Stocking Works II Hearing Postponed Until Jan. 26

A conditional use hearing for the Stocking Works II proposal that began in December and was scheduled to resume Tuesday has been postponed until Jan. 26. The hearing will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. at the .

Tuesday’s hearing was postponed at the request of applicant Allan Smith, who told Patch it would be “only fair” allow the borough’s new solicitor, William Bolla, to get up to speed on the plan. 

The hearing in front of Newtown Borough Council is the first step in an approval process for the redevelopment of the former Stockburger Chevrolet site off South State Street.

Smith is seeking conditional use approval to construct Stocking Works II, a mixed-use development on six acres. The project would feature residential units, retail space and a two-deck parking structure.

The plan includes 121 residential units and 28,900 square feet of commercial space. The residential units would range from 1,750 square feet to 850 square feet.  

Mixed-use development is permitted in that location under borough ordinance but requires conditional use approval. 

However, conditional use approval from council doesn’t mean Smith can break ground on the project. It simply allows him to go forward with engineering to prepare a preliminary plan to be submitted to the borough.