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Leyden

Town of Leyden
7 Brattleboro Road
Leyden, MA 01301
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Planning Board

Planning Board

The Planning Board consists of five elected officials, each serving a five year term. The Planning Board maintains the town's zoning bylaws and subdivision regulations. It reviews and decides on special permit applications. The board prepares and presents any zoning by law amendments at public hearings and for recommendation at Town Meeting.

The Planning Board meets the second Wednesday of the month, 6:30pm, at Town Office.

Current Members:

  • James Brodeur, Chair
  • David Curtis
  • Emily Yazwinski
  • Sarah Bartholomew
  • Elizabeth Kidder

Email contact: planboard@townofleyden.com

Abutters Request Forms are available on the Assessor's Office page under Assessor's Forms. /p/3112/Assessors-Office

Planning Board Forms

Name Uploaded Date
   Special Permit Requirements.pdf 2023-05-18 10:47:01
   Special Permit Application.pdf 2023-05-18 10:46:54
   Form A Approval Not Required Plan.pdf 2022-03-10 14:34:49

Planning Board Documents

Planning Board Meetings

Name Uploaded Date
   2025-03-12 - Minutes - Planning Board - Revised.pdf 2025-06-23 17:15:03
   2025-04-02 - Minutes - Planning Board - Revised.pdf 2025-06-23 17:15:10
   2025-05-07 - Minutes - Planning Board.pdf 2025-07-11 19:42:52
   2025-06-11 - Minutes - Planning Board.pdf 2025-07-11 19:42:51
   2025-06-11 - Planning Board - Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar) 2025-06-09 12:48:37
   2025-07-09 - Planning Board - Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar) 2025-06-30 10:12:30
   2025-07-16 - Planning Board - Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar) 2025-07-11 17:15:42
   2025-08-06 - Planning Board - Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar) 2025-08-04 10:20:51
   2025-09-03 - Planning Board - Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar) 2025-08-25 11:01:27
   2025-11-12 - Planning Board - Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar) 2025-11-03 11:30:24
   Minutes Planning Board 2024-10-30.docx 2024-11-20 17:12:12
   Planning Board - 2025-12-10 - Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar) 2025-12-03 17:07:12
   Planning Board 01-08-25 Minutes.pdf 2025-04-02 14:28:02
   Planning Board 2019-05-08 Minutes.pdf 2019-07-15 09:27:52
   Planning Board 2019-06-26 Special Meeting Minutes.pdf 2019-07-15 09:29:30
   Planning Board 2019-07-08 Special Meeting Minutes.pdf 2019-07-15 09:29:54
   Planning Board 2019-07-10 Minutes.pdf 2019-10-09 14:14:40
   Planning Board 2019-07-25 Public Hearing Angels Rest Meeting Minutes.pdf 2019-10-09 14:16:19
   Planning Board 2019-10-03 Continuation of Public Hearing Angels Rest Meeting Minutes.pdf 2019-10-07 16:58:42
   Planning Board 2019-10-09 Minutes.pdf 2019-10-10 15:47:44
   Planning Board 2019-11-06 Minutes.docx 2019-12-05 12:58:36
   Planning Board 2019-12-04 Minutes.docx 2019-12-05 12:59:26
   Planning Board 2020-01-08 Minutes.docx 2020-03-12 09:56:35
   Planning Board 2020-09-09 Minutes.docx 2020-12-10 13:02:07
   Planning Board 2020-10-14 Minutes.docx 2020-12-10 13:02:28
   Planning Board 2020-12-0 Minutes.pdf 2021-03-15 12:06:28
   Planning Board 2021-03-10 Agenda.docx 2021-03-04 14:34:12
   Planning Board 2021-03-10 Minutes.pdf 2021-05-13 09:48:08
   Planning Board 2021-05-12 Agenda.pdf 2021-05-06 14:43:25
   Planning Board 2021-05-12 Minutes.pdf 2021-06-17 09:22:03
   Planning Board 2021-06-16 Minutes and Solar Public Hearing.pdf 2021-12-09 10:55:33
   Planning Board 2021-07-14 Agenda.pdf 2021-07-08 12:42:28
   Planning Board 2021-07-14 Minutes.pdf 2021-12-09 10:55:43
   Planning Board 2021-08-11 Agenda.pdf 2021-08-10 10:54:11
