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Planning Board approves two single-family homes at 0 Great Road with conditions.

Shirley Planning Board unanimously approved two single-family dwellings at 0 Great Road, parcels 78 A 2 and 78 A 2.1, subject to conservation commission clearance and sewerage compliance. Vice Chair William Oelfke moved approval of the site plan and special permits for Apple Valley Homes, LLC, with

Planning Board · Meeting of January 21, 2026

Shirley Planning Board unanimously approved two single-family dwellings at 0 Great Road, parcels 78 A 2 and 78 A 2.1, subject to conservation commission clearance and sewerage compliance. Vice Chair William Oelfke moved approval of the site plan and special permits for Apple Valley Homes, LLC, with all four conditions-based votes passing 4-0. The project occupies wetland-rich, environmentally sensitive terrain in the Great Road-West Mixed-Use District and requires Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act notification.

Board member Asa Losurdo presented an informal discussion on behalf of Front Street Cooperative Inc. for a mixed-use commercial space at 37 Front Street featuring small restaurants and retail consignment shops; he will return with detailed building plans.

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Source: the Planning Board meeting of January 21, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.

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