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WQ.287/2024
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
BY DEPUTY R.S. KOVACS OF ST. SAVIOUR
QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 16th SEPTEMBER 2024 ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 23rd SEPTEMBER 2024
Question
"Further to the decrease in the rate of home completions from 2012 to 2021 compared to the previous ten years as referenced in the Jersey's Fiscal Policy Panel Housing Market Review (Pg.4), will the Minister advise the following for the period 2021 to date –
- the total number of residential developments granted permission and the current status of those developments (completed, in progress, or not started); and, if any of the developments have not started, advise the reasons, if known; and
- how the numbers in (a) compare with the target of 800 homes per year as agreed in the Bridging Island Plan 2022 to 2025?"
Answer
The net increase in new residential developments granted permission in 2022 and 2023 is detailed below. The information is not held for 2021 and cannot be collated in the time available.
2022 = 289 granted permissions 2023 = 615 granted permissions
To date, in 2024, 396 new dwellings have been granted permission. A further 248 dwellings have been provisionally approved, subject to the finalisation of Planning Obligation Agreements.
In 2024, 108 Building Byelaws commencement notifications were issued for new dwellings, and 373 new dwellings had a completion certificate issued under Building Byelaws.
The department does not hold information on why developments with planning consent have not commenced.
The data before 2022 contains inconsistencies, which means that the final figures for granted planning permissions, completions and commencement for new homes cannot be reliably collated in the time available for responding to this written question.