial: NIL
Action required: Director of Estate Services to notify the Project Team
Signature:		Position: Minister
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

Le Marais Low Rise Phase 2 - Naming of Completed Development.

DATE OF REPORT:- 28 th August 2008

REPORT TO THE HOUSING MINISTER

Le Marais Low Rise Phase 2 – Naming of Completed Development

Background

Phase 2 of the redevelopment of the low rise parts of the Le Marais Estate is due for completion in January 2009.

The site comprises:-

No. 4 Bedroom Houses
No. 3 Bedroom Houses

16 No. 1 Bedroom Flats

2 No. 1Bedroom Disabled Adapted Flats

1 No. 2 Bedroom Disabled Adapted Flat

All of the flats and a number of the houses will be retained for social rented use, with the remainder of the houses being sold to States tenants under the existing deferred payment scheme.

The new homes need to be given an identity to allow for the ordering of road signs and in order that conveyancing and marketing processes can start.

The first phase of the Le Marais development and phases 1a and 1b of the Le Squez development have all adopted the names of offshore rocks and reefs, La Selliere, La Cambrette and Les Cloches respectively.

At Les Cloches and to a lesser degree Le Selliere there has been some confusion relating to the use of the same address albeit with the suffix ‘Court’ on the flats and it is considered as advisable to avoid any possible confusion in respect of the naming of phase 2 Le Marais.

In seeking to continue the rock and reef theme a number of possible options have come forward:-

Les Burons & Les Petit Burons

A ‘hut’ shaped rock off the East Coast in Grouville Bay

Les Anquettes and Les Anquettes Court or

Les Anquettes and Les Petit Anquettes (for the flats)

A group of rocks off of La Rocque Point close to Seymour Tower

Les Hinguettes & Les Petit Hinguettes (for the Flats)

A group of rocks just off the Demi at Greve D’Azette

Les Fours and Les Petit Fours

A group of rocks off of Noirmont Point.

Taking into account the geographical location of the new homes the Hinguettes have the attraction of being relatively close off the South East Coast near the Demi at Greve D’Azette.

Recommendation

That the Minister approve the naming of the newly developed houses at Le Marais phase 2 as 1 – 28 Les Hinguettes and the Flats 1 – 19 Les Petit Hinguettes.

Report drafted by:

C MAVITY Date: 28th August 2008

Director of Estate Services

Report Approved by:

I K GALLICHAN Date: 28th August 2008

Chief Officer