The Winchester Planning and Zoning Commission on June 23 approved a special permit for a mixed‑use facility at 165 Torrington Road that authorizes vehicle sales and vehicle service, landscaping/construction yard uses and storage, subject to conditions the commission added.

The permit matter, filed under PCC 25‑8 by Timothy Wiley Jr., LS, was approved after commissioners required additional details on site plan dimensions, listed vehicle service explicitly in the permit, and directed the applicant to submit a dumpster‑enclosure design to the town zoning enforcement officer for approval before the permit is issued.

Commission members said the record and the parking schedule showed vehicle sales and service as part of the use mix rather than mere ‘‘vehicle sales’’ as written on the agenda; the commission made vehicle service an explicit condition of approval. Commissioners also asked the applicant to add dimensions showing the display area limits from the property setbacks and to label storage and parking area dimensions on the final site plan so the zoning officer can enforce the permit conditions.

The commission added a separate, written condition requiring the applicant to submit a detailed dumpster enclosure drawing for the zoning enforcement officer’s sign‑off, citing town practice that dumpsters be enclosed to limit nuisance and animal access. Commissioners noted the display area line on the plans lacked numeric dimensions and directed the applicant to provide dimensions from the front and rear setbacks and to clarify where the display area limit begins and ends.

The permit motion included standard findings that the application is consistent with the town plan of conservation and development and the commission’s special permit standards; the commission relied on information provided by the applicant and reserved the right to modify or revoke the permit if that information proves to be false or incomplete.

The applicant was not present at the hearing; commission discussion relied on revised plans submitted in June 2025 and on survey work cited by staff. The commission recorded the approval and attached the conditions described above as part of the permit record.