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Planning Commission, April 21, 2026

Votes on Deferral of Marlbank Farms and Spring Creek Baptist Church rezonings, unanimous

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What happened

The Chesterfield County Planning Commission recommended denial of the Walton Station age-restricted rezoning (Case 24SN1115, 157 units on ~40 acres at 410 Coalfield Rd) on a unanimous 5-0 vote, citing incompatibility with adjacent Carriage Hill lot sizes.

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Chesterfield County, VA
Governing body
Advisory (makes a recommendation)
Date
April 21, 2026
Decisions
8 zoning decisions
Outcome
Voted, unanimous

Projects in this meeting (7)

Phillips Landing

Recommended
south side of River Road, 975 feet west of Riverway Road, Matoaca District
1 condition of approval
Open this projectProject Report, $39 · or in Pro

Code

Recommended

Deferral of Marlbank Farms and Spring Creek Baptist Church

Recommended
5200 Woolridge Road, Matoaca District · Spring Creek Baptist Church
2 conditions of approval
Open this projectProject Report, $39 · or in Pro

Ramey Residential

Recommended
1 condition of approval

Walton Station

Denied
410 Coalfield Road, Midlothian · Stanley Martin Homes
Open this projectProject Report, $39 · or in Pro

Deferral of Marlbank Farms and Spring Creek Baptist Church

Recommended
5700 Hickory Road, Matoaka · Emerson Companies
6 conditions of approval
Open this projectProject Report, $39 · or in Pro

Add Plan Mod initiation item to agenda

Awaiting final vote

Meeting Summary

The Chesterfield County Planning Commission recommended denial of the Walton Station age-restricted rezoning (Case 24SN1115, 157 units on ~40 acres at 410 Coalfield Rd) on a unanimous 5-0 vote, citing incompatibility with adjacent Carriage Hill lot sizes.

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Key Decisions (8)

Approved

Approval of Planning Commission minutes March 17, 2026

Vote: unanimous
Continued

Deferral of Marlbank Farms and Spring Creek Baptist Church rezonings

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Consent agenda - seven cases

Vote: unanimousConditions attached

Development Activity (8)

Walton Station

Residential

Sawmill Station Mixed Use

Mixed-Use

Phillips Landing

Residential

Market Signals (5)

Housing Demand

Applicant cited naturally-occurring empty-nester/retiree demand in Midlothian (Carriage Hill, former…

Infrastructure

Fall Line Trail (43-mile, 19 miles in Chesterfield) is driving…

Sentiment

Comprehensive plan modernization signals a deliberate countywide reduction in residential…

Who Spoke (20)

ChairCommissioner · 2Staff · 8Applicant's RepWitness · 3Public

On the record: the chair, 2 commissioners, 8 staff members, the applicant's representative, 3 witnesses, and a member of the public.

Agenda scorecard

ZoneWire called 4 of 4 land-use forecasts on this agenda.

This season: 7 of 8 (88%) forecasts called in this county.

12706 Bundle Road rezone

ApprovedZoneWire called it
freeApprovedmoved by Owens1 condition of approval
1 condition, the audio at the vote, and this case's history
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River Road rezone

ApprovedNot forecast
freeApproved1 condition of approval
1 condition, the audio at the vote, and this case's history
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Professional Road conditional use permit

ApprovedZoneWire called it
freeApproved1 condition of approval
1 condition, the audio at the vote, and this case's history
See it in ProStart a free 7-day trial, then $129/mo

4800 Blackbird Drive conditional use permit

ApprovedZoneWire called it
freeApproved1 condition of approval
1 condition, the audio at the vote, and this case's history
See it in ProStart a free 7-day trial, then $129/mo

3800 Windy Creek Drive conditional use permit

ApprovedZoneWire called it
freeApproved1 condition of approval
1 condition, the audio at the vote, and this case's history
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More land-use items (4)

  • 5200 Woolridge Road rezone
    Continued
3 items with no recorded vote on this agenda
  • Hull Street Road rezone
    No vote recorded
  • Fox Club Parkway plan amendment
    No vote recorded
  • 1504 Black Heath Road conditional use permit
    No vote recorded

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