{"id":14,"date":"2018-11-08T18:05:49","date_gmt":"2018-11-08T18:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcginger.pro\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2024-04-12T13:02:49","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T16:02:49","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/planning.gov.bm\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"14\" class=\"elementor elementor-14\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-253e3869 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"253e3869\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-60212633\" data-id=\"60212633\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7aefede8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7aefede8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>[vc_row el_class=&#8221;container&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p><h1>\t<!--Page -->\r\n\t<div  class=\"welcome   \"  >\r\n\t\t<h1>About us<\/h1>\r\n\t<\/div><!--END OF WELCOME-->\r\n    <!--End Page -->\r\n\t<\/h1><p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;container&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]The Department of Planning prepares development and local plans for the environmental, economic and social needs of Bermuda to ensure that development is accommodated in a sustainable way. It manages the development of land to ensure optimal use while conserving important flora, fauna and natural habitats. The Department determines planning and building permit applications, ensures building operations are carried out in compliance with current building codes, and enforces planning policy and regulations to ensure the welfare of the community.<\/p><p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;44&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\t<!--Page -->\r\n\t<div  class=\"welcome   \"  >\r\n\t\t<h1>Mission Statement<\/h1>\r\n\t<\/div><!--END OF WELCOME-->\r\n    <!--End Page -->\r\n\t<\/p><h4><strong>Ensure the sustainable managment of the natural and built environment.<\/strong><\/h4><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Department Objectives:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>\u00a0Balancing the need for development with protecting the natural and historic environment<\/li><li>\u00a0Manage the development of land to ensure its efficient use.<\/li><li>\u00a0Ensure policies and processes are streamlined, transparent and consistently implemented.<\/li><li>\u00a0Ensure developments are constructed in compliance with required standards to ensure the health, safety and welfare of communities.<\/li><li>\u00a0Engage with, educate and be responsive to the needs of the public<\/li><\/ul><p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row el_class=&#8221;container&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text] [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;container&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]The Department of Planning prepares development and local plans for the environmental, economic and social needs of Bermuda to ensure that development is accommodated in a sustainable way. 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The Department determines planning and &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/planning.gov.bm\/index.php\/about-us\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;About Us&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-14","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/planning.gov.bm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/planning.gov.bm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/planning.gov.bm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planning.gov.bm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planning.gov.bm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/planning.gov.bm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11586,"href":"https:\/\/planning.gov.bm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions\/11586"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/planning.gov.bm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}