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Hampden planning board approves common-driveway permit for Highland Circle with conditions
Summary
The Town of Hampden Planning Board approved a special-permit for a common driveway to serve three existing lots on Highland Circle and South Munson Road, subject to plan revisions, stormwater and maintenance conditions and required filings with town staff and conservation.
The Town of Hampden Planning Board on Feb. 12, 2025 approved a special-permit application to establish a common driveway serving three residential lots owned by Austin Graham on Highland Circle and South Munson Road, with the board placing conditions requiring revised plans and stormwater/maintenance documentation.
The applicant’s engineer, Will Walter of Alfred Benish and Company, told the board the submission covers a common driveway only and that three legal lots already exist. Walter said the driveway plan follows the Massachusetts Stormwater Quality Manual and includes a stormwater quality basin and erosion- and sediment-control measures. He told the board the plan will be revised to restore a gravel (previously proposed) surface for the driveway, which he said removes several peer-review concerns tied to added impervious surface.
Why it matters: the project drains toward a large wetland system and Temple Brook; peer review raised technical questions about hydrologic modeling and long‑term…
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