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Land conversion and large development items in Chatham County, between 13 Oct 2025 and 13 Oct 2026

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Land conversion and large development64
Subdivision and site plans22
Rezoning19
Housing and affordability12
Environment and sustainability11
Parks and recreation7
Zoning text amendment4
Broadband and technology2
Comprehensive plan2
Data centers and large loads1
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  1. Wed, Sep 23 Chatham County · Appearance Commission
    A site plan revision for Apex Nurseries to add landscape and grading contractor storage as a use.
  2. Wed, Sep 23 Chatham County · Appearance Commission
    The site and landscape plan for a new gas station on two parcels at 7733 Moncure Pittsboro Road.
  3. Mon, Sep 21 Chatham County · Board of Commissioners
    A rezoning of 13.145 acres off US 64 West and Ridge View Road from residential to regional business, requested by Jan Nichols for US HWY 64 Properties LLC.
  4. Mon, Sep 21 Chatham County · Board of Commissioners
    A rezoning off Bob Horton Road and US 64 near Apex from residential to conditional district regional business for multiple uses, requested by RTP Gardens LLC.
  5. Mon, Sep 21 Chatham County · Board of Commissioners
    First plat review for Whispering Creek, 238 lots on 288.6 acres off Bynum Ridge Road, requested by Mark Ashness for Meritage Homes.
  6. Mon, Sep 21 Chatham County · Board of Commissioners
    A special use permit for a contractor's storage yard and staging area on 3.9 acres of a 10.02-acre tract at 1656 Campbell Road, Bear Creek, requested by Lockley Holdings.
  7. Tue, Sep 1 Chatham County · Planning Board
    A quasi-judicial request by Anthemnet for a 199-foot wireless telecommunications tower.
  8. Tue, Sep 1 Chatham County · Planning Board
    First plat review for Floresta Springs, 83 lots on 157.08 acres off Alex Cockman Road and Elmer Keck Road, requested by Jack Ritchie for Ania Onn LLC.
  9. Tue, Sep 1 Chatham County · Planning Board
    First plat review for Fearrington Preserve, 574 lots on 365 acres off Andrews Store Road, Parker Herndon Road and Morris Road, requested by Jack Ritchie for Fearrington Land Holdings.
  10. Tue, Sep 1 Chatham County · Planning Board
    A rezoning of about 371.822 acres in Baldwin Township off 724 Andrews Store Road, Parker Herndon Road and Morris Road from residential to conditional district compact community.
  11. Wed, Aug 26 Chatham County · Appearance Commission
    A second review of the plans for Merry Oaks Manor, an entertainment venue.
  12. Mon, Aug 17 Chatham County · Board of Commissioners
    EC PROPCO, LLC seeks to rezone four parcels totaling 292.288 acres off Christian Chapel Church Road in Cape Fear Township from R-1 Residential to Ind-H Heavy Industrial.
  13. Wed, Aug 5 Chatham County · Board of Commissioners
    A two-hour public comment period on Enbridge Gas's proposed 28-mile natural gas system expansion through Chatham County, with two minutes per speaker.
  14. Tue, Aug 4 Chatham County · Planning Board
    First plat review for Whispering Creek, 238 lots on 288.6 acres off Bynum Ridge Road, requested by Mark Ashness for Meritage Homes.
    Recommended for approval 7-2, Chiosso and Smith opposed, Andrews recused
  15. Mon, Jul 27 Chatham County · Board of Commissioners
    Fearrington Property Development, LLC seeks to rezone about 372 acres in Baldwin Township from Residential to a Conditional District Compact Community.
  16. Mon, Jul 27 Chatham County · Board of Commissioners
  17. Wed, Jul 22 Chatham County · Appearance Commission
    A third review of the DJ Event Center rezoning, for an event venue off US 64 East.
  18. Wed, Jul 22 Chatham County · Appearance Commission
    Plans for Merry Oaks Manor, an entertainment venue.
  19. Tue, Jul 7 Chatham County · Planning Board
    A quasi-judicial hearing on Lockley Holdings' request for a contractor's storage yard and staging area on 3.9 acres of a 10.02-acre tract.
    Recommended for approval 7-2
  20. Tue, Jul 7 Chatham County · Planning Board
    A legislative rezoning of about 20.736 acres from residential to conditional district regional business, for grounds and facilities for outdoor sports and cricket fields in Hadley Township.
    Recommendation to approve failed 3-6; a non-consistency statement passed 7-3
  21. Wed, Jun 24 Chatham County · Appearance Commission
    A third review of the DJ Event Center rezoning for an event venue.
  22. Wed, Jun 24 Chatham County · Appearance Commission
    A new location for the commercial area in the proposed Fearrington Preserve compact community rezoning off Andrews Store Road.
