Plans to cover walking route's stream on hold

Plans to cover a stream on a pedestrian route to allow cycle access in Guernsey have been put on hold.

Following a strong public reaction, Education, Sport and Culture (ESC) requested a six-month extension to the idea of metal grates over the stream on the Water Lanes.

The States of Guernsey said the initiative was a result of conditions placed on the Les Ozouets Campus at the time it received planning permission.

It outlined that the area required improvements for pedestrians and cyclist accessibility between La Couture and Les Ozouets.

The States said plans had to be submitted within six months of work starting on the site.

President of the committee for ESC Deputy Paul Montague said the extension would allow alternative options to be looked at and discussions to take place about the planning requirement itself.

"Safe access to the Les Ozouets Campus for students travelling to and from The Guernsey Institute is clearly very important, however I am very keen that we find a way to achieve this without materially changing an important green space," he said.

"We will still have to review ways that we can improve active travel routes to Les Ozouets, and it may be the case that we need to return to this idea if there is no alternative, but we will be sure to engage with the public about those options.

"I've been very grateful for the constructive discussions that have already taken place," he added.

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