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States of Guernsey Planners do work in confidence with developers on draft development frameworks (DFs) and priority is given to housing, regeneration and key industrial expansion areas, it has been confirmed to Northern parish officials.

Parish officials in the North of the island have reacted angrily to Planners releasing yet more land for housing close to the 150-home Saltpans development as it became clear some owners were opposed to building on their property.

Up to 35 new homes could be built in the Saltpans area on top of the 150 already earmarked for the former Kenilworth Vinery site, planners said yesterday. The site, known as Le Four Banal, adjoins the entrance to the as yet unbuilt data park off Route Militaire and is said by the Development and Planning Authority to be within the Bridge Main Centre outer boundary.

The long-awaited development of Leale's Yard and the regeneration of the Bridge has moved a step closer thanks to a States debate on planning, according to the deputy behind the move.

A proposal that could help protect greenfield sites in the Vale from development and give parishioners more say in what gets built where is being debated by States members today.

Revised plans to build housing on the "triangle field" opposite Braye Road industrial estate have been described as "a vast improvement" by the Vale's Senior Constable, Richard Leale - although he would still prefer for the site to remain undeveloped.

An historic tractor which helped Aurigny land planes safely in Alderney and is the same make credited with revolutionising British farming in the 1950s is looking for long term garaging in the Vale.

People who use Bordeaux are being urged not to feed the seabirds there because that act of kindness can be harmful in several ways, according to Environmental Services. 

The States has been asked by the Vale Douzaine to consider improving toilet facilities at Les Amarreurs because of the number of children and parents using the popular play area there, pictured below.

An area at Bordeaux traditionally used for overwintering boats and storing gear has been getting a late spring clean as part of the Vale Douzaine's programme of parish improvements.