Planning Board approves bank building special permit in Lower Falls Village Commercial District. Chair Marc Charney and three fellow board members voted unanimously on June 29 to grant a special permit for a 15,343 square foot commercial bank building at 26 Washington Street, providing floor area
Wellesley Planning Board approves FAR special permit for Lower Falls bank building, defers affordable-housing permit to July.
Wellesley Planning Board defers permits due to low attendance, hires new director. With three of five members present, the Board continued the Inclusionary Zoning and Lower Falls Village Commercial District special permits for 26 Washington Street to June 29, citing the need for a full four-vote
WELLESLEY -- June 15, 2026, Wellesley Planning Board hears preliminary pitch for 15-unit condo project on Route 9, raises math and land-ownership concerns. At the June 15 Zoom meeting, attended by only Chair
Planning Board votes 3-2 to recommend Planning Director candidate. Robert Watchilla, a municipal planning veteran with five years of experience in three Western Massachusetts towns, was endorsed by Chair Marc Charney and Member Edward Chazen following an open-session interview. Secretary Patricia
Planning Board approves three applications in May 18 meeting; defers two. Chair Marc Charney and the five-member Board voted unanimously to approve PSI-26-01 for 26 Washington Street, conditioned on legal dissolution of a right-of-way and municipal light plant sign-off, while deferring the
Planning Board approves Large House Review for 31 Old Farm Road after resolving accessory dwelling unit concerns. The board voted unanimously to greenlight the project after Town Counsel confirmed that the building structure would prevent incorporation of a recreation room into the ADU. The board
WELLESLEY -- May 4, 2026, Wellesley Planning Board approves 31 Old Farm Road and advances $50,000 Lower Falls study. Meeting May 4 with Vice Chair Thomas Taylor absent, the four-member board unanimously approved
Planning Board approves 19-unit Washington Street multifamily project, continues two related applications. Chair Marc Charney and Members Thomas Taylor, Patricia Mallett, Edward Chazen, and James Roberti voted unanimously to approve PSI-25-04 at 592 Washington Street after Fire Department and Town
Planning Board approves Livermore Road addition; continues two significant projects. The board unanimously approved LHR-26-01 at 48 Livermore Road, an addition that had cleared Design Review Board and resolved all Department of Public Works issues. Two Projects of Significant Impact, at 592
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