Empty Jersey property could be used to house elderly

High Marsh House has been empty for three years

An empty property in Jersey could be used to house elderly residents.

St Ouen Constable Richard Honeycombe will ask parishioners to approve buying High Marsh House for £950,000 at the Parish Assembly on Wednesday evening.

Mr Honeycombe said about 70 elderly residents were currently waiting for homes in the parish.

He said the property would be demolished and redeveloped, if approved, to provide eight one-bedroom units - housing up to 16 people.

The constable said a sum of money left to the parish by a local Jersey family could go towards funding the construction.

Mr Honeycombe said the parish has funds "far in excess" of £950,000 in the homes for elderly account, meaning no money would need to be borrowed.

"It would be a cash sale," he said.

St Ouen Constable Richard Honeycombe

Mr Honeycombe said the total site was just over 7,900 sq ft (734 sq m).

He said: "If we had permission, we would demolish the building and move the building back.

"It would be in four blocks of two storeys, eight units altogether, which is all we could actually get as far as the drainage is concerned."

The assembly will be held in St Ouen's Parish Hall at 19:00 GMT on Wednesday.