Planners have given the go-ahead for a new building on the spot where M.R. Onions Restaurant and Sports Bar is situated.

When told of the news this week by The Royal Gazette, the restaurant'sco-owner Phil Talbot said: "No comment at the moment. We still have a couple of years on the lease. So we don't think anything will happen anytime soon."

Sago Limited wants to build on the currently vacant lot at 9 Par-la-Ville and add it to the eventually demolished Atlantic House structure and the car park right behind it.

Atlantic House is at 11 Par-la-Ville Road which houses M.R. Onions and Bermuda Realty.

Altogether the cluster will become a six-storey commercial and retail complex.

The final Planning report describes the project as "three lots that extend from Par-la-Ville Road to the roundabout at the end of Serpentine Road and Dundonald Street".

Pedestrians can access the new building from Par-la-Ville while drivers would get in from the roundabout using Park Road. "There is a 20-foot wide roadway that extends from Park Road to the rear of Atlantic House," planners said.

Access in and out of the building became a contentious issue during the course of the Planning process because at least three neighbouring businesses wrote letters of objection to the Ministry of the Environment.

Quickie Lickie Laundromat, Bermy Cuisine Restaurant and Terceira Quarterly at 7 Par-la-Ville all complained their property rights of way were unlawfully impeded.

The Planning Board said it consulted the Attorney General on the issue and decided to side with Sago Limited.

The final report said: "The applicant is proposing to build over and under the right of way. The ground floor of the building will entirely respect the right of way."

Developers also want to build an artistic Sports Hall of Fame with this project. That portion has not been approved because the Bermuda Arts Council hasn't weighed in yet.

According to an artist rendering, the final project will stand between the recently constructed Commercial Bank Building and Terceira Quarterly.

In the photograph the Terceira building, which is only one-storey high, appears to get swallowed when the six-storey neighbour moves in.