Strawberry Farm clearance continues

Monday 21 January 2019

Work to clear the former Strawberry Farm of its contents should not be seen as a sign that work is due to start anytime soon.

The owners have told Express they are continuing to try and sell on some of the items which can be useful to other people, to raise money for charity, but they're not going to start the redevelopment work yet.

The Fuller Group had left the complex moderately furnished for years following its closure in 2008, but are now looking to offload most of the contents.

This comes months after submitting an application for final planning permission to demolish the farm and build an estate of high value properties. While the group have already got permission for some of those buildings, they have asked for new permissions for buildings with a "higher quality of construction and design and ultimately a more sustainable building."

Overall, the Fuller Group has made a number of planning applications in order to redevelop the site since it closed its doors for good as a tourist attraction, including to reopen it as a fruit and plant exhibition space but most recently it's been highlighted as a site for future housing.

Pictured: The most recent planning application submitted for the Strawberry Farm. 

As part of the planning permission given to the Strawberry Farm site, a number of conditions were set. That included maintaining the site, to ensure it isn't hazardous and any dangerous items are removed. 

The owners are now working to meet those conditions which also included some aspects of waste management and landscaping.

They said it is currently difficult to say when the site's buildings will be demolished, as all of this will continue to take some time, but they are currently in the process of clearing the site to meet the conditions set.

Out of the items which had originally been listed for sale, some of the larger items like a frame for a soft play area, have been sold. All of the money raised is going to the charity Help a Guernsey Child.

So far it is estimated a few thousand pounds have been raised, with more money to come in.

Pictured top: The Strawberry Farm.