Applications & Fees

The Planning Board performs long range, comprehensive plans, reviews development proposals from the planning stage to the road construction, and drafts local land use regulations. Applicants should refer to the Planning Board's Fee Schedule (PDF). 

The Planning Board has developed an Abutter’s Guide to the Development Review Process (PDF) to explain what the abutter to a proposed development can expect.

Types of Review

The specific types of review performed by the Planning Board are as follows:

• Approval Not Required Plans - Subdivision of Land on Existing or Proposed Roadways
  • Approval Not Required Application - Form A (PDF)
• Earth Removal Requests
  • Earth Removal Bylaw (PDF)
  • Earth Removal Rules and Regulations (PDF)
  • Earth Removal Permit Application (PDF)
• Preliminary and Definitive Subdivision Plans - Divisions of Land Creating New Roads
  • Preliminary Subdivision Plan Application - Form B (PDF)
  • Definitive Subdivision Plan Application - Form C (PDF)
• Residential Uses in the Business-1 District Special Permits; Two-Family Dwellings Reserved Exclusively for Elderly Housing Special Permits (Town Center, Business-1, and Agricultural-Residential); Conversion to Two-Family Dwelling of Dwelling in Existence on May 3, 1965 (Business-1); and Small-Wireless Facilities Located Outside of a Right of Way Special Permits (all Districts) 
  • Special Permit Application (PDF)
• Private/Common Driveway Special Permits
  • Private/Common Driveway Guidelines (PDF)
  • Private/Common Driveway Special Permit Application (PDF)
• Scenic Road Proposals
  • Stone Walls Bylaw (PDF)
  • Scenic Road / Public Shade Tree Removal / Stone Wall Application (PDF)
• Site Plans - Plans of Commercial or Multi-Family Residential Developments
  • Site Plan Approval Rules and Regulations (PDF)
  • Site Plan Approval Application (PDF)

The Planning Board reviews all Special Permit requests submitted to the Board of Appeals and makes recommendations to the Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA). The Board also makes recommendations for changes to the Boxborough Zoning Bylaw (PDF) based on the long-range plans or planning studies. Changes to the Zoning Bylaw require a two-thirds-majority vote at town meeting to pass.

Regulations for Plan Review

The Board drafts regulations for plan review including:

• Earth Removal Rules and Regulations (PDF)
• Planning Board Fee Schedule (PDF)
• Private/Common Driveway Guidelines (PDF)
• Rules Regarding Security (PDF)
• Rules and Regulations Governing the Subdivision of Land (PDF)
• Site Plan Approval Rules and Regulations (PDF)