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WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT AND TECHNICAL SERVICES BY CONNÉTABLE A.S. CROWCROFT OF ST. HELIER
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 6th JUNE 2006
Question
Would the Minister inform members –
( a ) w h e ther he is considering the potential for the greening' of the multi-storey car parks at Sand Street,
Minden Place, Green Street and Fort Regent and, if so, what action, if any, he intends taking; and,
( b ) w h e ther he would be prepared to allow the growing of appropriate species of plants on some or all
of these facilities to provide a form of attractive visual screening of the car parks at the same time as contributing to biodiversity?
Answer
- The matter of greening' the multi-storey car parks has, at various timesin the past, been considered mostly for aesthetic reasons.It has, so far, notbeenprogressedfor a variety ofreasons:
- the costs involved, bothattheoutsetandforongoingmaintenance;
- concern over whether the roots or climbers/clingers woulddamagethe structure ofthebuildings;
- some health and safety concernsover the possibility of reduced ventilation and light inside thecar parks; and,
- the issueof accessibility to the structural elements for maintenance.
However, every case should be, and will be, considered on its own merits and I certainly would not dismiss this idea, especially at a time when the St. Helier Regeneration Project, which will be examining ways of enhancing the town in all senses of the word, is just beginning.
- Asintimated in myanswer to (a) above, I wouldbeprepared to consider this form of screening as and whereitis appropriate taking into account the issues already mentioned. I will take advice from the departmentalofficers both in respect of the kindof species of plants whichmaybe appropriate and asto which structure, or part of a structure, wouldmost lend itself to this form of screening.