Planning board recommends approval of Ashley Loop rezoning
The Rockingham County Planning Board voted to recommend approval of a rezoning for 3.68 acres on Ashley Loop Road, limiting the request to the county portion of a parcel partially inside the Town of Wentworth; the recommendation will be considered by the Board of Commissioners on Nov. 16, 2026.
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The Rockingham County Planning Board on Oct. 12 recommended approval of Planning Board Case 2026‑19, a conventional rezoning request for 3.68 acres near 2110 Ashley Loop Road in Wentworth Township. Staff described the request as applying only to the county portion of a parcel that otherwise straddles the town boundary and said the proposal would change the county portion from Residential Protected to Residential Agricultural.
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