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Hampton planning commission approves chapel extension at 2308 West Hardies Road
Summary
The commission unanimously approved Aquinas Academy’s minor land development for a chapel at 2308 West Hardies Road, subject to conditions in the land use administrator’s June 8, 2026 memorandum. The academy said the associated turf work will wait for an NPDES permit; one tree will be removed.
The Hampton Township Planning Commission voted unanimously June 8 to approve a minor land development application to build a chapel at 2308 West Hardies Road.
Peter Blume of Aquinas Academy said all comments from Gateway and PVE have been addressed and that the separate turf project will not proceed until the project’s NPDES permit— which accounts for stormwater impacts of the chapel extension—has been issued. He also said one tree would be removed in conjunction with the work. The approval was made by motion of Mr. Venture and seconded by Mr. Deems; the vote was unanimous among the five members present.
The commission’s approval was conditioned on the items listed in the land use administrator’s memorandum dated June 8, 2026, as cited in the motion. Aaron Blackwell, the township’s Land Use Administrator, had been listed as the staff contact in the file and provided the memorandum referenced by the commission. Blume summarized the applicant’s position: “All comments from Gateway and PVE have been addressed,” and confirmed that the turf installation will be delayed until the NPDES permit is secured.
Commission discussion noted the sequencing of work and the environmental permit requirement; no additional changes to the plan were recorded in the minutes. The motion language on the record approved application 26-07 “subject to the conditions listed in Mr. Blackwell's memorandum dated June 8, 2026.”
Next steps: the applicant will obtain the NPDES permit and complete any outstanding conditions in the June 8 memorandum before implementing the turf component of the project. The minutes do not specify a construction schedule or the exact location of the tree removal.
