Hallows Planning Board continues two large subdivisions, approves three smaller applications and schedules zoning workshop
July 21, 2026 | Hollis, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
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The Hallows Planning Board met in regular session and took a mix of continuances and approvals, moving several pending subdivisions closer to final action while requiring technical follow-up and permit confirmations.
Chair Bill Moseley opened the meeting and reviewed board membership, recusals and public hearing procedures before the board took a series of votes. The board approved its meeting minutes from June 16, 2026; Victor Orlando recorded an abstention on that vote.
Two larger projects were continued to the board’s Aug. 18 meeting to allow applicants to produce outstanding technical reports and to schedule final public hearings. Chad Brannon, civil engineer for Fieldstone, requested additional time after state-authorized follow-up well testing for PB2022-015 (Tottie Brook Estates). The board agreed to continue that application to Aug. 18 so consultants can present the pending results.
Separately the board agreed to continue PB2025-011 (Abbot Hill Estates), a proposed 35-home subdivision, to the Aug. 18 meeting and to schedule a final public hearing then. Brannon described several plan revisions since the last hearing, including updated driveway designs, a widened paved entrance and an added cistern location intended to address fire-flow distance concerns raised by the fire chief.
The board approved three smaller items with conditions. PB2026008 (Cutter Place Properties) — a three-lot minor subdivision — received a waiver permitting a common driveway and was approved with stipulations: lot corner monuments prior to certificates of occupancy, individual stormwater plans before building permits, a maximum driveway grade of 8 percent, wetland buffer signage at 50-foot intervals, underground utilities from Ridge Road, and landscaping designs to be approved by staff and the board consultant. PB2026009 (Burton/Adams) — a two-lot subdivision creating a 5-acre lot — was approved with three stipulations, including wetland buffer signs, monument corners before CO, and conformance with an issued NHDOT driveway permit (DOT-DRI-005522). PB2026005 (Lone Pine Hunters Club) was moved to final review after an on-site visit; the board asked staff and the applicant to finalize basin design details and continue coordination with state lead-remediation reviews.
Throughout the night staff and applicants underscored that certain approvals are contingent on outside permits or state reviews: DOT review of traffic-calming measures and right-of-way work for Abbot Hill Estates, and state Department of Environmental Services (DES) review of lead remediation and alteration-of-terrain work for the Lone Pine proposal. The board asked staff to properly notice upcoming hearings and to ensure any externally required permits are on the record before final approvals.
The board also set a joint planning–zoning working session for Oct. 6 to prioritize ordinance changes (including potential open-space subdivision revisions) and asked the zoning board to submit proposals in writing for staff and legal review before that workshop.
The meeting adjourned after voice affirmation.
Chair Bill Moseley opened the meeting and reviewed board membership, recusals and public hearing procedures before the board took a series of votes. The board approved its meeting minutes from June 16, 2026; Victor Orlando recorded an abstention on that vote.
Two larger projects were continued to the board’s Aug. 18 meeting to allow applicants to produce outstanding technical reports and to schedule final public hearings. Chad Brannon, civil engineer for Fieldstone, requested additional time after state-authorized follow-up well testing for PB2022-015 (Tottie Brook Estates). The board agreed to continue that application to Aug. 18 so consultants can present the pending results.
Separately the board agreed to continue PB2025-011 (Abbot Hill Estates), a proposed 35-home subdivision, to the Aug. 18 meeting and to schedule a final public hearing then. Brannon described several plan revisions since the last hearing, including updated driveway designs, a widened paved entrance and an added cistern location intended to address fire-flow distance concerns raised by the fire chief.
The board approved three smaller items with conditions. PB2026008 (Cutter Place Properties) — a three-lot minor subdivision — received a waiver permitting a common driveway and was approved with stipulations: lot corner monuments prior to certificates of occupancy, individual stormwater plans before building permits, a maximum driveway grade of 8 percent, wetland buffer signage at 50-foot intervals, underground utilities from Ridge Road, and landscaping designs to be approved by staff and the board consultant. PB2026009 (Burton/Adams) — a two-lot subdivision creating a 5-acre lot — was approved with three stipulations, including wetland buffer signs, monument corners before CO, and conformance with an issued NHDOT driveway permit (DOT-DRI-005522). PB2026005 (Lone Pine Hunters Club) was moved to final review after an on-site visit; the board asked staff and the applicant to finalize basin design details and continue coordination with state lead-remediation reviews.
Throughout the night staff and applicants underscored that certain approvals are contingent on outside permits or state reviews: DOT review of traffic-calming measures and right-of-way work for Abbot Hill Estates, and state Department of Environmental Services (DES) review of lead remediation and alteration-of-terrain work for the Lone Pine proposal. The board asked staff to properly notice upcoming hearings and to ensure any externally required permits are on the record before final approvals.
The board also set a joint planning–zoning working session for Oct. 6 to prioritize ordinance changes (including potential open-space subdivision revisions) and asked the zoning board to submit proposals in writing for staff and legal review before that workshop.
The meeting adjourned after voice affirmation.
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