Planning Board Permit Extensions Under New State Law
At a glance
Under Chapter 137 of the Acts of 2026, which amended MGL 40A, the board can now extend special permits and site plan approvals by up to two years instead of six months. On October 14, 2026 the board unanimously approved a two-year extension for 80 Clay Street (an affordable housing proposal awaiting state permits, case 2025-11) and for 61-69 and 71 Hancock Street (Slater Family Holdings, case 2024-12), and a third six-month extension for 45-50 Winter Street (NeighborWorks Housing Solutions and Caritas Communities, 34 affordable apartments, case 2023-02) while state funding closes in December or January.
Based on manual captions of the video; the captions are sparse and names may be misspelled.
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Log
- 2026-10-14 - Planning Board - Two-year extensions granted.