Legal Opinion
Heritage Park Development Corp. v. Town of Southbridge
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 8, 1997PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMarshall, J.
The town of Southbridge and its planning board (board) appeal from a judgment of the Land Court holding that the board’s rescission of its approval of a definitive subdivision plan did not extinguish a zoning “freeze” secured by the developer, Heritage Park Development Corporation (Heritage), under G. L. c. 40A, § 6 (1994 ed.). *72We transferred the case to this court on our own motion. We agree with the decision of the Land Court judge, and we extend the statutory freeze for a period equal to the duration of this action.
The essential facts are not in dispute. In 1986, Heritage acquired a parcel…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- COSTANZA & BERTOLINO v. Planning Bd. of North ReadingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1971
- Chira v. Planning Board of TisburyMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1975
- Cape Ann Land Development Corp. v. City of GloucesterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Nyquist v. Board of Appeals of ActonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1971
- Patelle v. Planning Board of WoburnMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1985
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Massachusetts Broken Stone Co. v. Town of WestonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
- Kitras v. Zoning AdministratorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2009
- Massachusetts Broken Stone Co. v. Town of WestonMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1998
- Krafchuk v. Planning Board of IpswichMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2007
- Ridgeley Management Corp. v. Planning Board of GosnoldMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2012
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