{"id":7153,"date":"2023-11-14T15:50:15","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T19:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/planning.gov.bm\/?page_id=7153"},"modified":"2023-11-16T16:43:57","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T20:43:57","slug":"forward-planning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/planning.gov.bm\/index.php\/forward-planning\/","title":{"rendered":"Forward Planning"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7153\" class=\"elementor elementor-7153\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a3d83d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a3d83d\" 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-49bc856\" data-id=\"49bc856\" 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-dd0807f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dd0807f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Forward Planning<\/h1>\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dc75fa5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dc75fa5\" 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-d070fc7\" data-id=\"d070fc7\" 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-c206af9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c206af9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What do we do?<\/h2>\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ff674fb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ff674fb\" 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-69966c4\" data-id=\"69966c4\" 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-667131e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"667131e\" 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>The main responsibility of the Forward Planning section is to formulate planning policy, which is used in the assessment of planning applications. In addition, the section is responsible for administering land-use zonings across the Island, ensuring that there is a balanced spread of land available for a variety of uses which contribute to the social, environmental and economic success of the Island. In addition, we have a member of staff specifically dedicated towards providing advice on the management of the Island&#8217;s designated historical assets, such as listed buildings, historic areas and scheduled monuments.\u00a0<\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-12552e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12552e0\" 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-7d0a3b5\" data-id=\"7d0a3b5\" 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-dbb8085 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dbb8085\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Important documents<\/h4>\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-801d2cf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"801d2cf\" 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-90e4659\" data-id=\"90e4659\" 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-8de07f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8de07f3\" 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>At present, there are three operative land-use plans across the Island, comprising the Bermuda Plan 2018, City of Hamilton Plan 2015 and North East Hamilton Local Plan 2022. Each of these plans contain the policies which are used in the assessment of planning applications within the respective areas.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-74f1324 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"74f1324\" 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=\"make-column-clickable-elementor elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2755d67\" style=\"cursor: pointer;\" data-column-clickable=\"https:\/\/bdagov.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/MapJournal\/index.html?appid=955c05f85d674521bc0813299f13d276\" data-column-clickable-blank=\"_self\" data-id=\"2755d67\" 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-cb654b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cb654b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bdagov.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/MapJournal\/index.html?appid=955c05f85d674521bc0813299f13d276\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/planning.gov.bm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/FINAL-BERMUDA-PLAN-2018-front-cover-232x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2086\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/planning.gov.bm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/FINAL-BERMUDA-PLAN-2018-front-cover-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/planning.gov.bm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/FINAL-BERMUDA-PLAN-2018-front-cover-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/planning.gov.bm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/FINAL-BERMUDA-PLAN-2018-front-cover-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/planning.gov.bm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/FINAL-BERMUDA-PLAN-2018-front-cover-e1623689336217.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Bermuda Plan 2018 storymap version<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55aee97\" data-id=\"55aee97\" 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-b2c1f85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b2c1f85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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https:\/\/planning.gov.bm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/City-of-Hamilton-Plan-2015.jpg 1143w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">City of Hamilton Plan 2015<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-844fa6c\" data-id=\"844fa6c\" 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-24619e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"24619e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bdagov.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/MapJournal\/index.html?appid=bb51b2076085493bab04508221412732\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" src=\"https:\/\/planning.gov.bm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/NEH-adopted-front-cover-300x231.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4529\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/planning.gov.bm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/NEH-adopted-front-cover-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/planning.gov.bm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/NEH-adopted-front-cover-470x362.jpg 470w, https:\/\/planning.gov.bm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/NEH-adopted-front-cover.jpg 733w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">North East Hamilton Local Plan 2022<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f07bbf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f07bbf\" 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-7c36b80\" data-id=\"7c36b80\" 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-cfaeebd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cfaeebd\" 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>In addition to the relevant land-use plan, planning decisions are also guided by information contained within a suite of guidance notes, which are available to view <a href=\"https:\/\/planning.gov.bm\/index.php\/development-plans-and-building-codes\/\">here<\/a>.<\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a4ae772 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a4ae772\" 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-c3611fd\" data-id=\"c3611fd\" 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-e6d9fb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e6d9fb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Historic Environment<\/h4>\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7765a6a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7765a6a\" 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-9c26c81\" data-id=\"9c26c81\" 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-046101d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"046101d\" 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>One of the key component of planning policy documents is to ensure that designated historic, cultural and architectural assets are afforded an appropriate level of protection in the consideration of new development proposals.\u00a0<\/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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forward Planning What do we do? The main responsibility of the Forward Planning section is to formulate planning policy, which is used in the assessment of planning applications. In addition, the section is responsible for administering land-use zonings across the Island, ensuring that there is a balanced spread of land available for a variety of &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/planning.gov.bm\/index.php\/forward-planning\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Forward Planning&#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-7153","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/planning.gov.bm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7153","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=7153"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/planning.gov.bm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7153\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7181,"href":"https:\/\/planning.gov.bm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7153\/revisions\/7181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/planning.gov.bm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}