Hobbs Brook Farm Property Co. v. Planning Board

As in the case reported immediately before this one,1 the question presented is whether a plan filed under G. L. c. 41, § 81P, for an endorsement that approval under the subdivision law is not required, shows requisite access on a public way. In the preceding case we discussed the operation of § 81P, the general purpose of subdivision control, and the cases which considered whether an approval not required (“ANR”) plan showed practical and efficient access to a public way or showed access that was so barred and impractical as to be nonexistent, i.e., illusory. We do not repeat that discussion…