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Board approves Highfield rezoning for 138-lot subdivision after heated public hearing, 3-2
Summary
Goochland County supervisors voted 3-2 July 1 to rezone 138.52 acres on Rockville Road to a residential planned unit development called Highfield. The applicant proffered road reconstruction, larger buffers and a delayed, phased build-out; the measure drew sustained resident opposition citing safety and fire-rescue concerns.
The Goochland County Board of Supervisors approved RZ-202400011, a rezoning application known as Highfield, on July 1, 2025, voting 3-2 to rezone 138.52 acres along Rockville Road from Agricultural General (A-2) to Residential Planned Unit Development (RPUD) with proffered conditions.
The rezoning authorizes a 138-lot single-family development that the applicant says aligns with the county comprehensive plan’s medium-density guidance for the Centerville Village growth area. The applicant, represented by Natalie Croft of Eagle Construction, proffered multiple transportation and design commitments intended to reduce safety risks along the Rockville Road corridor, and agreed to a staged build rate and construction delay.
Those proffers are central to why the Board approved the application despite a unanimous Planning Commission recommendation to deny. The applicant proffered to: build 138 lots with about 40% open space; preserve wetlands; provide three access points (two on Rockville Road and one connection to Tuckahoe Bridge); install sprinkler systems in every new home; widen the roadway and regrade…
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