  23. Wed, Jun 24 Chatham County · Appearance Commission
    An RTP Gardens proposal for office and flex space with warehouse storage.
  24. Mon, Jun 15 Chatham County · Board of Commissioners
    Amendment to the Chatham-Cary Joint Land Use Plan for a 6.5-acre parcel.
  25. Thu, Jun 11 Chatham County · Environmental Review Advisory Committee
    The environmental impact assessment for Floresta Springs, 83 lots on 157.08 acres off Alex Cockman Road and Elmer Keck Road.
  26. Tue, Jun 2 Chatham County · Planning Board
    A quasi-judicial special use permit for a 199-foot wireless telecommunications tower at 460 Murchison Road in Goldston. The applicant certified it would lease the other positions to carriers at commercially reasonable rates.
    Recommended for approval 10-0
  27. Tue, Jun 2 Chatham County · Planning Board
    A general use rezoning of 292.288 acres off Christian Chapel Church Road from residential to heavy industrial, requested by EC PROPCO. Opponents pointed to the pollution Moncure already carries and the uses heavy industrial admits; supporters said each proposal can be judged when it arrives and that heavy industrial z…
    Recommended for approval 6-4, Chiosso, Smith, Bell and Lyons opposed; consistency statement 6-4
  28. Tue, Jun 2 Chatham County · Planning Board
    Staff pointed the board at Section 17.9 of the zoning ordinance, written during the fracking moratorium, which lets the county require a special study by a jointly chosen consultant at the applicant's expense before deciding whether a use meets the ordinance's findings. Adding data centers to the uses subject to it wo…
  29. Thu, May 14 Chatham County · Environmental Review Advisory Committee
    The environmental impact assessment for the Bynum Ridge development.
  30. Tue, May 5 Chatham County · Planning Board
    First plat review for Hickory Mountain Reserve, requested by Meggan DeCandia for JMEST Partner LLC.
    Recommended for approval 7-3
  31. Tue, May 5 Chatham County · Planning Board
    First plat review for Webster Farm, requested by Dale Werenko for AF-Bowes LLC.
    Recommended for approval 6-4
  32. Tue, May 5 Chatham County · Planning Board
    A general use rezoning of 292.288 acres in Cape Fear Township from residential to heavy industrial.
    Postponed 7-3
  33. Wed, Apr 22 Chatham County · Appearance Commission
    A second review of the site and landscape plan for an event venue.
  34. Wed, Apr 22 Chatham County · Appearance Commission
    A revised site and landscape plan for the Silk Hope Gum Springs Road tract.
  35. Wed, Apr 22 Chatham County · Appearance Commission
    The site and landscape plan for Bear Creek Fabrication, a contractor's storage yard on part of the Campbell Road tract.
  36. Mon, Apr 20 Chatham County · Board of Commissioners
    A staff presentation on the Pittsboro Redevelopment Project, covering site maps and a community input summary; no vote taken.
    received and filed · This Agenda Item was received and filed.
  37. Mon, Apr 20 Chatham County · Board of Commissioners
    A public hearing on a roughly 292-acre rezoning request by EC PROPCO, LLC to convert land off Christian Chapel Church Road, Cape Fear Township, from residential to heavy industrial use.
    referred · This Agenda Item was referred to the Planning Board.
  38. Mon, Apr 20 Chatham County · Board of Commissioners
    A public hearing on a joint Chatham-Cary land use plan amendment for a roughly 6.5-acre parcel on Earnest Jones Road, raising its designated density from very-low to low-density residential.
    referred · This Agenda Item was referred to the Planning Board.
  39. Mon, Apr 20 Chatham County · Board of Commissioners
    A public hearing on a roughly 372-acre rezoning request by Fearrington Property Development, LLC for a large conditional-district 'compact community' development in Baldwin Township, off Andrews Store, Parker Herndon, and Morris roads.
    approved · Pass · A motion was made by Vice Chair Franklin Gomez Flores, seconded by Commissioner Karen Howard, to continue the legislative public hearing rezoning requested by Fearrington Property D…
  40. Thu, Apr 9 Chatham County · Environmental Review Advisory Committee
    Changes to the environmental impact assessment for Fearrington Preserve.
  41. Thu, Apr 9 Chatham County · Environmental Review Advisory Committee
    The environmental impact assessment for Bynum Ridge.
  42. Tue, Apr 7 Chatham County · Planning Board
    First plat review for Conservancy Estates, requested by Clay Matthews for Chatham Timber Holdings.
    Recommended for approval 5-4
  43. Tue, Apr 7 Chatham County · Planning Board
    First plat review for Hickory Mountain Reserve, requested by Meggan DeCandia for JMEST Partner LLC.
    Postponed to the 5 May meeting
  44. Tue, Apr 7 Chatham County · Planning Board
    First plat review for Webster Farm, requested by Dale Werenko for AF-Bowes LLC.
