Planning Board to Hold Public Hearing on Wrentham Crossing

The town planning board is set to hold a public hearing on the proposed Wrentham Crossing Development on Jan. 4.

The development would be across the street from the Wrentham Village Premium Outlets.

The hearing is intended to determine whether the development's permit should be modified to allow one large building instead of three smaller buildings.

"Original approvals allowed six standalone buildings, the largest being 37,500 square feet," the public hearing notice reads. "With the proposed modification, the applicant is seeking approval to merge three of the buildings (Buildings A, B and C) into one building of 84,800 square feet."

Developers have said that tenants prefer a single, large building to three separate buildings, as the space between buildings could draw vandalism and loitering.

Citizens at the agreed to change zoning laws to assist development on the site. The town voted, 138-46, to allow an increase in the maximum building size for the B-2 zoning district, which makes the applied-for change possible.

The change only affects the Wrentham Crossing property, as it is the only B-2 zoning district in town.

The hearing will take place at 7:15pm at the .