St Saviour Residents to Vote on £3.1 Million Plan for New Public Park

Residents of St Saviour will have the chance to approve up to £3.1 million in spending to transform two fields near the Parish Hall into a new public park.

The project, funded through the Maison Connetable Ozouf Fund, would see Fields S514 and S515 converted into gardens featuring a children’s play area, a new toilet block, and a 32-space car park, with plans for a café in a later phase.

Constable Kevin Lewis said the focus would initially be on creating a playground, car parking, and walkways around the park.

A Parish Assembly will be held on 2 December at 6:30 pm at St Saviour’s Parish Hall, where ratepayers will vote on whether to release the funds for the project’s first phase.

The initial phase includes:

• Widening entrances to the north and south of the Parish Hall and adjusting boundary walls for improved visibility at La Rue de Patier junction,

• Relocating access to St Saviour's House and creating three car parking spaces in the forecourt,

• Installing a pedestrian crossing on St Saviour’s Hill,

• Constructing the children’s playground and footpaths,

• Building a 32-space car park and bicycle store,

• Adding a new access ramp to the Parish Hall,

• Landscaping and creating a nature trail,

• Erecting a new toilet block with full facilities.

A second phase will require additional funding to introduce a café with outdoor seating, extend landscaping around the playground, and widen and resurface Birches Avenue.

If approved, a planning application will be submitted next spring, with construction expected to begin in March 2027.