Planning Board

More than 120 acres of primarily farmland at Weston Canal and Randolph roads will be converted into three warehouses under a plan approved June 6 by the Planning Board. The project, proposed by Bridge Development Partners of Parsippany, will result in more than 1.7 million square feet in three buildings. Two of the buildings will measure 308,550 square feet, and …

A plan to construct a new building on Somerset Street that could hold up to three retail stores was approved April 18 by the Planning Board. No brands have as of yet been secured for the new structure, the board was told. The 3,675-square-foot building will be constructed on what is now a wooded, 12,500-square-foot lot, said Joseph Jaworski, the …

A much-discussed proposal to build 32 homes at the corner of Amwell Road and Cedar Grove Lane was approved Dec. 6 by the Planning Board. The project will result in about 11 acres of open space along Amwell Road that will ultimately be owned either by the developer, Anatol Hiller, the homeowner’s association for the new development or the current …

A Bridgewater developer won Planning Board approval Nov. 1 to split an Annapolis Street parcel into two lots and build a home on each. The builder, Dennis Gabinelli, will tear down a house and garage on one of the lots, which sit at the intersection of Annapolis and Delmonico Avenue. Both lots comprise about 27,000 square feet, William Scott, the …

The Planing Board on Oct. 4 sent a Piscataway resident back to the drawing board after refusing to act on her application to build a new house on Wilson Road. To say some board members felt the planned 3,500-square-foot house was a bad fit for the neighborhood would be an understatement. “This is a freaking McMansion, I have no other …

A plan to cluster 32 homes at the corner of Cedar Grove Lane and Amwell Road received an endorsement from the Planning Board Oct. 4. In giving its endorsement, the board also recommended that about 11 acres of planned open space be kept where originally targeted at the southern end of the roughly 39-acre property, and that the township not …

A gateway to the township will get a much-needed upgrade, thanks to an Aug. 3 Zoning Board of Adjustment approval. A site plan application for an assisted living facility and a 119-room hotel, targeted for the roughly 9-acre Easton Avenue location of Venue 1850 banquet hall and the former Econo Lodge hotel near Route 287, won board approval. The plan, …

Nissan North America received Planning Board approval Aug. 2 to build a 200,000-square-foot addition to its warehouse at Pierce Street and Cottontail Lane. The addition will be used to house large parts for collision repairs, servicing Nissan dealerships throughout the Northeast, Nissan’s Kenneth Fielder told the board. The building is currently used for parts distribution and sales and marketing for …

A proposed 32-home development at Cedar Grove Lane and Amwell Road didn’t seem to impress the Planning Board when it was presented to its members. The developer, Anatol Hiller, brought the proposal to the board at its June 21 meeting, not as a formal application, but as a concept. And the concept left several board members saying, “meh.” The homes …

A 101-room hotel on a four-acre lot off Atrium Drive was approved June 21 by the Planning Board. The four-story hotel will be a limited-service Hampton Inn, the board was told, and will not have a restaurant or banquet rooms. It will have an indoor pool, fitness center, small meeting rooms and will offer guests Continental breakfasts, said Steven Finch, …