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title: "Minister warns Nude Dunes site breach may be a criminal offence"
url: https://www.nsfw.info/nude-dunes-planning-breach-criminal-offence-warning/
published: 2026-10-23T12:30:47+00:00
modified: 2026-10-23T12:30:47+00:00
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summary: "Jersey's Planning Minister has warned that ongoing non-compliance at the former Nude Dunes restaurant site in St Ouen may amount to a criminal offence."
publisher: NSFW (https://www.nsfw.info)
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# Minister warns Nude Dunes site breach may be a criminal offence

**In brief:** Jersey’s Planning and Regulation Minister has called the ongoing non-compliance at the former Nude Dunes restaurant site in St Ouen “unsatisfactory,” warning that it “may be a criminal offence.” The site has been subject to enforcement notices since 2025, yet the BBC reports those notices remain unheeded.

## A Restaurant, a Fence, and a Very Long Wait

The former Nude Dunes restaurant at La Pulente in St Ouen’s Bay closed its doors as a food and drink venue in November 2023. Since then, the BBC reports, the site has become something of a planning headache for the authorities. Enforcement notices were issued in 2025 relating to the site being used as a home and the unauthorised erection of a fence and modular structure. As of now, those notices have not been complied with.

Planning and Regulation Minister Sir Mark Boleat confirmed as much when responding to a question in the States Assembly from Deputy Montfort Tadier. “The enforcement notice remains in effect and has not been complied with,” Boleat said, in what may be the most understated summary of an ongoing regulatory standoff the island has seen in some time.

The site owner, Nadia Miller, declined to comment when approached by the BBC. A third attempt to secure planning permission for a conversion of the building was rejected by the planning committee last month. At the time of that rejection, Miller said the proposal “meets all of the criteria set out in the Island Plan” and indicated her appeals were continuing.

## A Criminal Offence, But No Further Comment

Deputy Tadier pressed the minister on whether prolonged non-compliance did anything to “instil public confidence in his department and the ability to uphold the rule of law.” It is the kind of question that tends to make ministers squirm, and Boleat’s answer, while candid, was carefully worded.

“Non-compliance with the enforcement notice may be a criminal offence,” he told the Assembly, “and accordingly it would not be appropriate for me to comment further.” He did, however, acknowledge that the situation was “clearly very unsatisfactory when there is a compliance and enforcement notice that is not complied with for a lengthy period,” and pledged to consider how the problem might be better addressed going forward.

It is worth noting that the minister described the situation as something his department was “grappling with,” a phrase that, while honest, does little to project the kind of firm regulatory authority the public might reasonably expect from a planning enforcement regime.

## Wider Questions About Enforcement

This case raises broader questions about the practical teeth of Jersey’s planning enforcement system. Enforcement notices are only as effective as the willingness and ability of authorities to act on non-compliance. When a notice sits unheeded for an extended period, it invites the obvious question: what happens next, and when?

The minister has indicated he will look at how the department can better address such situations in future. Whether that translates into swifter action, clearer timelines, or stronger penalties for non-compliance remains to be seen. For residents of St Ouen and anyone with an interest in the integrity of Jersey’s planning laws, the answer matters.

## The NSFW Perspective

There is something almost poetic about a site called Nude Dunes becoming the focal point of a very public planning dispute on the windswept shores of St Ouen’s Bay. The name, at least, has delivered on its promise of exposure.

More seriously, though, this episode is a useful reminder that rules without reliable enforcement are little more than suggestions. If Jersey’s planning system is to command public respect, the gap between issuing an enforcement notice and actually securing compliance needs to be considerably shorter than the timeline on display here. Sir Mark Boleat deserves credit for being straight with the Assembly rather than papering over the cracks, but candour and action are not the same thing. The island will be watching to see which one follows.

*Source: [BBC News](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq4g13ppr901o)*