The minister says that although there can be no ‘blanket ban’ on buildings, he wants to work with campaigners behind last weekend’s demonstration.
The protest last Sunday saw 7,000 Islanders gather on St Ouen’s Bay to protest against ‘inappropriate’ development on the coast.
And while Senator Cohen says that he cannot stop property owners putting in applications for land that they own on the coast, he wants to consult on new guidelines for the proposed Coastal National Park that would encompass the west coast and most of the north coast too.