Category: Environment
Minister responds to PIB concerns
The Planning and Environment Minister has expressed his support for the concerns of Channel Island environmental groups which want action to help prevent future discharges of the chemical polyisobutene (PIB). Latest reports from the UK suggest that around 20 species of seabird have been contaminated by the chemical in recent weeks and the RSPB is [...]
Adventure park gets go ahead for indoor play area
The owners of the aMaizin! Adventure Park have been granted permission to go ahead and building an indoor play area for children at its La Hougue Farm premises. At ts meeting yesterday, the Planning Applications Panel approved its plans to construct a playbarn and reconfigure the previously approved office and shop entrance and build a [...]
Presentation about compressed air vehicles
The Minister for Planning and Environment is inviting Islanders to find out more about cars that run using compressed air. Deputy Rob Duhamel has invited Guy Negre, the Chief Executive Officer of Motor Development International (MDI) to give a talk on air vehicles at the Town Hall Assembly Room on Friday 26 April at 7pm. [...]
More fly-tipped asbestos found in Waterworks Valley
A second load of fly tipped asbestos has been found in Waterworks Valley, following an earlier discovery on Sunday 14 April. The latest load was found further up the valley near the Millennium stone. The St. Lawrence Honorary Police received information about the asbestos sheet building materials in the early evening of Wednesday 17th April. [...]
One week left to appeal to Planning
People with an opinion on the planning appeals process in Jersey have just one more week to tell the Island’s Environment Department. A consultation on the current system closes next Friday (26 April). The Green Paper asks Islanders for their views on both the principles and the practicalities of the planning appeals system and if [...]
Tree planting initiative to restore vital hedgerows
A tree planting initiative at Sorel has seen RBC Wealth Management staff plant over 350 trees in one session as part of a scheme to restore a vital resource for Jersey’s bird population. The project is part of the wider Birds on the Edge Scheme, a joint initiative between Durrell, the States of Jersey Environment [...]
Jersey’s seas are cleaner than the UK
Bathing waters at the Island’s most popular beaches were once again cleaner than the UK average in 2012. All sampled bathing waters in Jersey passed the European ‘imperative standard’ and 12 out of 16 beaches passed the highest quality ‘guide standard’. Jersey’s pass rate for the guide standard was 75% compared to the UK’s 60%. [...]
Nesting gulls – householders urged to take action now
The Department of the Environment is urging householders to check roofs to prevent gulls nesting. Every year in Jersey, a number of rooftops become home to nesting seagulls. These uninvited guests can make for an alarming experience and early preventative action is the best way to protect your roof. Herring gulls are declining worldwide and [...]
Disease threat from mail order fruit trees
Islanders are being reminded to check they are using reputable suppliers before buying apple or pear trees online or by mail order to prevent the spread of plant disease in Jersey. Jersey is recognised as an EU “Protected Zone and is free from the quarantine bacterial disease Fireblight which kills apple trees and hawthorn hedgerows. [...]
Planning appeals – consultation continues, but deadline changed
Islanders are being asked for their views on the planning appeals process in a public consultation launched by the Department of the Environment recently. The Green Paper asks Islanders for their opinion on how the planning appeals system might be run. Earlier this week, the States Assembly agreed adopted a proposition to set up an [...]
