Department of Planning

Quarterly Statistics

Quarterly performance overview for planning application activity, building permit activity, inspections and certificates.

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Planning Applications by Year

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Building Control by Year

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2026 reflects the quarters populated in the data provided.
2023

2023 Quarterly Statistics

Planning applications received
381
Planning applications approved
288
Building permits issued
728
Certificates issued
932
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Planning Applications

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Building Control

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Planning Applications

Development Management

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Planning Applications Received 94 102 91 94
Planning Applications Approved 73 83 66 66
Planning Applications Refused 3 7 4 5

Subdivision Applications

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Subdivision Applications Received 8 8 12 8
Subdivision Applications Approved 7 8 5 8
Subdivision Applications Refused 0 1 0 0

Planning Application Appeals

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Appeals Received 3 6 10 8
Appeals Determined 11 6 1 7
Building Control

Building Permit Applications Received

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Residential 69 64 59 45
Commercial 37 33 30 46
PDP 133 152 118 111

Building Permits Issued

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Residential 62 57 36 46
Commercial 32 25 24 33
PDP 110 113 86 104

Commencement Inspections

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Commencement Inspections Carried Out 190 182 129 146

Certificates of Completion and Occupancy Issued

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Residential 181 161 182 185
Commercial 67 58 46 52
2024

2024 Quarterly Statistics

Planning applications received
418
Planning applications approved
300
Building permits issued
579
Certificates issued
827
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Planning Applications

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Building Control

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Planning Applications

Development Management

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Planning Applications Received 109 93 114 102
Planning Applications Approved 81 74 68 77
Planning Applications Refused 7 6 6 10

Subdivision Applications

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Subdivision Applications Received 9 6 11 3
Subdivision Applications Approved 7 6 10 5
Subdivision Applications Refused 0 0 1 0

Planning Application Appeals

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Appeals Received 3 7 5 7
Appeals Determined 13 5 12 4
Building Control

Building Permit Applications Received

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Residential 73 66 47 51
Commercial 44 28 40 37
PDP 125 109 101 108

Building Permits Issued

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Residential 45 32 31 41
Commercial 31 28 25 23
PDP 89 88 70 76

Commencement Inspections

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Commencement Inspections Carried Out 189 166 149 123

Certificates of Completion and Occupancy Issued

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Residential 187 144 146 117
Commercial 60 61 55 57
2025

2025 Quarterly Statistics

Planning applications received
356
Planning applications approved
354
Building permits issued
650
Certificates issued
640
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Planning Applications

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Building Control

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Planning Applications

Development Management

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Planning Applications Received 79 108 109 60
Planning Applications Approved 79 92 88 95
Planning Applications Refused 4 4 6 4

Subdivision Applications

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Subdivision Applications Received 3 12 5 4
Subdivision Applications Approved 5 8 6 3
Subdivision Applications Refused 0 1 0 0

Planning Application Appeals

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Appeals Received 3 10 6 7
Appeals Determined 2 9 2 5
Building Control

Building Permit Applications Received

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Residential 64 70 50 64
Commercial 40 29 49 37
PDP 109 109 95 91

Building Permits Issued

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Residential 29 41 51 54
Commercial 37 17 28 35
PDP 63 100 119 76

Commencement Inspections

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Commencement Inspections Carried Out 148 135 145 131

Certificates of Completion and Occupancy Issued

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Residential 140 116 125 100
Commercial 46 48 30 35
2026

2026 Quarterly Statistics

Planning applications received
107
Planning applications approved
64
Building permits issued
183
Certificates issued
93
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Planning Applications

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Building Control

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Planning Applications

Development Management

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Planning Applications Received 107 0 0 0
Planning Applications Approved 64 0 0 0
Planning Applications Refused 0 0 0 0

Subdivision Applications

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Subdivision Applications Received 8 0 0 0
Subdivision Applications Approved 5 0 0 0
Subdivision Applications Refused 0 0 0 0

Planning Application Appeals

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Appeals Received 2 0 0 0
Appeals Determined 0 0 0 0
Building Control

Building Permit Applications Received

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Residential 48 0 0 0
Commercial 31 0 0 0
PDP 121 0 0 0

Building Permits Issued

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Residential 58 0 0 0
Commercial 37 0 0 0
PDP 88 0 0 0

Commencement Inspections

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Commencement Inspections Carried Out 181 0 0 0

Certificates of Completion and Occupancy Issued

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Residential 68 0 0 0
Commercial 25 0 0 0

Letters of objection and/or representation should be emailed to planningfrontdesk@gov.bm referencing the PLAN or SUB number in the subject line.

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