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Norwich commission approves resubdivision to reduce lots, add open space despite environmental petitions
Summary
The Commission on City Plan approved a resubdivision by the Norwich Community Development Corporation that reduces lots from 12 to 10, adds open space, and shortens a roadway; the commission found petitions for environmental intervention unsupported and granted a waiver for a long cul‑de‑sac.
The Commission on City Plan on July 22 approved a resubdivision application by the Norwich Community Development Corporation that reduces the approved number of lots in Subdivision 437 from 12 to 10, shortens and relocates a roadway, and increases dedicated open space from about 25 acres to roughly 38 acres.
The action matters because it changes the layout and lot sizes of a large planned development west of Canterbury Turnpike and establishes the framework for future site plans that could host commercial or industrial buildings within the planned development district. The commission also decided on related procedural matters raised during the public hearing, including a petition for environmental intervention and a waiver request for a cul‑de‑sac length.
Kevin Brown, president of Northview Realty Corporation, presented the application and framed it as an economic development step for Norwich, saying the plan “promotes the foundation for a…
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