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WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR INFRASTRUCTURE BY DEPUTY M. TADIER OF ST. BRELADE
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 15TH NOVEMBER 2016
Question
What plans, if any, are there for the demolition and / or development of the former swimming pool building at Fort Regent and, if none, will the Minister advise whether the current structure is the best use of the site?
Answer
The Department for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture is developing proposals for the regeneration of Fort Regent through development of the site. These proposals will define the potential for the site to be regenerated without recourse to public funds, consistent with capital funding allocation within the Medium Term Financial Plan.
There are no current proposals to demolish the swimming pool in its entirety, however the Department for Infrastructure is obtaining costings for the demolition of the bridge link to remove access to the swimming pool to prevent unauthorised entrance and vandalism.
A derelict swimming pool is clearly not the best use for the site, however in the absence of a planning approval for alternative development, maintaining the existing structure protects the development potential and underlying land value of the site. A successful proposal to secure demolition of the building as part of an outline consent would also provide that protection and would be a preferable step forward to determining a future use for the site. The attached correspondence from the previous Minister for the Environment sets out the planning position in 2012.