   Planning Board 2021-11-10 Minutes.pdf 2021-12-09 10:55:56
   Planning Board 2021-12-08 Minutes.pdf 2022-01-13 12:43:33
   Planning Board 2022-01-12 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar) 2022-01-03 09:24:55
   Planning Board 2022-01-12 Minutes.pdf 2022-03-10 14:35:52
   Planning Board 2022-03-09 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar) 2022-03-07 16:56:17
   Planning Board 2022-03-09 Minutes.pdf 2022-05-23 09:37:34
   Planning Board 2022-05-04 Minutes.pdf 2022-06-09 11:39:07
   Planning Board 2022-07-13 Minutes.pdf 2022-08-16 09:25:36
   Planning Board 2022-08-10 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar) 2022-08-04 14:46:41
   Planning Board 2022-08-10 Minutes.pdf 2022-12-19 11:34:50
   Planning Board 2022-08-10 Public Hearing.pdf (View on Calendar) 2022-07-28 15:04:08
   Planning Board 2022-10-05 Minutes.pdf 2022-12-19 11:34:57
   Planning Board 2022-10-12 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar) 2022-10-07 12:00:27
   Planning Board 2022-12-14 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar) 2022-12-12 14:22:11
   Planning Board 2022-12-14 Minutes.pdf 2023-01-18 09:43:55
   Planning Board 2023-01-11 Agenda.pdf 2023-05-17 20:50:57
   Planning Board 2023-01-25 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar) 2023-01-19 09:52:07
   Planning Board 2023-01-25 Minutes.pdf 2023-02-27 14:35:01
   Planning Board 2023-02-08 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar) 2023-02-06 17:27:54
   Planning Board 2023-02-27 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar) 2023-02-22 10:56:24
   Planning Board 2023-03-01 Public Hearing.pdf (View on Calendar) 2023-02-23 09:16:55
   Planning Board 2023-04-12 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar) 2023-04-07 09:22:39
   Planning Board 2023-05-10 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar) 2023-05-04 17:36:36
   Planning Board 2023-06-14 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar) 2023-06-08 16:12:27
   Planning Board 2023-06-14 Minutes.pdf 2023-07-13 12:40:08
   Planning Board 2023-07-12 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar) 2023-07-05 10:08:13
   Planning Board 2023-07-12 Minutes.pdf 2023-12-13 18:46:43
   Planning Board 2023-10-11 Agenda.docx (View on Calendar) 2023-10-05 12:10:19
   Planning Board 2023-10-11 Minutes.pdf 2023-12-13 18:46:41
   Planning Board 2023-11-08 Agenda.docx (View on Calendar) 2023-11-01 18:05:54
   Planning Board 2023-11-08 Minutes.pdf 2023-12-13 18:46:42
   Planning Board 2023-12-13 Minutes.pdf 2024-01-22 10:30:47
   Planning Board 2024-01-10 Agenda.pdf 2024-03-21 15:31:53
   Planning Board 2024-01-10 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar) 2024-01-10 15:37:31
   Planning Board 2024-01-10 Minutes.docx 2024-04-05 14:51:44
   Planning Board 2024-02-07 Agenda.pdf 2024-03-21 15:31:59
   Planning Board 2024-02-07 Minutes.docx 2024-06-26 19:27:50
   Planning Board 2024-03-13 Agenda.docx (View on Calendar) 2024-03-06 17:14:50
   Planning Board 2024-03-13 Minutes.pdf 2024-03-28 17:38:19
   Planning Board 2024-03-27 Agenda.docx (View on Calendar) 2024-03-20 17:47:56
   Planning Board 2024-03-27 Minutes.pdf 2024-06-19 14:23:12
   Planning Board 2024-04-10 Minutes.pdf 2024-06-19 14:23:14
   Planning Board 2024-05-08 Agenda.docx (View on Calendar) 2024-05-01 17:37:47
   Planning Board 2024-05-08 Minutes.pdf 2024-06-26 19:27:48
   Planning Board 2024-05-08 Public Hearing.docx (View on Calendar) 2024-04-19 16:10:49
   Planning Board 2024-05-30 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar) 2024-05-24 14:19:27
   Planning Board 2024-06-10 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar) 2024-06-05 17:04:37
   Planning Board 2024-08-14 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar) 2024-08-07 17:13:07
