Minister’s ‘rural’ contractor yard conversion is rejected

Heavy vehicles have been passing 82-year-old Lorna Queru’s house to get to Deputy Dave Jones’s property off La Marette Road, St Sampson’s, and she is relieved that his retrospective application for a change in use has been turned down. (Picture by Tom Tardif, 0962310)

HOUSING minister Dave Jones’ retrospective bid to turn a field into a contractors’ yard has been rejected.
The Environment Department has refused the planning application for the site at La Marette Road, St Sampson’s, because it said the proposal did not satisfy the provisions of policies relating to the Rural Area Plan.
Residents of the ruette tranquille road complained last year that the yard was ‘damaging the area’.
They said Deputy Jones should not have changed the use of the site before seeking permission.
Deputy Jones refused to comment about the application because he felt it was not in the public interest (from thisisguernsey)

Whoops looks like Dave messed up on this one...

Most of what is in the news these days is not in the public interest - but it doesn't stop it being published!!! Why should Deputy Jones think he is above 'all that'???

Dave, I'm a member of the public and I am interested to know why a States member who should know better has had to put in a retrospective request to change this site into a builders yard.