Plans to erect a six-storey residential building on the site of the historic ‘Queen of the East’ have been rejected.

Despite several redesigns, Planning officials have continued to express concerns about the design of the building and insufficient information in the applications.

The “Queen of the East” on the southern side of Crow Lane, just beyond the Hamilton city limits, dates back to the 1740s and is considered an outstanding example of an 18th century merchant’s house, however it has been in a dilapidated state for many years.

An application by CTX to erect a building at the location was made early last year.

Revised plans were submitted in October, November and this January after the original plan was deemed “unworkable, unrealistic and not functional” by the Development Applications Board’s advisory architectural panel.

The most recent plan sought to create 12 residences, with a gym and car parking for 12 cars and five motorcycles.

On December 3, revised plans were reviewed by the advisory panel, who commented that the drawings “did not reflect reality” and they believed the development would not translate on the site given a number of issues with the plans.

The applicant submitted revised plans on January 29 to address some of the issues raised.

However the application was still recommended for refusal for several reasons, including being “at variance with the building code significantly and, as such will not translate on the site as designed and represented in the drawings submitted”.

The documents also cite insufficient submitted information, inconsistent and missing information, and inadequate on-site trash storage.

The application was rejected by the Development Applications Board last Wednesday.

The Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce and the Bermuda National Trust have also objected to the demolition of the ‘Queen of the East’.

Over the years the building served as a bakery, a laundry, a brothel and a Soldier and Sailors Club.

It was purchased in 1938 by architect Bayfield Clark and his wife, an interior designer, who together renovated the building.

It received a Grade One listing in 2002 but was controversially delisted five years later.