170-home vision for the Bridge revealed
Thursday 9th April 2009, 2:30PM BST.
Is this how the Bridge could look? Plans submitted by the Co-op for the redevelopment of Leale’s Yard include 14,450 square metres of retail space on the site. (0753881)
PLANS to transform the Bridge moved a step closer as the Co-op submitted its ideas for a £100m. redevelopment of Leale’s Yard.
The vision includes provision for 170 new homes, 815 parking spaces and 14,450 square metres of retail space on the Bridge site.
A separate application for Lowlands Road includes the option for 11 or seven houses and nine apartments.
Channel Islands Co-operative Society chief executive, Jim Hopley, said the development would be one of the largest undertaken in Guernsey.
‘It has taken a long time to come together, and it is still subject to consultation.’
But the Co-op and Leale’s Yard Limited, who jointly put forward the planning enquiry, said they would not start work on the larger part of the scheme until the economic situation improves.
‘At this particular time, with the credit crunch, it would be difficult,’ said Mr Hopley. ‘It would also be difficult to find tenants.’
Mr Hopley said he hoped construction could start within 18 months, but it was too early to say at this stage.
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looks like a load of old concrete to me
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“it would be difficult to find tenants” -what??? -with all the fuss these days about young people not being able to afford properties etc etc etc and the island being over-populated etc etc it seems like a weird comment.
From my point of view I would just like somewhere “undercover” to shop which has facilities for children.
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at last! somebody wants to drag guernsey into the 21st century. well done. my kids thank you.
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I hope the housing benefits Guernsey people and not rich foreign businessmen.
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Brilliant!
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Can I put my name down for one of those boxy dolls house appartments?
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Fantastic. Need to see the detail but the concept looks great. If they can retain some of the history of the bridge area but transform it for the 21st Century I’m all for it. The bridge could be a vibrant second retail centre for Guernsey.
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The States can’t be too worried about global warming.
Isn’t this site,and the ex Kenilworth Vinery Industrial Mura already below the current high tide level ?
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Isn’t it a little strange?
Yes I mean it–
about 2002 they said the same about The Markets, albeit not the same firm. yet not Guernsey either-
Well it’s 2009, and it seems as if like a famous brand only that brand was honest.
“Still not going strong”
The carrots at the end of a stick, is not for us donkeys. We’re more sophisticated nowadays- well by that I mean we no longer should listen to these folk who cannot control their own country, as is seen daily in their newspapers.
And please, oh Please No remarks from Trott, unles to let us know if he will have a rake off. and not a word please from the Jonesy boyo-
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I like it. St Sampsons is full of blue collar riff-raff. Be nice to lift the place a bit.
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Well if this what my old Guernsey is going to look like it is a sad STATE of all the silly thinking.
RIP.
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Is there anywhere we could put our names down for a couple more flats? A good investment, especially the small one/two bedroom units.
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How much did the markets overrun by on cost and time?
Enough said.
Jackie – I love your humour; be interesting to see who bites on that one, blue collar workers, LOL>
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Darren
What difference does it make if the cost overruns? Its a private company looking to do the development not the states so the tax payer need not worry. I realise there will be profit in this for the co-op but it nice to see someone wanting to use their own cash for the benefit of all!
Its about time we started making better use of land like that site!
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Darren.
The markets overran because the job was riddled with States mini-committee intervention.
Anything they touch seems to go that way. The old Savoy site,without such intervention, started much later but was up and running a year or two before the market was sorted out.
Let’s hope they keep out of the Leale’s Yard site.
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Surely there’s a better venue for a development such as this?
At the end of the day the Bridge is too industrial to be smartened up, and imagine how much more value could be added if there were some decent views from the apartments. Why not let the Co-op develop the old Idlerocks site? They could build a multi storey retail unit with some apartments above, and global warming wouldn’t be an issue as it would sit a few hundred feet above see level. Plus a lot more people would be interested in going up to St Martin’s rather than down to the Bridge, quite understandably really.
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“Bridge is too industrial to be smartened up”
They managed with Dresden. I don’t view the Bridge as much of a challenge. Not sure what to do about the citizens though, that may take a little more than a tart up.
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Jackie!, a snob or what?.
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I think the bridge will benefit from this. I lived there for most of my life and find it sad that shops seem to be deserting the area.
I think The Bridge is ideally suited for the shopping development, however I agree that it is a shame the housing has to be built in such an industrial area.
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