We urge you to respond to the current application by West End Properties (Gencom) for an SDO at the Fairmont Southampton property. An SDO is required because the requested development would be refused under the policies of the Bermuda Plan 2018. It will result in the loss of 34 acres of undeveloped woodland, recreational space and open space. It will result in the loss of one fourth of the award-winning Turtle Hill Golf Course.
We firmly believe that the proposed level of development will be detrimental to the natural beauty and environment of Bermuda and in turn diminish our attractiveness as a tourism destination. The economic analysis that was provided is inadequate and does not justify these costs. The Environmental Impact Assessment is based on incomplete information. Parliament has already approved widespread concessions for re-development on the property. These benefits will apply to units that are purely residential (not tourism) as well as the tourism units.
We need to let the decision makers know that this SDO is not acceptable. Please take the following actions:
Take action
- PLEASE NOTE UPDATE:
- Join the Fairmont Southampton SDO Protest – Friday, April 28 – 10:30 am
Meeting Point: The Cabinet Office to present the People’s Petition against the 2023 SDO for Fairmont Southampton.Bring your families – it is their future we are protectingBring your placards with your message
- Sign the petition on Change.org – Save our Green Space – Southampton Princess SDO
- File an objection – Deadline extended to May 29, 2023 – see this video: https://youtu.be/TerAManNvyk or read this guide: Guide to filing an objection
- Write to the Premier – [email protected], [email protected]
- Minister of Home Affairs – [email protected]
- Planning/Environment – [email protected]
- Your MP and Senators in Parliament – Contact details can be found here.
Links
SDO page – Planning Department
Bermuda National Trust – Advocacy
Details of application can be found at: SDO0001-23
Master Plan can be found here.
In the media
- SDO submission ‘does not demonstrate need for proposed development’ – Royal Gazette, 18 May 2023
- Those who pay no attention to history are bound to repeat it – Royal Gazette, 13 May 2023
- Fairmont Southampton conundrum: trust but verify – Opinion – Royal Gazette, 5 May 2023
- Successful call for extra time for say on hotel SDO – Royal Gazette, 3 May 2023
- Economic smoke and mirrors – Opinion – Kim Smith – Royal Gazette, 2 May 2023
- Jerked Around over Fairmont Southampton – Royal Gazette, 1 May 2023
- Engineer Faults Fairmont Southampton SDO – Royal Gazette, 1 May 2023
- Still looking for the facts – Opinion – Kim Smith – Royal Gazette, 29 April 2023
- Protesters present 4,000-name petition against hotel SDO – Royal Gazette, 29 April 2023
- Jeffers – Gencom has Bermuda over a barrel – Royal Gazette, 27 April, 2023
- Getting to an agreement on Fairmont Southampton – Royal Gazette, 27 April 2023
- SDO furore exposes desperate need for new thinking – Royal Gazette, 26 April 2023
- Investors will take their money elsewhere if hotel SDO fails – Royal Gazette, 26 April 2023
- More then just a building – Opinion Writer – Royal Gazette, 25 April, 2023
- Point of Order Sir John – Opinion- Kim Smith – Royal Gazette, 24 April 2023
- Kevin Maybury – Cartoon/Opinion – Royal Gazette, 21 April, 2023
- Gencom needs to go back to the drawing board – Opinion- Royal Gazette, 18 April 2023
- BEST Express Concerns About SDO – Column – Bernews, 18 April 2023
- More than 2500 sign petition calling for scaling back of hotel plans – Royal Gazette, 17 April 2023
- Environmental pushback begins against Fairmont Southampton plans – Royal Gazette, 14 April 2023
- New images show scale of Fairmont Southampton plans – Royal Gazette, 13 April 2023
Then and now: an artist impression of the redevelopment of the Fairmont Southampton. The top image shows a 2009 plan for redevelopment, while the lower image illustrates how the resort could look if new proposals get the go-ahead (Royal Gazette)
The Royal Gazette, April 21, 2023:
