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Planning board grants one-year extension for The Haven at Princeton subdivision
Summary
The board approved a one-year extension to Nov. 1, 2026, for The Haven at Princeton LLC to complete required approvals after agency delays, citing DEP and NJDP review timelines that slowed wastewater management plan amendment work.
The Montgomery Township Planning Board approved a one-year extension on Nov. 1 for The Haven at Princeton LLC (Block 37003, Lot 7; 468 River Road) to extend its vested rights to Nov. 1, 2026, citing delays in state agency reviews that held up completion of required wastewater and stormwater approvals.
Applicant attorney Richard Shottsman told the board that the development team received final action from state agencies only in late September 2025 after a multi-stage review process. Shottsman outlined a chronology showing initial authorization in May 2023 to amend Montgomery’s wastewater management plan for the project area, submission of the formal amendment in March 2024, and subsequent NJDP (designated planning agency) and DEP reviews and comments through September 2025.
‘‘Based upon the above chronology, you can see that it took approximately 16 months for NJDP to adopt a very simple wastewater management plan amendment from the time it was submitted,’’ Shottsman said, and asked the board to extend vested rights under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-52.d by one year from Nov. 2025 to Nov. 2026.
Shottsman said the project has secured multiple environmental and construction-related approvals or permits, including a wetland transition waiver, several general permits for in-water work, sanitary sewer crossing permits, a conservation easement for wooded areas, recorded restrictive covenants for affordable housing units, and recorded deed dedications to the Somerset County Clerk where applicable. He also said a small archeological artifact area was identified and placed under an easement as required by DEP.
Board members said the extension was justifiable given the documented agency delays. A motion to approve the one-year extension was made, seconded and carried by roll call; the applicant’s attorney thanked the board.
The extension preserves the applicant’s ability to proceed toward site construction while outstanding administrative items such as final sewer reports, municipal sign-offs and bond requirements are completed.
