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Government disbands body set up to help protect national parks
An advisory body set up to protect Bermuda’s national parks from overdevelopment has been disbanded by the Government. One former member of the National Parks Commission has expressed concern that planning applications could now be rubber-stamped by authorities without any […]
Read moreSurvey launched to gauge awareness of planning rules
An alliance of environmental advocacy groups have launched an online survey to gauge public awareness of Bermuda’s planning policies. The survey, launched by the Planning Applications Review Team, questions participants on their thoughts on coastal development, the use of brownfield sites […]
Read moreSurvey Launched On Bermuda’s Protected Areas
Photo courtesy of NASA. The Planning Applications Review Team [PART] has launched an online survey to “gauge our community’s awareness, interest, and concern regarding protected areas in Bermuda.” A spokesperson said, “The Planning Applications Review Team [PART], is an alliance […]
Read morePlanned development puts Devonshire Marsh at risk
Letter to the editor, The Royal Gazette, Dec. 2, 2022 KAREN BORDER, Bermuda National Trust | JANICE HETZEL, Bermuda Audubon Society | KIM SMITH, Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce Dear Sir, Bermuda’s environmental organisations continue to do all we can to […]
Read moreLand at Riddell’s Bay officially declared nature reserve
A swath of the former Riddell’s Bay Golf Course has officially become a nature reserve, according to a government notice. A total of 16.6 acres on the southwestern portion of the land has been designated a nature reserve under a […]
Read moreStop order on Shark Hole project lifted as building conditions met
A stop notice on work on a home in Shark Hole has been lifted, the Government said today. The notice was originally filed on July 22 by the Department of Planning relating to a property on Harrington Sound Road, in the Shark […]
Read moreShark Hole cliff house excavation stopped
A “stop work” order has been placed on a controversial project to clear an area of Harrington Sound Road that was once protected as coastal reserve. A spokesman for the Ministry of Home Affairs confirmed that the “stop work” order […]
Read moreTravesty of land use in Bermuda
With the new cliffside construction on Harrington Sound Road, we continue to witness the destruction of our precious shorelines and valuable undeveloped green spaces. Parliament passed the Tucker’s Point Resort Residential Special Development Order in 2011. The SDO allowed for […]
Read moreCharity warns of ‘piecemeal destruction of protected open spaces’
Another charity has joined in objections to a development on land previously zoned as coastal reserve. Janice Hetzel, president of the Bermuda Audubon Society, said in an opinion piece that further construction on formerly protected open spaces would come unless there was public outcry. […]
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