According to a freedom of information request not submitted by this newspaper, Graham Self, the UK planning inspector appointed to oversee the inquiry, was paid £18,755.95 for his services. Meanwhile, a total of £613.94 was spent on flights, £591.34 on accommodation, £750 on venue hire and £746.47 on production services.
And Christine Self, the inquiry’s programme officer, was paid £4,005.50 for her services.
Mr Self has overseen a number of public inquiries on a number of projects in Jersey, including the new Les Quennevais School.
Almost two years ago Tamba entrepreneur Jonathan Ruff submitted plans to build the holiday village on a disused glasshouse site at his St Lawrence leisure complex.
A number of Islanders submitted official comments to the proposals, with some speaking against the development, while others argued that it could be advantageous for tourism.
In January, the plans went before the public inquiry, with Mr Self ruling in favour of the development.
However, Environment Minister John Young later chose to ignore Mr Self’s recommendation, saying that the development would be a ‘major departure from the Island Plan’.
Mr Ruff has since said that Deputy Young made the wrong decision and says he is considering taking legal action.
