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Planning Board approves new site plan for battery project on Lot G; amends permit to limit original approval to Lot F
Summary
The Charlton Planning Board on Feb. 19 approved a new site-plan application for CP Battery/ ZP Development Co.'s energy storage system on proposed Lot G and voted to amend the existing special permit so the original approval applies only to Lot F. The split follows project financing changes; board kept prior conditions in place.
The Town of Charlton Planning Board on Feb. 19 approved a new site-plan application for an energy storage system proposed for Lot G and voted to amend an existing special permit so the earlier, combined approval now applies only to Lot F.
The action came after a presentation by a representative of ZP Development Company LLC, who said financing prompted the company to split a previously permitted installation into two separately permitted projects. “The idea here is really just to split this project up,” the representative said, explaining the applicant would amend the current special permit to apply only to Lot F and file a complete, separate application for Lot G.
Board members and staff confirmed the changes do not alter the size or technical specifications of the battery systems and that external reviewers had already reviewed the materials submitted for Lot G. Planning staff cited an engineering comment letter from January 6 and recommended…
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