Planning Commission, April 21, 2026
Votes on Deferral of Marlbank Farms and Spring Creek Baptist Church rezonings, unanimous
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.
- 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)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsPhillips Landing
RecommendedCode
RecommendedDeferral of Marlbank Farms and Spring Creek Baptist Church
RecommendedRamey Residential
RecommendedWalton Station
DeniedDeferral of Marlbank Farms and Spring Creek Baptist Church
RecommendedAdd Plan Mod initiation item to agenda
Awaiting final voteMeeting 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.
Key Decisions (8)
Approval of Planning Commission minutes March 17, 2026
Deferral of Marlbank Farms and Spring Creek Baptist Church rezonings
Consent agenda - seven cases
Zoning Changes (6)
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)
On the record: the chair, 2 commissioners, 8 staff members, the applicant's representative, 3 witnesses, and a member of the public.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteZoneWire called 4 of 4 land-use forecasts on this agenda.
This season: 7 of 8 (88%) forecasts called in this county.
River Road rezone
Professional Road conditional use permit
4800 Blackbird Drive conditional use permit
3800 Windy Creek Drive conditional use permit
Comprehensive Plan Modernization (PlanMod) Update (26PJ0006) plan amendment
410 Coalfield Road rezone
Hickory Road rezone
More land-use items (4)
- 5200 Woolridge Road rezoneContinued
3 items with no recorded vote on this agenda
- Hull Street Road rezoneNo vote recorded
- Fox Club Parkway plan amendmentNo vote recorded
- 1504 Black Heath Road conditional use permitNo vote recorded
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