for development including that of Freeport bingo organiser Mr. Neil Inchcup who applied to change the use of a building to a recreation centre.

The Board stated that it objected to the plans for the Church Street building, located next to the Junior Library, on the grounds that the information provided was insufficient for the Board to make proper assessment of the proposal.

It also refused the plans submitted by Wynona Holdings Ltd. to use a commercial building as an office.

The Board stated that the building, which is located on the south side of East Broadway and runs from the public road down to the water, contains two buildings, "one of which has scored very high on the list of buildings of historic merit,'' the board stated.

At present the buildings house the marine gas station on the waterfront and a carpentry shop is operated out of the building on the roadside.

The board maintains that demolition of existing structures to construct a purpose-built commercial building for office use would be contrary to the objectives of the Bermuda Plan 1992 Planning Statement "in that it would result in the demolition of a building of architectural and historical importance''.

"The proposed development does not provide any parking and servicing arrangements sufficient to allow for the orderly development and use of land within this commercial centre,'' it said.

However, the Board added that it supported the concept of the rehabilitation of this lot.

Ms Valirie Akinstall had her application for a change of use of a building on Euclid Avenue to a home office occupation refused due to the fact that the proposed development would be contrary to the Bermuda Plan 1992 Planning Statement in that the proposal would result in the creation of a second non-residential operation on this site.

The Board also stated that the proposal would result in an operation in which no persons employed in the occupation reside on the property.

The Bermuda Taxi Service's application for the change of a residential building to commercial use in conjunction with a service, located on North Shore Road near the First Church of God, was also refused by the board because "the proposal constitutes a major intensification of a use that is at variance with the zoning and would result in a form of development that will have a detrimental impact on the amenities of this area in that the development will create additional traffic, noise, odour, and other noxious conditions associated with a filling station and or service station.

The Board also stated that the density of buildings in the area and the constraints of the site does not allow for adequate landscaping to reduce the impact of the development on neighbouring non-industrial properties.

And the proposed development fails to conform with the provisions of the Development and Planning Regulations.