Demolition gets green light despite historic listing status.
Plans to demolish the listed 1930s Jersey Airport arrivals building have been approved by the planning minister, according to the BBC.
Deputy Robert Duhamel had asked airport management to come up with alternatives to demolishing it, including moving the runway north.
He said it was a difficult decision, but gave approval based on advice from the airport authorities.
Airport director Doug Bannister said the building was too close to the runway and a risk to flight safety.
He said: “This decision now allows us to move forward and define our future development programme, which will see the construction of a new arrivals facility at Jersey Airport.”
Deputy Duhamel said under normal circumstances he would not give approval for the demolition of a listed building with “significant historical and architectural significance”.
He said: “The option of moving the runway was explored and subsequently discounted when a model of the airport clearly showed what the projected impact would be on other buildings and the neighbourhood around the airport.”
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