The Planning Proposal

The image to the left of this paragraph is of the architects model of the site. The building in the centre of the image is the replacement for Windward House, though looking at the detailed drawings, this new residence will stretch further south than 'Windward House' does at present. To the left of this property stands a new residence, currently occupied by some of Windward Houses 14 Vergess of Gardens. This building is to contain, amongst other things, an indoor swimming pool to its south and underground parking, along with landscaping. To the north of the centre residence are the two gatehouses, which were refused at the planning meeting. Finally the building on the right, which stands currently in the former apple orchid, is the third main residence. The image also clearly identifies how the land will be divided up

Windward House's replacement building will look like the image to the right of this paragraph. From this image, again taken from the architects model, it can be clearly seen that the unique features of Windward House will not be retained. The architects, who are a UK firm, claim in their report that thay have modeled the replacement buildings on traditional Jersey architecture, and truth be told, SOME of the designs do show evidence of this, however for the residence that is planned to replace Windward House.

Along with the plans for the redevelopment of Windward House and the surrounding areas, an archeological survey was also carried out (see link). The archeological report highlights the fact that any development which is not within the footprint of the current buildings could have a detrimental effect on possible archeological evidence of neolithic and Bronze age settlements. Also, there is still a mystery surrounding the exact location of 'La Hougue De Cinq Pierres', an ancient neolithic monument, which "raises the potential for disturbance of the monument as a direct result of the proposed development". In the past, evidence of settlements as far back as the prehistoric period have been discovered on surrounding sites, which raises the posibility that there may be further evidence on the Windward site, which again would be disturbed if further development was to take place. Finally, the report concludes that the breaking of new ground for 3 new properties ( two of the houses and one gatehouse) have a high archeological potential.

The image above clearly shows that the density of buildings on the current site will increase, this will most certainly lead to a different view of the site from Ouaisne Bay. Although the plans show a high density of tress planned for the site, it is unlikely that these will be able to cover completely the new buildings.