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Woodcroft Extension Funding in City Council Package
Monday’s City Council vote would update funding agreements for Woodcroft Parkway and four other South Durham transportation projects, but it wouldn’t authorize construction.
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Durham Planning Commission Votes 10-0 Against Reserve at Rocky Branch
The revised proposal would allow up to 190 homes along Virgil Road. Commissioners delayed a decision on Thompson Village until October.
News
Revised Rocky Branch Project Plan Returns to Durham Planning Commission
The Virgil Road proposal now calls for up to 190 homes and stronger stormwater protections. Thompson Village and two annexation-related rezonings also are on the Aug. 11 agenda.
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Development
[SeeGov Enhanced] Planning Commission Backs 400 Homes Near Farrington Road
Commissioners advanced plans for 350 apartments and 50 townhomes, despite concerns about traffic, crowded schools, and the pace of growth in southwest Durham.
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Durham Planning Commission to Weigh Easier Path to Data Center Moratoria
A proposed UDO change would make it easier for Durham’s governing boards to impose or extend development moratoria. After that, commissioners on June 9 will take up rezonings and annexations tied to Page Road, downtown’s 505 W. Chapel Hill site, Sherron Road, Cheek Road, and Wake Forest Highway.
Development
Durham Development Cases on Docket for May 12 Planning Commission Meeting
Residential growth on Leesville and Andrews Chapel, plus a large industrial proposal at Parmer Edge, are all up for public hearings before possible City Council action.
Development
Durham Planning Commission Opposes Virgil Road Project
The board voted 10-2 against approving The Reserve at Rocky Branch, but it could still make it past Durham City Council. No date set yet for that meeting.
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[SoDu We Watch Our Government] Durham Planning Commission - April 14, 2026: A Work Plan, Stalled UDO, and Rocky Branch
Durham planning commissioners will review a proposed FY27 work plan that keeps the stalled UDO rewrite alive while also weighing a 225-home Virgil Road rezoning with implications for traffic, schools, and South Durham growth.
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Rezoning Radar: Neighborhood Meetings Ahead - March 23, 2026
Projects range from a 225-townhome development off Virgil Road and a 437-home conservation subdivision on Farrington Mill Road to a self-storage proposal tied to annexation along U.S. 70 East and Leesville Road.
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Legal Challenge Sidetracks Durham UDO Plans
Officials cite threatened litigation tied to a 2024 state “down-zoning” restriction; staff will still attend Tuesday’s meeting to answer questions.
Development
Durham Planning Commission: Oct. 14, 2025 - Downtown Plan, RTP, Page Road
The commission will hear the downtown plan, a 15-townhome request on Page Road, an RTP-wide rezoning and first-round tune-ups to the comprehensive plan.