Hamilton City Council will vote on a subdivision application that proposes to build 17 detached homes at 387 – 409 & 429 Hamilton Drive in Ancaster.

City staff say the plan meets Provincial planning requirements and are recommending approval.

“The proposal contributes to the achievement of creating complete communities by providing family friendly homes on underutilized land, extends the existing right-of-way of Braithwaite Avenue to Hamilton Drive to further improve the connectivity of the area by completing the existing road network,” reads the City staff summary signed off by Acting Director of Planning and Chief Planner Anita Fabac.

The developer plans to remove 659 trees from the woodlot, with 92 trees being preserved. Included among the 751 existing trees are endangered butternut trees. The development must “submit a Butternut Health Assessment to be approved by the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks prior to the removal of any Butternut trees on the subject lands.”

The removal of trees is a key point of contention among the public letters in opposition to the development. Other letters note the low-density of the development and that it could add to Hamilton’s infrastructure deficit.

Council’s planning committee meets Tuesday beginning at 9:30 a.m., the meeting will be livestreamed on YouTube.

Update: The hearing has been deferred to the April 29 planning committee due to public notice timeline requirements. 

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Published: April 7, 2025
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  1. It blows my mind that at a time when the environment seems to be such a concern to everyone and the government pushing the zero carbon program, that the destruction of our tree canopy seems to have NO restrictions. Trees help to clean our air. It doesn’t take much thinking to figure out that keeping our trees, especially the healthy ones, is too our advantage in keeping our air clean and the environment safer for all. It is time for common sense to replace the greedy dollars and cents. DONT YOU THINK?

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