WEST NEWBURY -- April 21, 2026, West Newbury Planning Board declines to endorse marijuana ban, sends it to town meeting as "will of the town." The board voted 3-1 Tuesday to forward
Peabody's Planning Board recommended City Council adopt a rewritten billboard ordinance. Planning director Kurt Belovance said the council removed the section in 2017 and the city solicitor drafted new language.
NEWBURYPORT -- April 16, 2026, Newburyport advances downtown historic-building protection while stalling broader mansionization rules. The Planning Board and City Council's Planning and Development Committee held a joint public hearing April 15
GLOUCESTER -- April 16, 2026, Gloucester planners advance Applied Materials' 276,000-square-foot logistics warehouse while keeping the public hearing open. The Planning Board voted unanimously at its April 16 meeting to continue
NEWBURY -- April 15, 2026, Newbury Planning Board continues Byfield subdivision hearing amid Church Street traffic safety concerns. The board voted 5-0 at its April 15 remote meeting to continue the public hearing on
ESSEX -- April 15, 2026, Essex Planning Board votes 5-1 against recommending repeal of open space residential development bylaw. The board, chaired by Peter Webster, sent two zoning articles to Annual Town Meeting on
SWAMPSCOTT -- April 13, 2026, Swampscott Planning Board continues roof-expansion permit over third-floor math concerns, approves new flood-zone home. The board voted unanimously to continue Petition 2521 for 80 Puritan Road, where
Saugus Planning Board continues Kowloon redevelopment hearing to June, directs applicant to seek outside permits first.
MIDDLETON -- April 9, 2026, Middleton Planning Board unanimously approved a temporary slope easement reduction at Ridgewood Estates, advancing the final phase of a 92-lot interconnected subdivision stalled since at least 2017. Engineer Chris
WENHAM -- April 8, 2026, Wenham Planning Board adopts federal stormwater rules and hears first public look at Penguin Hall redevelopment. The board voted unanimously April 8 to adopt new construction and post-construction stormwater
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