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16 new flats can be built along Glategny Esplanade after the DPA agreed with revised plans, with a number of conditions.
The owner of numbers 15 and 16 Glategny Esplanade had asked to be allowed to demolish the existing buildings - which are registered for office use - and replace them with a ground floor office unit, with 16 flats above.
The approved plans include designs for 10 x one-bedroom units, five x two-bedroom units and one three or four -bedroom unit (including large study).
Vehicle access and parking was also included in the revised plans which were submitted last year, after the previous plans were rejected in 2023.
Westland Holdings had originally asked for permission to build 18 apartments and the commercial unit on the site, but the Development and Planning Authority refused the application for a number of reasons, including saying it would overdevelop the site, the proposed heights were too tall, and the design was not good enough for the prime conservation area it sits in.
The new plans - which saw the development reduced to a maximum of six storeys tall - have also had their critics though, with 19 letters of representation submitted, compared to 25 objections last time round.
Pictured: Number 15 features a blue plaque noting the building featured on the 200-year-old Duke of Richmond map.
Some of the points raised were similar to those against the previous plans, with concerns about the development blocking light to other properties already in the area, with others saying it will create a "solid and claustrophobic block", it would be "oppressive" and it will overlook and overshadow the central courtyard and neighbouring flats at Marina Court.
Concerns were raised about the size of the flats to be built, and whether there is any need for a new office to be built on the ground floor.
Access issues were also raised with "difficulties with deliveries, waste management and emergency access in the event of a fire" all cited.
The Constables and Douzaine of St Peter Port also objected to the application, saying the new building will be too high and extensive, and far too near Marina Court.
They also raised the prospect of losing an historically important development, with a blue plaque on no. 15 currently highlighting the age of the existing building.
The age of the building was also raised by the States’ archaeologist, who believes there could be interesting artefacts beneath its foundations.
He's been allowed the opportunity to arrange a dig before the new buildings are put up.
Pictured: The States Archaeologist is keen to investigate what might lie beneath the buildings on Glategny Esplanade.
The 13 conditions attached to the development of the new office and 16 new flats also include a traffic light system for vehicles entering and exiting the site.
Parking for 11 vehicles will be to the rear of the new building, with a traffic light system controlling their movements in and out of the carpark.
The DPA also has to approve any materials to be used in connection with the standing seam metal roof or external metal cladding before they are put in place, "in the interests of visual amenity and to conserve the character and appearance of the Conservation Area".
A Site Waste Management Plan is also needed, to ensure access is enabled and that all building materials are dealt with according to the planning permission given.
Work must start within three years or the planning permission will be revoked.
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