Planning Board
Reviews and approves new housing developments, commercial buildings, and land subdivisions before construction begins.
179 items across 20 meetings.
July 7, 2026 · agenda
• Status unclear
Meeting called to order at 6:30 PM.
📋 Proposed
Board will discuss and vote on a formal policy governing the public Open Forum portion of its meetings.
• Status unclear
Public comment period — 10 minutes total, 3 minutes per speaker.
🔄 Postponed
Applicant Sundara Kamakolanu Guru's definitive subdivision hearing is requested to continue to the August 4, 2026 meeting — no action expected July 7.
💬 Discussed
Continued from June 16; applicant Wes Flis / McCarty Engineering seeks full site plan approval for 5 Technology Drive.
📋 Proposed
Wes Flis / McCarty Engineering filed a special permit application for 220 Turnpike Road; details in PermitPro.
📋 Proposed
Wes Flis / McCarty Engineering filed a special permit application for 161 Milk Street; details in PermitPro.
• Status unclear
Staff updates and board member reports on town committees and CMRPC (regional planning agency).
📋 Proposed
Routine approval of prior meeting minutes.
• Status unclear
Next Planning Board meetings are August 4 and September 1, 2026.
• Status unclear
Meeting adjourned.
June 16, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Routine meeting opening.
🔄 Postponed
Site Plan Review for 5 Technology Drive is expected to be continued to the July 7, 2026 meeting; applicant: Justin Leclair, McCarty Companies (PermitPro #25-04235).
📍 5 Technology Drive, Westborough
🔄 Postponed
EG America's application for site improvements and new maintenance/warehouse buildings is expected to be continued to September 1, 2026 (PermitPro #25-02669).
📍 165 Flanders Road, Westborough
📋 Proposed
Definitive Subdivision application for 50 Flanders Road (applicant: Jacob Rich, PermitPro #25-02400), continued from June 2 meeting.
📍 50 Flanders Road, Westborough
📋 Proposed
Definitive Subdivision application for 228 Ruggles Street (applicant: Sundara Kamakolanu Guru, PermitPro #26-00224), continued from April 14, 2026.
📍 228 Ruggles Street, Westborough
📋 Proposed
ANR (Approval Not Required — lot split not triggering subdivision rules) application for 54 Chestnut Street; applicants Marcus Emory & Elizabeth Davison (PermitPro #26-01715).
📍 54 Chestnut Street, Westborough
📋 Proposed
Board to consider releasing 10 lots in the Ridings II subdivision from conditions, making them available for development.
📍 Ridings II subdivision, Westborough
📋 Proposed
Board to vote on reappointing members to the Design Review Board.
📋 Proposed
Routine reappointment of Planning Board members to their town committee assignments.
📋 Proposed
Board to appoint candidates to a search committee for Planning Board vacancies.
📋 Proposed
Routine items: Planning Department updates, committee reports, and approval of minutes from May 27 and June 2, 2026 meetings.
📋 Proposed
Meeting close.
June 2, 2026 · minutes
💬 Discussed
Board can't hold open forums until the Select Board revises its policy; until then, residents should call or email the planning department with concerns.
💬 Discussed
Mike Matieu of 20 Andrews Road urged the Board to drop the downtown rotary redesign, citing safety, lost parking, harm to businesses, and threats to property values and tax revenue.
📍 Downtown Westborough rotary / 25 W Main St.
🔄 Postponed
Site Plan Review continued to June 16 while applicant updates survey on vernal pools and wetlands; Conservation reviews July 14.
📍 5 Technology Drive
🔄 Postponed
Definitive subdivision application hearing continued to June 16, 2026; voted 4-0.
📍 228 Ruggles Street
🔄 Postponed
Subdivision of a 7.8-acre parcel into several lots with a new road; Board worried about the steep 7% road grade and number of waivers, continued to June 16 to review draft decision.
📍 50 Flanders Road
💬 Discussed
Stormwater redesign needed; engineering department checking for problems.
📍 9 Otis Street
✅ Approved
Board voted 4-0 to form a committee to fill the Director of Planning vacancy, including a resident member, with interviews and appointment targeted for July 7.
💬 Discussed
Director of Planning position posted; Kristen Belinger filling in.
