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Berkeley County Planning Commission approves preliminary plan for BW Quality Growers watercress operation
Summary
The Berkeley County Planning Commission granted preliminary plan approval for BW Quality Growers' Spring Valley watercress farming expansion on 53.72 acres near Williamsport Pike; staff said the plan meets the Subdivision Ordinance and no waivers were requested.
The Berkeley County Planning Commission approved a preliminary plan for BW Quality Growers’ Spring Valley watercress operation, staff said.
County planning staff presented the application as file number 2310-338 and said the project proposes a watercress farming facility on 53.72 acres at 3382 Williamsport Pike, about 1,800 feet south of the intersection of Bennington Road, Knight Town Road and Williamsport Pike in the Opekin District. The staff report said no utilities are being proposed and no waivers or exceptions were requested. County Engineer Doug Smith deemed the project compliant with the Subdivision Ordinance (02/2009) on May 6, 2025, and staff recommended approval of the preliminary plan.
Dan Murphy, representing the engineer Greenway Engineering, identified himself at the meeting: “I’m Dan Murphy from Greenway Engineering.” Planning Commission members asked only clarifying questions about the relationship of the new parcel to the applicant’s existing property, and Murphy described the project as an expansion of their existing operations rather than construction of a large building.
A motion to accept staff’s recommendation and approve the preliminary plan was made by Mr. Gantt and seconded by Mr. Bush; the presiding officer called for the ayes and the motion passed. The staff recommendation and the record show that the preliminary plan met the county’s subdivision requirements and that no special exceptions or waivers were sought.
