Tucker’s Point has applied to create more lots in the Paynter’s Hill area as a part of its expansion plans.Of the ten proposed lots, six are intended to be developed, while two will be donated to Government as part of the special development order (SDO) approved for the area last year.The application lists six lots which are intended for development, one of which is further subdivided into three lots.One such lot lies to the east of Paynter’s Road near the junction with Harrington Sound Road, and another lies on what is currently golf cart storage to the east of the former radar station on Paynter’s Hill.The remaining development lots would be placed to the west and southwest of the radar station, and would be accessed with a new road travelling north from Tucker’s Point Drive.The application also includes a lot containing holding tanks, which the application explains is for treated and recycled effluent. The tanks are a part of the Tucker’s Point sewage treatment system, used for irrigation of the golf course.A further two lots included in the application are intended to be donated to the Bermuda Government.“As part of the SDO, Tucker’s Point has voluntarily agreed to donate approximately 40 acres of land to the Bermuda Government,” the application reads. “This subdivision application contains 6.519 acres of the land to be conveyed.“The remaining land to be donated is contained in separate applications. One of these applications is already in progress with the final required application for donation of land in the process of being completed.”The larger of the two lots consists largely of property surrounding the radar station. That area includes a grove of yellowwood, which the application specified would be outside the setback range of the areas being contemplated for development.Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce (BEST) expressed concern about a similar subdivision application for Tucker’s Point.While BEST said the previous application attempted to bypass the conditions requiring environmental studies, the new application notes that such studies are not needed at this stage.A section of the application reads: “At the present time, plans are either not started or not completed in relation to future development of the developable plots.“It is premature and not required at this stage in the development process to provide additional studies or information other than required or necessary to review and approve the request for final permission to subdivide lots.“Complete and additional information as required will accompany the application for final planning permission to develop the six lots will be submitted at the appropriate time and in compliance to paragraphs three and seven of the SDO.”Kevin Cross, a member of the Castle Harbour Ltd Executive Committee said that the subdivision is a necessary step for the donation of land to Bermuda.“Without the subdivision of the SDO parcels, the donation of the 41 acres is impossible,” he said.He further noted that any development of the sites would require an application for Final Planning Permission, as controlled by the SDO and the Bermuda Plan 2008 Planning Statement on a site-by-site basis.