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Planning Agency reviews Holly Road, Cobblestone Village, and several subdivision proposals
Summary
The Planning Agency reviewed multiple development proposals including the 52‑acre Holly Road mixed‑use plan (156 townhouses, 22 single‑family homes, three commercial pads) with PennDOT traffic concerns; Cobblestone Village’s traffic study revisions were received July 5, 2024 and are under review; several other subdivision plans remain pending.
Douglass Township staff and consultants updated the Planning Agency on multiple subdivision and land‑development projects at the July 11 meeting.
Holly Road: Developers propose a 52‑acre neighborhood mixed‑use project with 156 townhouses, 22 single‑family homes and three commercial pads. Agency members said PennDOT has raised traffic and intersection concerns at Rt. 100/Holly/County Line Road; the project awaits a revised Final Plan submittal, NPDES permit approval and stormwater calculations. Pennoni provided a review dated March 6, 2024.
Cobblestone Village: The 13‑acre Rt. 73 site is proposed as a convenience‑commercial active‑adult community. The Board of Supervisors adopted a zoning text amendment enabling the use; the township is awaiting a plan submittal. Traffic Planning & Design, Inc. submitted traffic study revisions on July 5, 2024, and Pennoni is reviewing the revisions.
Other items summarized for the record: Wynstone Subdivision (New Hanover Township) has legal issues and lawsuits pending; 650 Englesville Road ("Madison Walk") in R‑3 zoning has a final plan submittal pending and is proposed to be phased; CRDT Development’s 749 Congo Road revised preliminary plan for a 26‑lot R‑1 cluster was received May 21, 2024 and reviewed by Pennoni (review letter dated June 25, 2024); St. Luke Knolls senior‑living expansion on Wilson Avenue is awaiting plan submittal; 115 W. Moyer Road (Old Swenson Farm) submitted a revised sketch plan for 27 acres (17 one‑acre lots) and a zoning hearing application for a Common Open Space location variance; David Specht proposed extending the Rt. 100 Corridor zoning district to the west side of Rt. 100. Agency staff noted no final approvals occurred on these items at the meeting and that further submissions or reviews are pending.
Mr. Richardson, representing the township at the Pottstown Regional Planning Commission, said the Community Service Outreach Survey deadline was extended and Douglass Township had the most responses to date. No formal votes on land‑development approvals were taken during the meeting.
