Road improvements at Rue de La Sergente
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WQ.371/2025
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR INFRASTRUCTURE
BY DEPUTY J. RENOUF OF ST. BRELADE
QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 6th OCTOBER 2025 ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 13th OCTOBER 2025
Question
"Further to his answer during Oral Questions Without Notice on 30th September 2025, regarding potential improvements to the road and Railway Walk crossing at Rue de La Sergente, will the Minister state –
- the number of meetings or other communications regarding this site that have taken place in 2025;
- the dates of the most recent meetings between officers; between officers and the Minister; and between officers and landowners (or their representatives); and
- what actions, if any, are currently underway or planned to progress road improvements in this area?"
Answer
It should be noted that not every activity regarding the progress of this matter has been formally recorded. Nevertheless, there has been a significant ongoing effort by the Department to progress this matter since 2021 (see Further Note below).
- Meetings or other communications in 2025
i | Between Officer and Minister - 1 site visit, 1 briefing |
ii | Between Officers (I&E Transport Section, Jersey Property Holdings (JPH), Planning and LOD) - 5 meetings (MS Teams), 20 calls, 27 emails |
iii | Between LOD and Landowner Legal Representative - 4 emails from LOD to Legal Representative (Landowner 1) – follow up to progress purchase |
iv | Between I&E Transport Section and Landowners: - Landowner 1: 1 phone call – follow up to progress purchase - Landowner 2: 3 phones calls, 1 email – updated public proposal |
- Dates of the most recent meetings
i | Between Officer and Minister Briefing on 30th January 2025 – update on conveyancing, land purchase options and negotiations |
ii | Between Officers (I&E Transport Section, JPH, Planning and LOD) - Meetings / Calls (MS Teams) to seek to implement footpath scheme (section 1) under Licence with Landowner 1 – during August |
iii | Between LOD and Landowner Legal Representative - email from LOD to Legal Representative (Landowner 1) – follow up to progress purchase - 10th July |
iv | Between I&E Transport Section and Land Owners: - Landowner 1: 1 phone call - follow up to progress purchase - 19th June - Landowner 2: 1 email – updated public proposal – 1st May (included an invitation to meet to discuss), phone call 6th May - to discuss proposal - awaiting response |
- Actions
The Department for Infrastructure and Environment remains committed to delivering a continuous footway along Rue de La Sergente (Phase 1) and subsequently enhancing the accessibility and safety of the Railway Track crossing (Phase 2). The project is currently pending the conclusion of land purchase agreements with Land Owners 1 and 2. Efforts to secure these agreements are ongoing.
Further Note
The Department, with the support of JPH and LOD, has applied significant focus in progressing negotiations since 2021, including the securing of planning approval in September 2022 for the formation of a new footway and adjoining granite screen wall (a key element of the provisional land purchase agreement) along with relevant budget setting for delivery in 2023/24. However, detailed conveyancing revealed significant complexities that have resulted in difficulties in reaching final agreement.