PLANNING BOARD APPROVES BYFIELD HEIGHTS BOULEVARD ENTRANCE PLAN
Planning Board approves boulevard entrance for 44-unit Byfield Heights project. The board unanimously backed the entrance plan for the multi-family development at 34 Central Street under the MBTA Communities Multi-Family Overlay District, with Planning Director Kristen Grubbs and the applicant,
Planning Board · Meeting of July 29, 2026
NEWBURY — Planning Board approves boulevard entrance for 44-unit Byfield Heights project. The board unanimously backed the entrance plan for the multi-family development at 34 Central Street under the MBTA Communities Multi-Family Overlay District, with Planning Director Kristen Grubbs and the applicant, Massachusetts Housing Opportunities Corporation, LLC, addressing board concerns about traffic safety, vegetation impact, and stormwater management through proposed at-grade sidewalk construction and grass strip improvements. Modification approval language will be drafted for presentation at the August 19 meeting, when the applicant will return.
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Source: the Planning Board meeting of July 29, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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