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BBC News
10-07-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Plans to cover stream on walking route in Guernsey on hold
Plans to cover a stream on a pedestrian route to allow cycle access in Guernsey have been put on hold. Following a strong public reaction, Education, Sport and Culture (ESC) requested a six-month extension to the idea of metal grates over the stream on the Water States of Guernsey said the initiative was a result of conditions placed on the Les Ozouets Campus at the time it received planning outlined that the area required improvements for pedestrians and cyclist accessibility between La Couture and Les Ozouets. 'Constructive discussions' The States said plans had to be submitted within six months of work starting on the of the committee for ESC Deputy Paul Montague said the extension would allow alternative options to be looked at and discussions to take place about the planning requirement itself."Safe access to the Les Ozouets Campus for students travelling to and from The Guernsey Institute is clearly very important, however I am very keen that we find a way to achieve this without materially changing an important green space," he said."We will still have to review ways that we can improve active travel routes to Les Ozouets, and it may be the case that we need to return to this idea if there is no alternative, but we will be sure to engage with the public about those options. "I've been very grateful for the constructive discussions that have already taken place," he added.
BBC News
10-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Anger over plan to cover stream on Guernsey walking route
An idea to cover part of a stream on a pedestrian route to allow cycle access in Guernsey should be abandoned, say Sport & Culture (ESC) is considering the idea of metal grates over the stream on the Water Lanes as part of a planning application to improve accessibility to the Les Ozouets education 300 people have signed a petition objecting to covering the stream where children like to play, according to objector Darren Davison.A spokesperson for ESC said the scheme improved pedestrian and cyclist access to the campus via the Water Lanes and avoided a nearby road. Mr Davison, landlord of La Couture Inn, said: "I was quite shocked, I thought it was an April Fool's joke to cover over the Water Lanes which is at the heart of the community."I understand why they want cyclists to avoid Collings Road but people using it regularly will be uncomfortable with cyclists using it all the time."A spokesperson for ESC said in 2022, a planning condition required it to improve pedestrian and cyclist access between La Couture and Les Ozouets via the Water Lanes. The alternative, Collings Road, was narrow and unsafe, they said.
