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Controversial changes to Special Development Orders were approved in the House of Assembly yesterday despite objections by the Opposition. Walter Roban, the home affairs minister, said SDOs would undergo “far more transparency, scrutiny and testing”...

Controversial changes to Special Development Orders are expected to be debated today in the House of Assembly. Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs has said the Development and Planning Amendment Act 2021 is intended to streamline the SDO proce...

The One Bermuda Alliance has joined environmental groups in opposition of proposed changes to planning legislation. The amendments, tabled earlier this month by Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, would remove the need for Special Development...

The Bermuda National Trust has accused the Government of prioritising the short-term interests of private companies over the environment. Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, said recently that tabled amendments to the Development and Planning...

Plans to install a funicular and other amenities at the Bermudiana Beach Resort have been approved, despite objections from environmental groups. The Development Applications Board formally approved the application in a meeting on July 7 after it wa...

Changes to the way Special Development Orders are granted could pave the way for a mass sell-off of land for real estate development at the Fairmont Southampton, an environmental group fears. Yesterday the Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskfo...

An historic Hamilton building facing demolition by a government quango was singled out for special protection under a development plan which was first promised six years ago. A draft of the North East Hamilton Local Plan 2021 listed the Princess Str...

Special development orders, legislated for parliamentary scrutiny ten years ago, are no longer to go before the House of Assembly under legislation tabled on Friday. But Walter Roban, the home affairs minister, told The Royal Gazette there were “no p...

Environmental groups have balked at a plan to fill in a cave at John Smith’s Bay as part of a coastal protection effort. But Government has defended the project, arguing that it will reduce potentially hazardous erosion. According to the application...

A proposed funicular at the Bermudiana Beach Resort will not pose a threat to cliff stability, according to an architect involved in the project. While the Bermuda National Trust and the Bermuda Audubon Society both raised concerns about the project,...

A tribunal established to hear objections to the Bermuda Plan 2018 said changes must be made to address concerns about arbitrary decisions. The Bermuda Plan 2018, which details planning policies and zoning across the island, was tabled in the House o...

A historic buildings charity clashed with the Government yesterday after it was confirmed a historic Hamilton house would be demolished. A Bermuda National Trust spokeswoman said the Bermuda Housing Corporation, a government quango that owns the home...