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Essex Planning Board Advances Draft Decision on 36-Lot Open Space Subdivision

ESSEX — May 20, 2026 — Essex Planning Board debates open space control and public access for proposed 36-lot Bell Point subdivision. The board spent its May 20 meeting reviewing a draft decision for the Bell Point LLC open space residential development at Essex Park Road and Pond Street Rear — a

West Newbury Planning Board Adopts Stormwater Rules, Hires Interim Planner for June Start

WEST NEWBURY — May 19, 2026 — West Newbury Planning Board unanimously adopts amended stormwater regulations and announces an interim planner starting June 8. The board voted 5-0 Tuesday to approve updates to its stormwater rules, including a new set of erosion-control performance standards for tree-harvesting projects disturbing one

Planning Board Continues Elm Park Loft Permits, Seeks Downtown Parking Count

GROVELAND — May 19, 2026 — Groveland Planning Board continues Elm Park loft special permits to June 2 amid parking questions. The board unanimously accepted and then continued two linked special permit applications from John Guilfoyle of FKG Properties, LLC, to convert the third floor of 1 Elm Park into four residential

Swampscott Planning Board approves ADU and roof expansion, delays Puritan Road decision

SWAMPSCOTT — May 11, 2026 — Swampscott Planning Board approves two residential special permits and flags zoning gap putting Humphrey Street storefronts at risk. The board voted 4-0 at its May 11 meeting to grant a site plan special permit for an 828-square-foot accessible ADU addition at 3 Robin

Gloucester Planning Board Continues 40-Unit Main Street Project Review to May 21

GLOUCESTER — May 7, 2026 — Gloucester Planning Board unanimously delays review of 40-unit mixed-use project at 150 Main Street. The board voted 6-0 at its May 7 meeting to continue the major project special permit application filed by Gloucester, Maine, LLC — covering Assessor's Map 8, Lot

Newburyport Planning Board Advances New B-4 Mixed-Use Zone for Industrial Corridor

NEWBURYPORT — May 6, 2026 — Newburyport Planning Board advances plan to create a new mixed-use B-4 Business Park district along the industrial corridor linking the MBTA commuter rail station to Parker Street. Member Rick Tainter presented a slide-based concept that would convert the northern and eastern sections of

Newbury Planning Board Grants Solar Permit Two-Year Extension, Clears Storage Sale

NEWBURY — May 6, 2026 — Newbury Planning Board approves solar permit extension and self-storage transfer in May 6 remote session. The board voted unanimously four times on substantive matters, granting a two-year extension of a special permit for a proposed landfill solar array at 75 Boston Road through June

Essex Planning Board Continues Bell Point Subdivision Hearing Toward June 9 Deadline

ESSEX — May 6, 2026 — Essex Planning Board advances first-ever OSRD subdivision toward a June 9 decision deadline. The board unanimously continued its public hearing — now on its fifth continuation since March 4 — on the Bell Point LLC application for a 36-lot open space residential development at Zero Essex

Planning Board Flags Jurisdictional Uncertainty Over Break Hill Cell Antenna Proposal

WEST NEWBURY — May 5, 2026 — West Newbury Planning Board raises regulatory alarm over proposed cell antenna on Break Hill water tower. The board, chaired by Ann E. Bardeen, debated Tuesday whether a proposed wireless facility on the approximately 60-foot Break Hill water tank falls under federal small wireless facility

Newburyport Panel Withdraws Ordinance 218, Sets Five Workshops Before Zoning Vote

NEWBURYPORT — April 30, 2026 — Newburyport's Planning and Development Subcommittee voted unanimously to withdraw Ordinance 218 and extend deliberations on the broader Ordinance 221 through a five-workshop series, with a joint public hearing set for July 15. Chair Ben Harmon outlined the workshops — spanning housing needs, dimensional requirements,

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