Developer Conrad Engelhardt is making another attempt to develop a disused plot of land directly to the west of the Reefs Beach Club on South Shore Rd., Southampton.

This time he's proposing to put up a three-storey building with six luxury housekeeping tourist apartments. Each apartment will have three bedrooms, a den, and three washrooms. Mr. Engelhardt made the application to the Planning Department as Christian Bay Beach Club.

A previous application by Mr. Engelhardt to build six condominiums at the site was turned down by the Development Applications Board (DAB) in February. The DAB rejected the application on the grounds that the site was of "such importance to the future requirements of the tourism industry that no development other then tourist accommodations should be permitted on the site.'' In the new application Mr. Engelhardt argues that the site needs to be developed as its "abandoned concrete structures'' are a "harbour for young teenagers''.

The application states that only the top storey of the building will be visible from South Shore Rd. It will also have an underground parking garage.

"As a high profile site next to expensive residences and other tourist accommodations the development of the site is long overdue,'' the application states.

Other recent business applications before the Planning Department include plans by nursery school operators David and Julie Goodwin, retailer Frank Arnold, and by carpet layer Shervin Hendrickson.

The Goodwins want to renovate a vacant building once used as a medical office into a nursery for 50 children with a staff of six. The children will range in age from 18 months to five years old.

The building is located on Middle Rd., Devonshire on the corner with Corkscrew Hill and is owned by the Medical Specialist Group Ltd. The couple own three nurseries -- Woodrose School, Stepping Stones Nursery School, and Kids' Venture Nursery School. It's unclear from the application whether the couple want to move one or all three of their nurseries to the current site. Mr.

Goodwin, who works at the Bermuda Monetary Authority, refused to comment.

The couple had made a similar application for a nursery site at the bottom of Store Hill, Smith's, but were turned down by the Development Applications Board. In the new application the Planning Department's technical officers express concern about emergency access to the Middle Rd. building during rush hours.

Retailer Frank Arnold has put in a new application to develop a two-storey supermarket at a vacant lot on South Shore Rd., Warwick, near the Shell petrol station. Mr. Arnold bought the site from developer John Berg last year. The proposed store will have 4,704 sq. ft. of floor space, which includes two warehouse storage areas. Drawings of the proposed building indicates it will have a glassed in lower floor and a Bermudian style upper floor with a veranda. The plans indicate one main floor area will contain a retail market.

The rest of the space will have two retail stores.

Carpet layer Shervin Hendrickson, who operates as S.E.H. Carpets, has decided to expand his business at his building on North Shore Rd. opposite Grace Methodist Church, Pembroke.

He currently shares the building with Bermuda Natural Tyres, and Nesbitt's Cycles Marine & Auto. Mr. Hendrickson said his carpet laying and customised rug making business has been growing so fast that he decided he needed the whole building for his workshop. He currently runs the business from his home he said. He will renovate the building and add on another 501 sq.ft. to the existing 602 sq.ft. of floor space.

"I don't advertise that I make rugs because I don't have the facilities to take all the orders,'' he said.

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