✅ Approved
Prior minutes approved 4-0.
✅ Approved
Meeting adjourned at 7:17PM.
June 2, 2026 · agenda
• Status unclear
Meeting called to order at 6:30 PM.
📋 Proposed
Two-minute public comment from Mike Matieu; topic not specified in agenda.
🔄 Postponed
Full Site Plan Review for 5 Technology Drive (PermitPro #25-04235), applicant Justin Leclair/McCarty Companies, continued to the June 16 meeting.
📍 5 Technology Drive, Westborough
🔄 Postponed
Definitive subdivision application for 228 Ruggles Street (PermitPro #26-00224), applicant Sundara Kamakolanu Guru, continued to June 16.
📍 228 Ruggles Street, Westborough
📋 Proposed
Definitive subdivision hearing for 50 Flanders Road (PermitPro #25-02400), applicant Jacob Rich, continued from March 17; active discussion expected June 2.
📍 50 Flanders Road, Westborough
💬 Discussed
Board receives an update on the 9 Otis Street matter; no further details provided in agenda.
📍 9 Otis Street, Westborough
📋 Proposed
Board will form a search committee to fill the Director of Planning vacancy.
• Status unclear
Staff updates and board members report on town committees and CMRPC activities.
📋 Proposed
Routine approval of prior meeting minutes.
• Status unclear
Next meetings scheduled for June 16 and July 7, 2026.
• Status unclear
Meeting adjourned.
May 27, 2026 · minutes
💬 Discussed
Residents criticized the downtown plan, objecting to removing parking in front of businesses, questioning bike paths and tree preservation, and demanding a town-wide vote on the proposal.
📍 Downtown / rotary area
💬 Discussed
Kimley-Horn presented a preliminary downtown plan: single-lane rotary approaches, Milk Street changes, redistributed parking, pedestrian/bike safety upgrades, and landscaping; estimated ~$5.6 million with a 12-month design and 18-24 month build.
💰 ~$5.6 million total; interim improvements possibly under $500,000
📍 Downtown rotary, South/East Main, Milk, Union Streets
💬 Discussed
Boards questioned traffic flow, safety ratings, parking counts, costs, and easements; consultants confirmed contract funds remain and noted temporary construction easements may require Town Meeting approval.
📍 Downtown
🔄 Postponed
Boards agreed more revisions are needed before formally accepting the draft report; they will prioritize short-term safety fixes, gather more feedback, and fold costs into future capital planning.
✅ Approved
Both boards voted to adjourn (Planning 5-0-0, Select Board 4-0-0).
May 27, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Public comment period at the start of the joint meeting.
📍 Forbes Municipal Building – Great Hall, 45 West Main Street
📋 Proposed
Consulting firm Kimley-Horn presents findings or plans for the Downtown Improvement Project — likely covering streetscape, traffic, or infrastructure changes in the town center.
📍 Downtown Westborough
📋 Proposed
Select Board and Planning Board discuss the Downtown Improvement Project report together.
📋 Proposed
Boards identify follow-up actions on the Downtown Improvement Project.
May 19, 2026 · minutes
🔄 Postponed
Definitive subdivision plan being revised based on comments; hearing continued to June 2, 2026.
📍 50 Flanders Road
🔄 Postponed
Definitive subdivision plans being revised and headed to peer review; hearing continued to June 2, 2026 with an update expected.
📍 228 Ruggles Street
💬 Discussed
Awaiting preliminary plan from consultant; joint Select Board and Planning Board meeting to accept the plan set for May 27 at 6:00PM.
📍 Downtown
💬 Discussed
Construction begins in a few weeks with tree and utility-pole removal, starting at the Amazon end; most work done overnight, with a resident info session in early June.
📍 Otis Street
💬 Discussed
Moving forward on design changes.
📍 East Main Street
💬 Discussed
Preliminary plan in progress for a 10-foot-wide shared-use path in front of the elementary school down to the Church/Fisher/Milk intersection; public meeting expected over the summer.
📍 Fisher Street
💬 Discussed
Awaiting contract with consultant VHB; kickoff expected next week.
💬 Discussed
Carolyn Spring proposed the Board adopt a public comment policy—a 10-minute period at the start, 2-minute speaker limit, on items within Board jurisdiction; a procedure is expected within a month.
