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Education Department site bought by medical practice size of the current practice and will feature more parking spaces, an accessible drop-off/turning point, an enclosed bike store, electric car charging points and a petanque court. QRMP chief executive officer, Will Pierce, said the practice had been searching for a suitable location after outgrowing its current site. “We are very pleased to have bought such a landmark building from the States, which will enable us to create a great environment for patients to visit and our staff to work from,” he said.
The former Education Department building on the Grange has been purchased by Queen’s Road Medical Practice. The site will be redeveloped as the new location for the practice and is the first property to be sold by the States as part of its rationalisation programme.
Redevelopment plans are underway, with the practice set to open in 2024. In addition to a doctor’s practice, the site will include an educational space and a dedicated social prescribing and counselling suite. The new facility, which is 300 yards away from the existing site, is more than twice the
“I’m extremely pleased the sale has now been completed, particularly as the new owners will be developing it into a health and wellbeing site for the benefit of our community.” The Longfrie surgery will remain as part of Queens Road Medical Practice, and the current Queens Road Surgery will remain open until the new site is ready to occupy.
GHA submits planning application for Fontaine Vinery will then be completed and occupied in phases. The design is a mix of two-storey houses with some three-storey one-bedroom apartments to give variation and make good use of the land. The development aims to house single people, couples and some families with 50% of the homes being one-bed apartments, 30% two-bedroom houses, and 20% three-bedroom houses, plus three four-bed houses, as this reflects the waiting lists for rental and partial ownership.
A detailed planning application for 91 new homes has been submitted by Guernsey Housing Association (GHA) for the Fontaine Vinery land, which is owned by the States.
service. The development hopes to begin to tackle the current pressing need to supply more new homes to the many people in the island requiring accommodation.
The properties will be a mix of social rental and partial ownership targeted at aspiring first time buyers and homes for keyworkers needed to support the island’s health
If planning permission is obtained within the next six months, construction could start in spring 2023 with the first homes being completed by summer 2024. The housing
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A tender process for local contractors capable of building 91 homes will start in due course. Steve Williams, chief executive at GHA, said: “After an extensive design process we are delighted that our architects Create have submitted the planning application, and we can make real progress towards meeting the housing needs of people in the island who cannot afford or find suitable accommodation.”
