L'Ancresse wall demolition delayed

Wednesday 04 September 2019

Work to demolish part of the L'Ancresse wall has been delayed, and is now not likely to begin until late next year.

The States agreed to realign the anti-tank wall in 2017, despite facing backlash from local protesters.

They were calling for plans to be dismissed in order to save the L'Ancresse East kiosk, which has also been marked for demolition to allow the wall works to take place. However, their protest attempts were unsuccessful.

Pictured: Protesters tied ribbons to a fence outside the kiosk to dispute the States' decision.

The Energy & Infrastructure team has since been working with the Planning Service, but has faced some set backs.

After making sure there was enough evidence available to make an Environmental Impact Assessment screening decision, the team is now looking into the EIA requirements.

Local subject matter experts are helping to define the extent of the work, including data collection which could take longer than expected.

The next stage will be to undertake the EIA and, once that has been submitted and reviewed, the team will send a planning application.

Pictured top: L'Ancresse wall.