Coverage of how land is regulated and developed in Pembroke, including Planning Board, Zoning Board of Appeals, and Conservation Commission meetings and decisions, zoning and wetland permitting, site plans, subdivisions, and related bylaw changes.
The bylaw would be Pembroke’s first zoning rules for battery storage, and the version posted for the Oct. 20 Town Meeting lists two different capacity thresholds for its middle tier.
The Planning Board will hold a public hearing on the proposed battery energy storage system (BESS) bylaw on October 5, 2026, according to the board's agenda published with
With the town already conceding the point, the developer behind the 48 Schoosett Street battery storage project has asked a Land Court judge to end the case without reaching the fire safety questions that prompted the town's review.
With both the developer and the town seeking an end to the case, a Land Court judge has ruled that dismissing it would not clear the way for the 48 Schoosett Street battery storage project, and set a schedule for arguments.
With the town and developer settling on the question of her standing, one self-represented Pembroke resident is left as the last party contesting the 48 Schoosett Street battery storage project in the Land Court case.
"The Pembroke Affordable Housing Committee was established by the Select Board on March 2, 1987 at the request of the Housing Authority. This allowed Pembroke to enter into the
