Canal Overlook plan proposes 108 homes, walking trail connection to C&D Canal; traffic, hunting and Corps of Engineers adjacency raised

Developers presented the Canal Overlook major land development plan for an 83‑acre parcel near the C&D Canal that would subdivide the site into 108 single‑family lots using the county’s open‑space subdivision option, New Castle County officials said at the Land Use Committee meeting.

Applicant representative Sean Tucker said the plan, consistent with the property’s S (suburban) zoning, would provide roughly 55% open space where the county code requires 50%. The proposal averages about 1.3 units per acre. Tucker said the application dates to 2021 and is currently scheduled for a committee vote next week.

The project team presented a landscaping and reforestation plan. Landscape architect Gary Burcham said the plan includes street trees, an extensive buffer yard using dense evergreen…