New town school on former Jersey Gas site

Published on: 13 July 2026

Question type: Written

Asked by: Samantha Gleave

Reference: WQ.128/2026

Answered by: Minister for Education and Lifelong Learning

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WQ.128/2026

WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR EDUCATION AND LIFELONG LEARNING BY DEPUTY S.J. GLEAVE OF ST. HELIER SOUTH

QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 6th JULY 2026

ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 13th JULY 2026

Question

"In relation to the proposed new town school, on the former Jersey Gas site, will the Minister advise –

what consultation, if any, has been undertaken with teachers in St. Helier;
what consultation, if any, has been undertaken with the residents of the area and with the wider public and;
whether a traffic management plan has been developed; and
if any of these actions have not been undertaken, why not?"

Answer

Headteachers have been consulted throughout the development of plans for the new school. Their input was instrumental in establishing the requirements for the facility and shaping the draft accommodation schedule. The consultation panel comprised Headteachers from several primary schools in St Helier, including La Passerelle, St Luke's, Springfield, Rouge Bouillon, Plat Douet and First Tower Primary Schools.
The process of consultation with the residents of the area and the wider public is incorporated into the planning process for the approval of a planning application for a future school in St Helier. This detailed planning phase of the programme has not yet commenced.
The development of traffic management plans forms part of the detailed planning design work which is set to commence once the site has been acquired into the ownership of the Government. Sustainable transport would be a feature of any planning application process and alongside the Safer Routes to School Initiative and active travel plans, any traffic impacts can be minimised. Previous surveys do confirm that the majority of pupils already walk to their town primary schools.
The reasons these actions have not been undertaken yet is specified in the answers above. At this stage the Assembly has given approval for the construction of a new school on Gas Place and funding has been allocated in the Capital Programme. In addition, outline designs have been developed. The detailed planning work to advance the project towards planning permission and construction has yet to commence. This phase can only follow the acquisition of the Gas Place site by the Government from Andium.