Plans submitted for 101 homes near cinema complex

More than 100 new homes could be built next to the Mallard Complex in Forest if a planning application is accepted.

The scheme is being led by property developer the Infinity Group, as well as the Guernsey Housing Association (GHA), with 85% of the homes to be affordable housing.

The application includes 101 units - 45 dwellings and 56 flats - consisting of one-bed to three-bed accommodation, project leaders said.

Paul Nobes, director of Infinity Group, said the site was "an ideal development which helps to ease Guernsey's housing supply pressures". The application is under consideration.

Letters of support from the Committee for the Environment and Infrastructure and the Committee for Employment and Social Security have been submitted with the application.

Mr Nobes said the site could be "built more quickly than larger housing developments", with work starting in February 2026 if permission was approved.

The homes would be completed in phases between autumn 2028 and autumn 2029.

The planning application stated the project was part of efforts to help with Guernsey's housing shortage by providing more affordable homes in the south of the island.

The site sits next to an existing affordable housing estate and would make use of local services, such as shops, a primary school, petrol stations, pubs and the Mallard Cinema, it added.

The GHA said the site "fits well with its current plans", as it was simpler to develop than other more complex sites.

It said this could help deliver homes sooner and provide housing in a different part of the island.

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