💬 Discussed
Director of Planning Jenny Gingras attended her last meeting, leaving for a Town Planner role in Harvard, MA after three years.
💬 Discussed
A new dog grooming business is coming to Bingham.
📍 Bingham
✅ Approved
Prior minutes approved 4-0.
✅ Approved
Meeting adjourned at 7:08PM.
May 19, 2026 · agenda
• Status unclear
Meeting called to order at 6:30 PM.
🔄 Postponed
Jacob Rich's definitive subdivision application at 50 Flanders Rd. is continued to the June 2, 2026 meeting. (PermitPro ID: 25-02400)
📍 50 Flanders Rd, Westborough
🔄 Postponed
Sundara Kamakolanu Guru's Form C definitive subdivision at 228 Ruggles St. is continued to the June 2, 2026 meeting. (PermitPro ID: 26-00224)
📍 228 Ruggles St, Westborough
📋 Proposed
Carolyn Spring presents on how the public can participate and submit comments at Planning Board meetings.
💬 Discussed
Planning staff provides an update on the Downtown Improvement Project.
📍 Downtown Westborough
💬 Discussed
Planning staff provides an update on the Otis Street Corridor Project.
📍 Otis Street, Westborough
💬 Discussed
Planning staff provides an update on the East Main Street Improvement Project.
📍 East Main Street, Westborough
💬 Discussed
Planning staff provides an update on the Fisher Street Improvement Project.
📍 Fisher Street, Westborough
💬 Discussed
Planning staff updates the board on progress of the Active Transportation Plan, which addresses walking and biking infrastructure.
• Status unclear
Routine updates from Planning staff and board members on town committees and CMRPC (regional planning agency).
📋 Proposed
Board reviews and approves minutes from the May 5, 2026 meeting.
• Status unclear
Next meetings are June 2 and June 16, 2026.
• Status unclear
Meeting adjourns.
May 5, 2026 · agenda
• Status unclear
Meeting called to order at 6:30 PM.
🔄 Postponed
Jacob Rich's definitive subdivision application for 50 Flanders Rd. (PermitPro #25-02400) has been continued to the May 19 meeting — no action expected May 5.
📍 50 Flanders Rd., Westborough
💬 Discussed
Economic Development Coordinator Lara Crawford will present an update on current economic development activity in town.
💬 Discussed
Board will debrief on a recent Downtown Improvement Project meeting, covering progress or next steps for downtown enhancements.
📍 Downtown Westborough
💬 Discussed
Board will discuss a proposed open forum policy governing public comment at Planning Board meetings.
📋 Proposed
Board will consider issuing a letter of support for the 495/Route 9 Gateway Initiative, a regional planning or economic effort at that interchange.
📍 I-495 / Route 9 interchange area
💬 Discussed
Staff will provide an update on the Active Transportation Plan, which covers walking, cycling, and non-motorized travel improvements in town.
• Status unclear
Routine staff updates and board member reports on town committees and CMRPC (regional planning agency).
📋 Proposed
Board will vote to approve minutes from the April 21, 2026 meeting.
• Status unclear
Meeting adjourned.
April 14, 2026 · minutes
🔄 Postponed
Definitive subdivision hearing continued to May 19, 2026; revised plans pending after April 7 site walk.
📍 228 Ruggles Street
🔄 Postponed
Definitive subdivision hearing, before the Board three years, continued to May 5, 2026 with no further continuances promised.
📍 50 Flanders Road
✅ Approved
Approved 5-0: new 26,000 sf fitness club (Parcel 33-36-0) with conditions including a relocated crosswalk, new sidewalks, speed feedback sign, bike rack, and limited construction hours.
💰 Town expects increased assessed value and property tax revenue
📍 0 Oak Street / 35 Chauncy Street
💬 Discussed
VHB selected from ten bidders to create the town's active transportation plan focusing on walking/biking connections.
💬 Discussed
Coming up April 15, 2026 (6:00-7:30pm); initial plan funds preliminary 25% design, with future grant funding to be decided.
💰 Initial plan funds 25% design; additional money needed to continue
📍 Downtown
💬 Discussed
Staff working with property owners on Route 9 and 495 and discussing a joint planning effort with Southborough.