   Planning Board 2024-08-14 Minutes.pdf 2024-09-12 13:08:05
   Planning Board 2024-09-11 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar) 2024-09-03 08:29:34
   Planning Board 2024-09-11 Minutes.pdf 2024-09-30 10:52:07
   Planning Board 2024-09-25 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar) 2024-09-18 17:03:59
   Planning Board 2024-09-25 Hearing.pdf (View on Calendar) 2024-09-03 09:07:19
   Planning Board 2024-09-25 Minutes.pdf 2024-11-05 14:11:26
   Planning Board 2024-10-09 Meeting and Public Hearing Continuation Notice and Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar) 2024-10-03 09:34:51
   Planning Board 2024-10-09 Minutes.pdf 2024-11-07 12:38:26
   Planning Board 2024-10-30 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar) 2024-10-23 20:20:01
   Planning Board 2024-10-30 Minutes.pdf 2024-11-26 08:39:29
   Planning Board 2024-11-13 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar) 2024-11-05 16:46:16
   Planning Board 2024-12-11-2 Hearing.pdf (View on Calendar) 2024-11-27 17:29:05
   Planning Board 2024-12-11 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar) 2024-12-04 18:20:35
   Planning Board 2024-12-11 Hearing.pdf (View on Calendar) 2024-11-27 17:20:49
   Planning Board 2024-12-11 Minutes.pdf 2025-01-13 13:29:17
   Planning Board 2025-01-08 Agenda.pdf (View on Calendar) 2024-12-31 11:58:32
   Planning Board Agenda 2025-02-05.pdf (View on Calendar) 2025-01-29 19:11:15
Calendar of Events
Board of Registrars
Mon, Dec 15, 2025, 5:00 pm
Town Clerk's Office
Posted to: Board of Registrars Meetings
  • Attached File: Board of Registrars - 2025-12-15 - Agenda
  • Attached File: Board of Registrars - 2025-12-15 - Agenda Amended
    • Select Board, Conservation Commission & Planning Board
    Mon, Dec 15, 2025, 5:00 pm
    Town Offices - 7 Brattleboro Road
    Posted to: Select Board Meetings
  • Attached File: Select Board Conservation Commission Planning Board - 2025-12-15 - Agenda
    • Board of Assessors
    Mon, Dec 15, 2025, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    7 Brattleboro Rd.
    Posted to: Board of Assessors Meetings
  • Attached File: Board of Assessors - 2025-12-15 - Agenda
    • Conservation Commission
    Mon, Dec 15, 2025, 7:00 pm
    Town Offices - 7 Brattleboro Road
    Posted to: Conservation Committee Meetings
  • Attached File: Conservation Commission - 2025-12-15 - Agenda
    • Recreation Committee
    Tue, Dec 16, 2025, 9:15 am
    Town Offices - 7 Brattleboro Road
    Posted to: Recreation Committee Meetings
  • Attached File: Recreation Committee - 2025-12-02 - Agenda Cancelled
    • Council on Aging
    Tue, Dec 16, 2025, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Town Offices - 7 Brattleboro Road
    Posted to: Council on Aging Meetings
  • Attached File: Council on Aging COA - 2025-12-16 - Agenda
    • Open Space and Recreation Committee
    Tue, Dec 16, 2025, 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
    Town Offices - 7 Brattleboro Road
    Posted to: Open Space & Recreation Committee
  • Attached File: Open Space Recreation Committee - 2025-12-16 - Agenda
    • Bernardston/Leyden Regional Advisory Committee
    Thu, Dec 18, 2025, 5:30 pm
    Town Offices - 7 Brattleboro Road
    Posted to: Bernardston/Leyden Regional Advisory Committee
  • Attached File: Regional Advisory Committee - 2025-12-18 - Agenda
    • Christmas Day-Town Offices closed -- HOLIDAY
    Thu, Dec 25, 2025, All Day
    TOWN OFFICE
    Posted to: * General Town Meetings
    Assessor's Office closed for vacation
    Mon, Jan 5, 2026, 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    TOWN OFFICE
    Posted to: * General Town Meetings
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