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The 200kW project involves installation of 513 panels over 9,747 square feet

Meanwhile, exchanges between environmental charities and the hotel developer come about as the deadline looms for submission on the SDO

Department also offers suggestions about how to best incorporate national park asset into plans

Problems with exhaust fans and the building’s façade were addressed

Environmental groups had expressed concern about the conversion of the former pumphouse

The move comes after original plans submitted to the Department of Planning by Westend Properties for the Fairmont Southampton sparked a public outcry

When excavation on the site started, the contractor found no solid rock beneath the steps suitable to be built on and plans now need redrawing

The developer says the neighbours’ complaints are factually not accurate, and “likely reflect their understandable frustration with construction activity near their homes”

The application, submitted by Uplift, proposes a series of internal renovations to turn the ground level of the former office building into a retail store and cafe

The plans were approved in September 2021, but the approval required that development of the project begin before September 1 this year

Upgrades include new concrete piers, new lights and undersea cables

They say the new four-storey hotel building would increase building density and not blend well with nature