📍 Route 9 / I-495
💬 Discussed
Four downtown signs approved; new businesses including a dog-walking storefront and protein shake shop opened, and Berkshire Bank became Beacon Bank.
📍 Downtown
✅ Approved
Prior minutes approved 5-0.
✅ Approved
Meeting adjourned at 7:48PM.
April 14, 2026 · agenda
🔄 Postponed
Subdivision proposal by Sundara Kamakolanu Guru; continuation requested to May 19, 2026 meeting.
📍 228 Ruggles St
🔄 Postponed
Subdivision application by Jacob Rich; continuation requested to May 5, 2026 meeting.
📍 50 Flanders Rd
🔄 Postponed
Full site plan review for Justin Leclair/McCarty Companies, continued from April 7 meeting.
📍 Oak Street
💬 Discussed
Planning Department updates, committee reports, approval of 4-7-26 minutes, and notes on the 4-15-26 Downtown Improvement meeting and upcoming dates 5-5-26 and 5-19-26.
• Status unclear
Meeting adjournment.
April 7, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Coming up April 7 at 4:00 PM on-site: board members preview 228 Ruggles Street to review boundaries, contours, buffers, and driveways for a proposed definitive subdivision; no testimony or minutes.
📍 228 Ruggles Street, Westborough, MA 01581
April 7, 2026 · minutes
🔄 Postponed
Subdivision hearing continued to April 14 while the applicant addresses peer-review comments; a final plan and draft decision are expected then.
📍 50 Flanders Rd
🔄 Postponed
Site plan review continued to May 5; site will be staked after an April 14 Conservation Commission meeting and April 10 site walk.
📍 5 Technology Dr
💬 Discussed
Expansion would add a 6-foot vinyl fence, relocated sidewalk and crosswalk near 35 Chauncy/30 Oak, and roughly 424 net new daily vehicle trips; hearing continued to April 14.
📍 Oak St / 35 Chauncy & 30 Oak Streets
✅ Approved
Hazel Nourse appointed Chair and John Gelcich Vice Chair.
✅ Approved
New state rules would require allowing multi-family housing (min. 4 units/acre, no max) on former state surplus parcels—one sits near the dog park on Solomon Carter Fuller Road; board authorized submitting comments before the April 13 deadline.
📍 Solomon Carter Fuller Road
💬 Discussed
Discussed zoning priorities including a study of the Research Drive/highway business corridor and former BJ's site to attract tax revenue and avoid large distribution warehouses.
📍 Research Drive corridor
💬 Discussed
Board debated whether to hold public open forums, leaning toward establishing a written procedure for residents to request agenda items and possibly a quarterly forum starting in September.
💬 Discussed
Public information meeting on the Downtown Rotary Project set for April 15, 6:00-7:30PM; preliminary grant funding is ending and more funding would be needed to proceed.
📍 Downtown
✅ Approved
Prior minutes approved.
✅ Approved
Meeting adjourned at 7:48PM.
April 7, 2026 · agenda
• Status unclear
Meeting opens at 6:30 PM in the Great Hall, Forbes Building.
🔄 Postponed
Definitive subdivision (formal platted lot-creation) hearing for 50 Flanders Rd; continuation to the April 14 meeting is expected.
🔄 Postponed
Full site plan review for a new project at 5 Technology Drive; continuation to May 5 is expected.
🔄 Postponed
Full site plan review for an Oak Street project, carried over from the March 17 meeting.
📋 Proposed
Board appoints its Chair and Vice Chairperson for the coming term.
💬 Discussed
Board reviews draft state surplus-land rules from EOHLC (Executive Office of Housing & Livable Communities), which govern how government-owned surplus land can be sold or developed.
💬 Discussed
Board debriefs on outcomes of recent Town Meeting, focusing on planning-related warrant articles.
💬 Discussed
Board considers a request to hold a public open forum.
💬 Discussed
Board discusses scheduling public office hours for residents to meet with members.
📋 Proposed
Includes Planning Dept updates, committee reports, approval of March 17 minutes, Downtown Improvement public meeting notice (4-15-26), and upcoming meeting dates (4-14-26 & 5-5-26).
• Status unclear
Meeting adjourns.
