Planning officials have turned down a five-storey apartment block and a seven-storey office building.

The Development Applications Board rejected the Atrium Gardens Development 65-condo block in Ewing Street as it did not conform to the City of Hamilton Plan. The DAB said the upper fourth storey failed to supply a 10ft setback and so the application was "not compliant".

"A total of five storeys is proposed fronting onto Ewing Street which is not permitted under the City Plan," the report added.

The City of Hamilton Plan 2001 only stipulates four storeys at street level.

The DAB added "insufficient information" was also a factor in the application being rejected. "The application lacks information required to make a full and accurate assessment of the development proposal," it said.

The Board also refused the proposed Field Real Estate office and computer building in Serpentine Road, Pembroke. The development was to be situated next to American International (AIG) and included two underground parking levels.

According to the Bermuda Plan 1992 Planning Statement, a maximum three storeys is allowed in this commercial area. The DAB also said "insufficient information" was provided "to enable a proper assessment of the proposal to be undertaken for compliance with the Bermuda Plan 1992 Planning Statement".

Planning officials have also refused a three-storey industrial warehouse and use of agricultural and nature reserve lands for sand and gravel processing and storage.

The DAB rejected the application by the Richard-Lynn Trust for land in Marsh Lane, Devonshire, as it did not comply with the Draft Bermuda Plan 2008. The Board said the development would not conserve agricultural land for farming or for its "natural and aesthetic value".

The Draft Plan also prevents sand and gravel processing and storage in a Nature Reserve Conservation Area or Agricultural Reserve Conservation Area.

The DAB added the plant would also result in "an adverse impact to the Devonshire Marsh by way of its filling; and the proposal will have a detrimental impact to the natural and visual quality of the area due to its location and appearance".