November 2, 2025 update: Your voice is needed at the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT). Landowners Lux 387 M.D. Holdings Inc et al have appealed City Council’s denial to the Provincial Tribunal. The proposal for "Rosewood - Estate Homes on Oversized Lots" by Elite Developments is to build 17 low density luxury houses on oversized estate lots resulting in regrading of the lot and the loss of virtually all of the lot's 632 mature trees including 56 'Heritage Trees' many of which could be over a century old. Three types of species at risk bats, Butternuts, a Common Hoptree, an American Chestnut and a significant amount of other wildlife are also present. If you sent a letter to City Council in April, feel free to repurpose it as an OLT statement. Letters sent are here if you need inspiration for your comments.

Please send comments to the OLT as soon as possible (instructions below) AND plan to tune in to the virtual Case Management Conference at 10:00am on November 10, 2025. Link to the online GoTo meeting:

GoTo Meeting: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/656004293

Access Code: 656-004-293

Comments can only be sent via the Participant Request and Statement form HERE

• Tribunal Case number: OLT-25-000404

• Date of Case Management Conference: November 10, 2025

• Fill in your name and email

• Representative: ignore, not relevant

• Write your statement in the box on the form. State that you are against the proposal and in your own words (don’t copy/paste), give your reasons why, such as the loss of over 600 mature trees, destruction of habitat for species at risk, contrary to Hamilton’s goal to grow our urban forest canopy, luxury homes on oversized lots are not worth the destruction of biodiversity.

• Save your completed participant request by using the ‘save’ button on the form page.

• Write an email asking to be granted participant status for this case and put the OLT case number in the subject line.

• Attach your completed Participant Request Form to your email

• Send your email and the attached form to the following contacts:

• Hannah.Nastic@ontario.ca

• dbronskill@goodmans.ca

• michael.finley@gowlingwlg.com

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April 30, 2025 update: Application DENIED by Hamilton Planning Committee! Read the 21 letters sent to City Council here.

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April 25, 2025 update: Your voice is needed to speak against this development application which will be heard at the Hamilton Planning Committee meeting on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. Deadline to request to delegate or send an email to the City is Monday, April 28, 2025 at noon. If you want to send a quick pre-recorded video, please send it by Friday, April 25 by noon. Instructions below.

The proposal for "Rosewood - Estate Homes on Oversized Lots" by Elite Developments is to build 17 low density luxury houses on oversized estate lots, a sound wall and berm to the north, a retaining wall to the south, and a stormwater pond. Braithwaite Ave will also be extended to Hamilton Drive. All of this will result in regrading of the lot and the loss of virtually all of the lot's 632 mature trees including 56 'Heritage Trees' many of which could be over a century old. Three types of species at risk bats, Butternuts, a Common Hoptree, an American Chestnut and loads of other wildlife are also present.

The Staff report and appendices are at item 8.1 HERE

Read the full Environmental Impact Statement and other submissions at ‘submission 4’ HERE

This property is entirely within a Significant Woodlot which is listed on Hamilton's Official Plan Natural Heritage System map as a Core Area. Core Areas are protected... but...there is also a Secondary Plan for this area which designates this property as "low density residential" meaning development is permitted because Secondary Plans trump (sorry) the Official Plan. The zoning also permits development.

Join us in asking the Planning Committee to:

1. Vote against the loss of 632 mature trees to build 17 'estate homes on oversized lots' with no consideration of the housing crisis and housing affordability, Hamilton's Urban Forest Strategy​ or the out of date Ministry letter concerning the species at risk. 

2. Vote to direct staff to update this secondary plan and zoning in order to proactively protect several remaining unprotected sections of this woodlot and the wetland west of Tollgate Drive from further development.

Email Clerk and City Planning Committee HERE.

Feel free to send a note to Elite Developments too!

Request that your email be added to the April 29 Planning committee agenda for item 8.1. More details on how to delegate or send in a pre-recorded video are at this link.

You can read all the documents, applications, studies, letters submitted to the City at this link.