Data recently released by the Bucks County Planning Commission show a decline in proposed residential developments but an increase in nonresidential projects for 2023. The Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code (Act 247) mandates that the county planning commission reviews all land development proposals before local municipalities can approve them. The number of proposed residential units fell by 66%, from nearly 2,000 in 2022 to just 664 in 2023. West Rockhill, Lower Makefield, Middletown and Bristol townships led the county in proposed residential development. Nonresidential development, which includes industrial and commercial projects, saw a 37% increase from the previous year. Falls, Richland, Bristol and Buckingham townships were the leading locations for nonresidential developments. Read more at Levittown Now and in the planning commission’s annual report. Proposed subdivisions and land development projects can be viewed on the Interactive Maps page of the county website.
Source: Levittown Now; 6/1/2024