hillside, may be built directly on top of protected agricultural land.

The warning came this week from objector Mark Eldridge who claimed that a surveyor's drawing of zoning and lot lines at the Bostock Hill East site and the project architect's drawings did not match up.

Bostock Mews Development intends to build five three-bedroom units on land between Bostock Hill East and Dudley Hill, approximately half of which is zoned residential and the other half agricultural.

Planning documents list Calvin Simons as the sole developer behind the project which has been granted in principle permission.

That decision is under appeal and an inquiry before a neutral third party is slated to be heard on June 14.

However, Mr. Eldridge claimed that the appeal process might be over a moot point.

He explained that Bermuda Caribbean Engineering Consultants did the survey for the property and Entasis Architecture are the architects for the development.

While the lot lines are the same on the survey and the architects' drawings, continued Mr. Eldridge, the zoning lines on each were a "considerable'' distance apart.

A study of planning documents for the development seem to indicate that, using BCEC's survey, Entasis' plans for the five three-bedroom units put them on top of protected agricultural land, he added.

"I believe that somehow along the way the architects used a different zoning line rather than the surveyors,'' said Mr. Eldridge.

"I believe that the zoning line on the survey goes straight through Entasis' building.'' He claimed Entasis never put the drawings of the buildings on the same piece of paper as the zoning lines or lot lines so there was never an accurate representation of where the building would sit.

Mr. Eldridge noted that he realised he was a lay person which was why he and other objectors have teamed up to hire a separate surveying firm to do an independent survey of the property in a bid to back up their claims before they take the matter to appeal.

However he added: "I feel we have a strong case.'' The neighbours to the proposed development are objecting to the plans because of fears of increased traffic, noise, general overcrowding and the type of development which is not in keeping with the largely residential neighbourhood.

There is no objection to a family home being built on the site.

Entasis has declined to comment on the matter.

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