Third rejection for plans at Nude Dunes restaurant
BBCPlans to convert an empty restaurant into holiday accommodation have been rejected for a third time.
The owners of Nude Dunes Food at La Pulente in St Brelade had proposed turning the site, which has been vacant for nearly three years, into a two-bedroom self-catering flat and cafe.
Despite receiving support from Jersey Business and the Jersey Hospitality Association, the latest application has been refused permission by the government's Planning Committee.
Members of the Planning Committee said they did not feel the latest plans were right for the area, which is in a protected coastal area.
Deputy Arlene Maltman said she "struggled to see how the functions of a cafe and self-catering flat would operate together".
The site's owner, Nadia Miller, said she was appealing against the planning refusal from 2024 in the Royal Court.
She said an independent UK inspector, who was also a lawyer, had spent seven hours studying the information in those plans and had concluded "it met on every level all the criteria of the Island Plan".
Miller added the site had to be viable, be what neighbours wanted and be a facility people would use.
Jersey Business said it would not make money as a restaurant in the current economic climate and cited the 47% rise in the minimum wage between 2022 and 2026.
Self-catering and a cafe would be the best use of the site, the organisation added.
The Jersey Hospitality Association said it championed an investment that "strengthens our visitor economy and enhances visitor experiences".
A spokesperson for the association said it considered the latest application to be a sustainable model that would attract overnight visitors, wedding parties and event guests.
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