Developer offers scaled-back Highview Estates plan to reduce ledge removal; board asks for engineered concepts

Apr 8, 2025

Sanco Builders proposed a reduced Highview Estates subdivision — shrinking road length, reducing blasting and cutting lots from 10 to 9 — and the planning board responded favorably in principle but asked the developer to submit engineered concepts and to identify required variances before any formal application.

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WOBURN, Mass. — A developer seeking to build on a longtime subdivision approval told the Planning Board on April 8 that he will propose a smaller plan for Highview Estates to reduce roadway length, cut excavation and preserve more open space.

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