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Free clinics to help people understand planning applications will be held every three months, the Minister of Home Affairs announced. Walter Roban said the clinics would mean the public can get advice on planning regulations outside normal office hou...

The planning department needs to do more to back “the growth of the country”, the home affairs minister has told the Development Applications Board. The minutes of the board’s meeting last month said Walter Roban attended to discuss plans to streamli...

A homeowner near a former golf course where the new owners want to build 18 luxury homes said yesterday that the plan by developers was “putting up buildings for rich people and to enrich themselves”. The objector, who asked not to be named, added th...

The owners of the former Riddell’s Bay Golf Course have applied to break up the land into 22 lots. A subdivision application, submitted to the Department of Planning by Castile Holdings earlier this month, proposed the creation of new lots on the rec...

A helium balloon targeted at tourists has been cleared for take-off. Planning officials have approved View Bermuda Ltd’s project to install a tethered balloon in Southampton, which will take visitors hundreds of feet into the air for a bird’s-eye vie...

Plans to construct a tunnel on a section of the Railway Trail in Hamilton Parish have been rejected after the National Parks Commission expressed concerns. The planning application, submitted by the Ministry of Public Works, proposed erecting a pedes...

The Bermuda Government has worked hard to improve the planning process and consult with other groups, according to Michael Fahy, the Minister of Home Affairs. Speaking to The Royal Gazette, Sen Fahy said that the Government has made several small cha...

Plans to erect the Artemis Racing headquarters on Morgan’s Point have been sent to the Department of Planning as the team prepares for the 35th America’s Cup in 2017. The Swedish team has proposed the instillation of several temporary structures near...

A “family friendly” restaurant planned for Shelly Bay will not bring late-night entertainment, and will not section off areas of the public beach, prospective developer Tom Steinhoff said last night. Introduced by area MP Wayne Furbert of the Progres...

An $85 million plan to redevelop the Ariel Sands Resort has been approved by the Department of Planning. The project, announced last year, will include a new 22-key hotel, 26 detached villas and a new beach club on the Devonshire property. According ...

Plans for a small, exclusive resort on Hawkins Island have had approval renewed, with some work expected to be completed before the America’s Cup. The proposal for the resort, which would feature fewer than 30 beds, a restaurant and spa facilities, h...

Tucker’s Point Resort is seeking in-principle approval to erect additional guest rooms, along with a new conference centre. According to an application received by the Department of Planning on May 22, the project would involve the demolition of the ...