Plans for an age-restricted community with nearly 500 homes on hundreds of acres of open farmland in Uwchlan Township were denied by elected officials. The township’s three supervisors voted unanimously to deny both a zoning amendment that would have allowed for residential development at Lionville Station Road, and a tentative development plan that included about 492 homes, a swimming center, miles of nature trails, a Monarch butterfly way station and more than 100 acres of open space. There are elements of the plan that would have served the township well, said board chairperson Laura Obenski, with its focus on recreation, preservation and residential. “I think that the burden that was going to be borne by taxpayers of Uwchlan Township did not meet the bar in my head for a rezoning request, and I hope that we can revisit those conversations because there are some extraordinary opportunities on the table,” she said. The 237-acre property, comprised of five parcels, is currently zoned for Planned Industrial Commercial use, according to the township website. Some residents expressed concerns relating to traffic if the development plan passed, while others were worried about the potential for data centers or warehouses at the site if the plan did not pass. Read more in the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer; 11/6/2026