Planning board approves major site plan for 11,150 sq ft urgent care at 161 North State Street

The Concord City Planning Board on Oct. 15 granted architectural design review approval and major site plan approval for a proposed 11,150-square-foot urgent care facility at 161 North State Street, a redevelopment of the former Santander Bank site. The applicant — HCA through Manchester Health Services and an affiliate — will construct the clinic, reconfigure parking and landscaping, and install stormwater improvements, subject to several precedent and subsequent conditions adopted by the board.

Planning staff told the board the application had been determined complete (it was previously determined complete at the Sept. 17 meeting) and noted a negotiated precedent condition to preserve potential future intersection improvements for the Pentacook/Bouton/North State/Horseshoe Pond Lane area. Attorney Ari Pollock of Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell and John Skevington, CEO of…