March 21, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Board will convene at 8:30 am Saturday March 21 at Westborough High School to discuss and act on Town Meeting warrant items and advise voters, continuing until Town Meeting adjourns.
📍 Westborough High School
March 17, 2026 · minutes
🔄 Postponed
5-lot subdivision plan updated to address drainage and peer-review comments; hearing continued to April 7 for ongoing revisions to retention basin and infiltration systems.
📍 50 Flanders Rd
✅ Approved
Approved reducing front-yard setback from 30 to 21 feet for lots LL44 and LL46 due to a steep back hill, with a required safety fence; the side-yard relief goes to the Zoning Board.
📍 44 and 46 Libby Lane (The Ridings)
🔄 Postponed
Continued to April 7 pending Conservation Commission flagging of a vernal pool behind the property and updated plans.
📍 5 Technology Dr
🔄 Postponed
New 26,000 SF fitness club plus added tennis courts; debate centered on traffic, parking, sidewalk connections, and screening for abutters, with a traffic study residents called inadequate; continued to April 7.
📍 Oak St / 35 Chauncy St
✅ Approved
Approved revised street tree plan using existing trees plus new plantings to meet the required average of one tree per 40 feet along the subdivision roadway.
📍 West Park Drive Extension
💬 Discussed
Proposal to create three new lots behind an existing home raised drainage, bedrock, and private-vs-public road questions; site visit planned, no vote taken.
📍 228 Ruggles St
🔄 Postponed
Numerous Ruggles St and Long Drive residents opposed clearing a 5-acre forest, citing stormwater, shallow bedrock, vernal pool, I-90 noise/pollution buffer loss, and habitat concerns; continued to April 14.
📍 Ruggles St / Long Drive
💬 Discussed
Signed easement has been received resolving the violation of site plan approval conditions.
📍 66 Otis Street
💬 Discussed
Environmental Action Fair gathered resident input on walking/biking; Ruggles St noted as lacking walkable access to town and schools; Downtown Rotary Project preliminary design meeting set for April 15.
💬 Discussed
DRB approved new Avidia Bank signage; CMRPC discussed how towns regulate data centers, with Northborough working on a definition requiring a special permit.
✅ Approved
Prior meeting minutes approved 5-0.
✅ Approved
Meeting adjourned at 8:56PM.
March 17, 2026 · agenda
🔄 Postponed
Subdivision application from Jacob Rich, continuation requested from the March 3 meeting.
📍 50 Flanders Rd.
🔄 Postponed
Elite Home Builders seeks a minor modification to the Open Space Subdivision special permit; continuation requested from March 3.
📍 44 and 46 Libbey Lane
🔄 Postponed
Full site plan review by McCarty Companies, continuation requested to the April 7 meeting.
📍 5 Technology Drive
🔄 Postponed
Full site plan review by McCarty Companies, continuation requested from March 3.
📍 Oak Street
📋 Proposed
Thomas Michalak requests a minor modification to the revised street tree plan.
📍 West Park Drive Extension
📋 Proposed
New definitive subdivision application from Sundara Kamakolanu Guru.
📍 228 Ruggles St
💬 Discussed
Violation of site plan approval conditions; a signed easement has now been received.
📍 66 Otis Street
📋 Proposed
Planning Department updates, committee reports, approval of March 3 minutes, and upcoming meeting dates including Town Meeting 3-21-26.
📋 Proposed
Meeting adjournment.
March 3, 2026 · minutes
💬 Discussed
Westborough Forward students presented results from 160 teen surveys on downtown, rating it 3.78/5 and citing demand for more entertainment, gathering spaces, and events.
📍 Downtown Westborough
✅ Approved
Board voted 5-0 to recommend passage of Article 33 rezoning 1 Research Drive at the March 21, 2026 Annual Town Meeting; Advisory Finance Committee backed it 6-1.
📍 1 Research Drive
✅ Approved
Board approved Post Road Residential's North Parcel multifamily project, with a $45,600 stormwater surety bond, a funded Park/Milk/Oak traffic feasibility study, and construction-hour limits.
