A redevelopment process that has taken years is moving forward in Horsham Township. Township officials recently rezoned the former Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove, and have now adopted an official map for the 862-acre site off Route 611. The map identifies the locations of public lands and facilities like streets, trails, water and sewer infrastructure, and more. The former base was closed in 2011 and the official redevelopment plan for the site was federally approved in 2012. Horsham Township Manager William T. Gildea-Walker said that the recent zoning change was a signal to the Navy that the township is taking steps to move forward with the redevelopment as they continue to negotiate the land transfer, while protecting the land from warehouse or other industrial type development in the meantime. The next step in the process is a comprehensive rezoning of the base to align with the uses outlined in the plan.
Source: Bucks County Courier Times; 8/27/2025