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The fee for homeowners and businesses who start building work without planning permission has risen by 900 percent, with the largest developments now attracting a charge of more than $25,000. The increased cost for retroactive approval came into effe...

The Planning Department was allotted a budget of $3.9 million, the same as last year, and is expected to bring in more than $1 million in revenue, the Senate heard during the Budget debate. Government Senator David Burt noted that the Department has ...

The Department of Planning continues to shorten the development application process, Environment Minister Marc Bean said. The average time taken to process an application fell from 13.6 weeks in 2010/11 to around 12.3 weeks in 2011/12. “This data in...

The Bermuda Environmental Sustainaibility Taskforce is calling for further development of the Grand Atlantic housing project to be halted. In a letter sent yesterday to Premier Paula Cox, the group list environmental and economic concerns about the p...

Bermudians made to purchase land licences should be given a refund, according to Opposition Senator Michael Fahy. But while the Senator said scheme was discriminatory and harmful to the real estate industry, Senator David Burt denied both claims, say...

You can make a difference: that was the message from panellists at the Sustainable Development Symposium hosted by CedarBridge Academy’s Social Studies Department, according to a Government press release. Social Studies teachers, in conjunction with ...

Growing complaints about landlords and tenants contributed to an increased workload for the Department of Consumer Affairs in 2011, Economy Minister Patrice Minors has revealed. Mrs Minors said 657 general complaints were recorded throughout the year...