💰 $45,600 surety bond; applicant funds traffic feasibility study
📍 171 Milk St (33-46-0), 221 Turnpike Rd (26-40-0), 223 Turnpike Rd (26-41-0)
✅ Approved
Board granted a 40B multifamily special permit for Post Road Residential's South Parcel, with waivers allowing 5 stories, reduced open space, 1.2 parking spaces per unit, and modified affordability.
📍 222 Turnpike Road
🔄 Postponed
Hearing continued to March 17, 2026 while peer review evaluates revised plans.
📍 5 Technology Drive
🔄 Postponed
Hearing continued to March 17, 2026; applicant working on a traffic study and revised plans.
📍 Oak Street
💬 Discussed
Cold Harbor Brewing owner verbally agreed to an easement after clarification; matter to return March 17, 2026.
📍 66 Otis Street
💬 Discussed
Sustainable Westborough requested support for adopting the Specialized Energy Code effective January 2027, applying only to new construction (all-electric or solar-ready) with no direct resident financial impact.
💰 No direct financial impact; could unlock state grant money
💬 Discussed
Next meetings 4/7/26 and 4/14/26; the April 21 meeting moved to April 14 due to school vacation and member absences.
✅ Approved
Adjourned at 8:20 PM.
March 3, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Routine call to order at 6:30 PM.
📍 45 West Main Street, Westborough
📋 Proposed
Continued hearing on rezoning 1 Research Drive from Industrial B/Industrial D Overlay to Highway Business (BA); article goes to voters at March 21 Annual Town Meeting.
📍 1 Research Drive
📋 Proposed
Continued hearing on two zoning bylaw amendments covering the Downtown Business (BB) district and off-premises sign rules; both go to March 21 Annual Town Meeting.
📍 Downtown Westborough
📋 Proposed
Full hearing on special permit and site plan for a multifamily development spanning a North and South parcel at 171 Milk St. and 221-223/222 Turnpike Rd. (continued from Jan. 20).
📍 171 Milk St. & 221-223 Turnpike Rd. & 222 Turnpike Rd.
🔄 Postponed
Applicant requested continuation of minor modification to the Ridings II Open Space Subdivision special permit to the March 17 meeting.
📍 44 and 46 Libbey Lane
🔄 Postponed
Definitive subdivision application continued to March 17 at applicant's request.
📍 50 Flanders Rd.
🔄 Postponed
Full site plan review continued to March 17 at applicant's request.
📍 5 Technology Drive
🔄 Postponed
Full site plan review for Oak Street property continued to March 17 at applicant's request.
📍 Oak Street
📋 Proposed
Board will address a reported violation of site plan approval conditions at 66 Otis St.
📍 66 Otis Street
📋 Proposed
Sustainable Westborough requests a Planning Board letter of support for a Specialized Energy Code article on the March 21 Annual Town Meeting warrant.
📋 Proposed
Assistant Town Planner requests a board letter supporting an AARP Grant application for regional walk audit training.
📋 Proposed
Review and approval of Feb. 17 minutes, planning department updates, board committee reports; next meetings March 17 and April 7.
📋 Proposed
Routine adjournment.
February 17, 2026 · agenda
• Status unclear
Meeting begins at 6:30 P.M. in the Great Hall, Forbes Building.
📍 45 West Main Street
📋 Proposed
Hearing coming up Feb 17 on rezoning 1 Research Drive from Industrial to Highway Business; article goes to March 21 Annual Town Meeting.
📍 1 Research Drive
🔄 Postponed
Continued hearing Feb 17 on amending the Downtown Business zoning district and Section 8.2(F) off-premises sign rules; both head to March 21 Town Meeting.
📍 Downtown
📋 Proposed
Applicant Farooq Ansari requests minor modification to amend a condition on EOHLC approval.
📍 2 Daania Drive (Village Commons)
📋 Proposed
McCarty Companies' Justin Leclair seeks full site plan review for 5 Technology Drive.
📍 5 Technology Drive
📋 Proposed
McCarty Companies' Justin Leclair seeks full site plan review for an Oak Street project.
📍 Oak Street
📋 Proposed
Request for a letter of support for Town Meeting Warrant Article 18 funding crosswalks and other improvements.
• Status unclear
Planning Department updates, committee reports, approval of 2-3-26 minutes, and upcoming dates 3-3-26 and 3-17-26.
• Status unclear
Meeting adjourns.