Short-term opportunities as a new port created is at Longue Hougue
By moving the port operations to Longue Hougue, St Julian’s Pier in St Peter Port becomes available for new uses. However, if long-term flood mitigation measures are not implemented, it is likely that only non-residential uses such as new marine uses will be feasible on St Julian’s Pier/North Beach and more intensive uses will be limited.
In St Sampson, new land for the port will be required south of Longue Hougue, and some development opportunities may become available to the north side of the harbour, again these would be industrial or marine related in nature in the short term. Improvements at the Bridge could be facilitated by a new road crossing and pedestrian focus. This interim strategy starts to enable wider change.
Key principles
- Retain existing uses with small scale appropriate change on under used sites
- Improvements to the Esplanades to focus on improving active and sustainable travel
- Start process of moving fuel storage to southern side of St. Sampson Harbour
- Focus for tourism and visitor activities on Castle Pier and Albert and Victoria Piers
- Local flood defences may be needed in some locations over time
- Keep port operational during relocation to Longue Hougue
St Peter Port HAA
This scenario tests out:
- A reduction in surface car parking across the piers and their use for interim marine industries as the port operations are relocated and before any long term flood risk mitigation is in place.
- Localised reorganisation of car parking
Benefits of this option could include:
- Continued and enhanced leisure provision on the piers, and southwards past Havelet Bay
- Potential for new marine related development on St. Julian’s Pier until and unless more strategic flood risk protections are put in place
- Focus on public realm improvements and more space for people along the Esplanades and as a better link between the harbour and Town
- Smaller scale opportunities for development on specific sites and that are able to deal with flood risk
St Peter Port HAA - click to enlarge
St Sampson HAA
This scenario tests out:
- The installation of a flood gate at the harbour entrance (and eventually upgrades to the outer breakwaters)
- Relocation (to Longue Hougue) or removal of the storage of volatile fuels on the northern side of the harbour
- Space to be safeguarded on Longue Hougue for some industrial uses to be relocated.
Benefits of this option could include:
- A potentially efficient mitigation against flood risk, bringing protection to the entire harbour through the introduction of a flood gate.
- Unlocking development potential on the north side of the harbour primarily for additional industrial uses and over time more intensive uses as fuel storage needs change and flood mitigation brought forward
- Space for new public realm along The Bridge facilitated by new bridge crossing over the harbour
- Opportunity to consolidate/unify marine industry and storage uses between new port and Longue Hougue
St Sampson HAA - click to enlarge