Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia

Planning staff rejects apartment building on Little River Turnpike

Fairfax County planning staff are recommending that an apartment building proposed for Little River Turnpike in Annandale between Randolph Drive and Columbia Road not be added to the Comprehensive Plan Work Program. Planning staff also recommend that another Site-Specific Plan Amendment (SSPA) not go forward. That proposal called for converting an office building at 5300 … Continued

Neighbors object to high-density projects proposed for Annandale

At the final meeting of the Site-Specific Plan Amendment (SSPA) proposals submitted for Mason District, local residents voiced concerns about traffic congestion, overflow parking, and quality of life issues. The proposal generating the most opposition at the April 21 meeting calls for a five-story multifamily project on a 1.8-site at 6675 Little River Turnpike between … Continued

Seven Corners residents oppose housing proposal at the Jefferson

Residents of the single-family neighborhood that backs up to The Jefferson Apartments in Seven Corners expressed significant concerns about a proposal to add more housing to the site. The property owner has submitted an amendment to the Fairfax County Comprehensive Plan to add 101 additional multifamily units on the surface parking lot at the Jefferson, … Continued

Community meetings scheduled on redevelopment proposals

Fairfax County has scheduled a series of community meetings during the coming weeks on the development proposals submitted for inclusion in the Comprehensive Plan. The 2025 nomination period for the county’s Site-Specific Plan Amendment Process (SSPA) has closed. Fifty-three nominations were received. The Board of Supervisors accepted 43 to continue to the screening phase. The … Continued

Site-specific Plan Amendment process to start Jan. 13

The nomination process for site-specific plan amendments to Fairfax County’s Comprehensive Plan will start Jan. 13 and run through Feb. 13. The Comprehensive Plan is the guiding document for land use and development decisions and sets forth the community’s vision for the future. Site-specific amendments are generally submitted by developers, but anyone can propose a … Continued