Government
Gov’t Approves Over 100 new Apartments for Providenciales
By Dana Malcolm
Staff Writer
The Turks and Caicos Physical Planning Board has approved several private applications for residential properties that will provide more than 100 new apartments for Providenciales. The conditional approvals came in a March 30th Board meeting.
The Board decides on all potential construction in the country. This includes fence construction to extensions to homes, as well as small and extensive construction across the inhabited islands.
In Providenciales, conditional approval was granted to seven different developers for eleven new apartment buildings and one extension, which when complete, will add a total of 141 units to the housing market.
In Grand Turk, an application for an airplane hangar for the Royal Turks and Caicos Police Force was forwarded to Cabinet.
There were no other apartments listed for the other islands. The approvals come as the Government revealed it needs 600 new homes each year to avoid a housing crisis.