    Postponed 7-2
  45. Wed, Mar 25 Chatham County · Appearance Commission
    A revised site and landscape plan for the VinFast auto plant.
  46. Wed, Mar 25 Chatham County · Appearance Commission
    A landscape plan for a proposed cricket field.
  47. Tue, Mar 24 Chatham County · Board of Commissioners
    Staff give an update on the Pittsboro Redevelopment Project, including site plans and a community-input summary; the item is tabled to the April 20, 2026 meeting rather than acted on.
    tabled · This Agenda Item was tabled until the April 20, 2026 meeting.
  48. Tue, Mar 24 Chatham County · Board of Commissioners
    The Board approves first-plat review for the Bramblewood subdivision, a 60-lot development on 123.74 acres off US Highway 64 West, requested by Clay Matthews on behalf of Greenfield BW, LLC.
    approved · Pass · A motion was made by Vice Chair Franklin Gomez Flores, seconded by Commissioner David Delaney, that the request by Clay Matthews on behalf of Greenfield BW, LLC for subdivision Firs…
  49. Thu, Mar 12 Chatham County · Environmental Review Advisory Committee
    Changes to the environmental impact assessment for Fearrington Preserve.
  50. Wed, Feb 25 Chatham County · Appearance Commission
    A 15,000 square foot event center with parking for 300, on a site constrained by a pond and stream buffers.
    Reviewed; the commission asked for more native evergreen diversity in the required Class A buffer
  51. Tue, Feb 3 Chatham County · Planning Board
    First plat review for Bramblewood, requested by Clay Matthews for Greenfield BW LLC.
    Recommended for approval 9-0
  52. Tue, Jan 6 Chatham County · Planning Board
    Implementing the development ordinance under Senate Bill 382, the public hearing process for rezoning applications, and the compact communities rezoning and major subdivision processes.
  53. Dec 17, 2025 Chatham County · Appearance Commission
    The site and landscape plan for a Mavis Tire store in Briar Chapel West.
  54. Dec 17, 2025 Chatham County · Appearance Commission
    A daycare and office building in the commercial area of the future Fearrington Preserve compact community.
  55. Dec 15, 2025 Chatham County · Board of Commissioners
    The board approved a First Plat subdivision review for Riverbend Estates at Laurel Ridge, a 107-lot, 622-acre subdivision off Rock Rest Road and Old Graham Road, requested by Clay Matthews on behalf of Swain Group, LLC.
    approved · Pass · A motion was made by Commissioner David Delaney, seconded by Commissioner Franklin Gomez Flores, a request by Clay Matthews, on behalf of Swain Group, LLC for subdivision First Plat…
  56. Dec 11, 2025 Chatham County · Environmental Review Advisory Committee
    The environmental impact assessment for the Fearrington Preserve compact community.
  57. Dec 2, 2025 Chatham County · Planning Board
    Gregory Smith asks that recreational facilities such as gyms and yoga studios become a permitted use in light industrial districts.
    Recommended for approval 9-0
  58. Dec 2, 2025 Chatham County · Planning Board
    A rezoning of 66.017 acres in Cape Fear Township from residential to conditional district regional business for a recreation facility, with cricket and pickleball proposed.
    Recommended for approval 8-1, Chiosso opposed; consistency statement 8-1
  59. Nov 13, 2025 Chatham County · Environmental Review Advisory Committee
    The environmental impact assessment for a proposed cricket field.
  60. Nov 13, 2025 Chatham County · Environmental Review Advisory Committee
    The environmental impact assessment for the Fearrington Preserve compact community.
  61. Oct 20, 2025 Chatham County · Board of Commissioners
    Zoning text amendment permitting automobile sales and service as a use in Light Industrial districts county-wide.
    adopted · Pass · A motion was made by Commissioner Amanda Robertson, seconded by Vice Chair Katie Kenlan, to adopt Resolution 26-67 and approve an Ordinance for a Zoning Ordinance text amendment to a…
  62. Oct 20, 2025 Chatham County · Board of Commissioners
    Staff briefed the board on the county's affordable-housing commitments tied to the Vickers Village development; received without a vote.
    received and filed · This Agenda Item was received and filed.
  63. Oct 20, 2025 Chatham County · Board of Commissioners
    Requested revision to Vickers Village's approved phasing schedule conditions.
    tabled · This Resolution was tabled.
  64. Oct 20, 2025 Chatham County · Board of Commissioners
    Rezoning of 21.4 acres within the Conservancy at Jordan Lake subdivision to allow a new wastewater treatment plant, with conditions limiting capacity and prohibiting industrial wastewater.
    approved · Pass · A motion was made by Chair Karen Howard, seconded by Vice Chair Katie Kenlan, that the ordinance rezoning the property from Residential 1 to Conditional District Light Industrial fo…

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