Planning Board

BELLINGHAM — April 13, 2026 — Bellingham Planning Board's April 13 meeting left no usable public record after a community access TV recording failure. The capture provided to Townbrief Bellingham contains only repeated audio artifacts — hundreds of iterations of "Thank you for watching" — with no audible deliberation, no

Bellingham Planning Board unanimously declared a proposed 115-foot Walmart pylon sign at 250 Hartford Avenue a major modification, sending it into a full public-hearing process. The board, chaired by Philip M.

Bellingham Planning Board continued four active development hearings and advanced three zoning amendments toward a town warrant at its March 12 meeting.

Bellingham Planning Board approves 455 Hartford Avenue commercial project and escalates Toll Brothers subdivision review.

Bellingham Planning Board continues 180 Main Street special permit hearing to March as public safety questions mount.

Bellingham Planning Board members expressed unanimous support for adopting the Community Preservation Act, a state program that would add a $68 annual surcharge to the average homeowner's tax bill in exchange for a dedicated fund and state matching revenue.

Bellingham planners continued an 850-unit age-restricted housing hearing on Payne Street after a night of dense traffic testimony.

Bellingham Planning Board advances two commercial projects and raises road bond standard to $1.46 million.

Bellingham Planning Board advances two commercial projects and raises road bond standard to $1.46 million.

Bellingham's Planning Board continued a hearing on the 800-unit, 55-plus Pain Street development to January 15 after a peer reviewer found the project's stormwater systems appear designed within groundwater.