In the 1960s and 1970s, Cherry Hill was a symbol of suburban growth, with its population more than doubling. The focus was on expansion. Today, as former farms and woodlands have transformed into residential and commercial developments, residents are now asking how to preserve green space. “We’ve really reached maximum capacity,” said Cherry Hill native… Read more »
A developer’s request to build a childcare center at a busy Cherry Hill intersection was decisively rejected by the Zoning Board of Adjustment early Friday morning after a lengthy 5½-hour meeting. MIRA Properties sought a variance to construct an 8,885-square-foot Kiddie Academy Educational Child Care, complete with a 3,500-square-foot fenced play area and 47 parking… Read more »
A developer’s proposal for a 150-child day care center at the busy intersection of Kresson Road and Browning Lane in Cherry Hill will go before the Zoning Board of Adjustment on Thursday night. Philadelphia-based MIRA Properties plans to build an 8,885-square-foot Kiddie Academy Educational Child Care facility, which includes a 3,500-square-foot fenced play area and… Read more »
In June, the Burger King on Route 70 in Cherry Hill closed its doors for good, ending years of service. Now, Polar Services Center, a national tank trailer and repair facility located on Astoria Boulevard, is seeking to move onto the vacant property. Polar Services Center is scheduled to appear before the Township Planning Board… Read more »
A Cherry Hill Township proposal to allow farming on the recently acquired Holly Ravine Farm open space has raised concerns from the Planning Board, particularly regarding pesticide use and potential tree removal for cultivation. The Township Council is seeking the board’s recommendations before deciding on whether to amend zoning laws to permit agriculture and horticulture… Read more »
A new Kiddie Academy Educational Child Care center is planned for Cherry Hill, on the site where two single-family homes once stood near the corner of Kresson Road and Browning Lane. The proposal, which is set to be reviewed by the zoning board on August 15, includes an 8,885-square-foot facility with a 3,500-square-foot fenced-in play… Read more »
Two major Cherry Hill “Gateway” development plans on Route 70, featuring two five-story hotels, an upscale restaurant, a new car wash, and a coffee/doughnut shop on largely unused land east of Cuthbert Boulevard, are set for the zoning board on Thursday. Although initially approved in 2020, the developers are seeking new preliminary and final major… Read more »
Cherry Hill zoning board advances plan for six townhouses and two affordable-rent apartments near P.J. Whelihan’s Pub and Restaurant off Route 70. On March 7, the board unanimously granted a use variance for multi-family residential units in an office zone where residential is not permitted. Concerns raised by board members and the public about lot… Read more »
Town Square Real Estate Holding LLC from Blue Bell, PA, plans to propose six townhouses and two affordable rental units on adjoining lots in Cherry Hill. The lots are situated on the dead-end street next to P.J. Whelihan’s Pub, close to the bustling intersection of Route 70 and Greentree Road. The developer is set to… Read more »
On Thursday night, the Township zoning board declined to grant approval to a developer proposing a four-story self-storage facility along westbound Route 70 in Cherry Hill. Board members cited inability to provide a use variance due to zoning laws that prohibit such use. Additionally, the site’s classification as part of the Township’s “gateway” under zoning… Read more »
