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Greens planning second beach club

New resort: Sinky Bay before the Sonesta Hotel was demolished in 2006.

Plans for a second beach club on the former site of the Sonesta Hotel have been submitted for approval.

According to an application received by the Planning Department on Monday, the “Hamilton Princess Beach Club” will include a dining pavilion with seating for 66 people, and five “mobile modules” with kitchen, bar and washroom facilities installed on the eastern side of Sinky Bay.

The pavilion will have a “traditional Bermuda SKB tile roof” with a planked floor and a fabric sunshade intended to both provide shelter to customers just outside the dining area and provide wind protection in blustery conditions.

Meanwhile, mobile cabanas and umbrellas will be used on the beach itself.

The draft Operational Management Plan included in the application states that the modules will be parked on a concrete slab, butting up against the beach club.

Existing buildings on the site will be used for storage, administration and staff facilities.

The beach club application for the Southampton property is the second since it was purchased by the Green family, who bought the land for $10.5 million last March.

The family, who own the Fairmont Hamilton Princess, sought and received planning permission to erect a four-storey beach club overlooking Boat Bay Beach on the western side of the property.

That application stated the club would provide an additional amenity for guests at the Hamilton hotel.