Bailey v. Board of Appeals of Holden

In January, 1974, the Holden housing authority (authority) obtained a comprehensive permit under G. L. c. 40B, § 21, from the Holden board of appeals (board) for the construction of low-cost housing for the elderly on a five-acre site, of which the Baileys own about three and one-half acres. 3 The Baileys appealed under G. L. c. 40B, § 21, to the Superior Court and now appeal from a final decree, entered in May, 1974, upholding the board’s action and dismissing the Baileys’ appeal. We transferred the appeal here on our own motion.

The Baileys argue that (1) the authority was required to hold a…