March 19, 2026
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
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Tag: Planning Commission

Planning Commission endorses relocation of Bailey’s Crossroads homeless shelter

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The site for relocated Bailey’s Crossroads Community Shelter on Seminary Road.  The Fairfax County Planning Commission agreed Dec. 1 to endorse plans to relocate and expand the Bailey’s Crossroads Community Shelter. The next step is a public hearing before the Board of Supervisors on Jan. 24. The shelter would be relocated from its current site … Continued

Planning Commission approves rezoning for townhouses at Heritage Mall

#housing, #land use, #Planning Commission, #retail, #zoning
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An illustration of the proposed townhouses from the Department of Planning and Zoning staff report.  The Fairfax County Planning Commission approved a rezoning application Nov. 30 to allow a townhouse development at the rear of the Heritage Mall shopping center in Annandale. The applicants, MHI-Heritage LLC and Bristow Shopping Center LTD (entities formed by the … Continued

Planning Commission approves e-Loft project for 5600 Columbia Pike

#Bailey's Crossroads, #housing, #land use, #Planning Commission, #redevelopment, #zoning
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A rendering of the e-Lofts building at the corner of Columbia Pike and Carlin Springs Road. [Novus Residences]  The Fairfax County Planning Commission on Nov. 17 endorsed a rezoning proposal to convert a vacant office building at 5600 Columbia Pike into an innovative mixed-use concept, where tenants could choose whether to live, work, or do … Continued

Plans outlined for new Bailey’s Crossroads homeless shelter

#homeless, #land use, #Planning Commission, #redevelopment, #Southeast Quadrant
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The red box shows the location of the new site for the Bailey’s Crossroads Community Shelter. Fairfax County is going ahead with plans to relocate the Bailey’s Crossroads Community Shelter to a site on Seminary Road – despite the fact that plans for redeveloping the current site fell through. The new three-story facility would be … Continued

Proposed county policy would allow urban schools in high-density areas

#Board of Supervisors, #land use, #Planning Commission, #redevelopment, #schools
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Bailey’s Upper Elementary School opened in a converted office building on Leesburg Pike two years ago. The Board of Supervisors will hold a hearing Nov. 1 on a new policy to allow the development of “urban” or “vertical” schools in high-density areas or on parcels of limited size. The policy change would also amend the … Continued

Planning Commission approves redevelopment of Graham Park Plaza

#housing, #land use, #Planning Commission, #redevelopment, #retail, #shopping
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The Fairfax County Planning Commission unanimously approved an amendment to the county’s Comprehensive Plan to facilitate the redevelopment of Graham Park Plaza, an aging shopping center on Route 50. The owner, Federal Realty Investment Trust, wants to transform the 19.5-acre western part of the retail center, formerly known as Loehmann’s Plaza, into a mixed-use development … Continued

Land Use College will help residents understand Lincolnia planning study

#land use, #Lincolnia, #Planning Commission, #redevelopment, #transportation, #zoning
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N. Chambliss Street in Lincolnia.  Local residents are invited to the first of three Land Use College sessions tonight in preparation for Phase 2 of Fairfax County’s Lincolnia Study. The sessions will give residents a review of the planning process and how citizens can have input, says Faheem Darab, a senior planner with the Department … Continued

County purchases site for permanent homeless shelter

#Bailey's Crossroads, #government services, #homeless, #land use, #Planning Commission
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Fairfax County is purchasing this former animal hospital as the site for a new homeless shelter. Fairfax County is going ahead with plans to relocate the Bailey’s Crossroads homeless shelter to a field behind the Lincolnia Senior Center, even though the county has found a permanent site for the shelter. The Planning Commission approved the … Continued

HOA files suit to block relocation of homeless shelter to Lincolnia

#courts, #homeless, #land use, #Lincolnia, #neighborhood groups, #Planning Commission, #seniors
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The entrance to Stonegate at Landmark on N. Chambliss Street. The Stonegate at Landmark Homeowners Association filed a lawsuit July 12 against the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors in an attempt to halt the county’s plan to temporarily relocate the Bailey’s Crossroads homeless shelter to the backyard of the Lincolnia Senior Center. The suit, filed … Continued

Mason land use committee votes against homeless shelter relocation

#crime, #homeless, #land use, #Lincolnia, #neighborhood groups, #Planning Commission, #safety, #seniors
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Lincolnia residents who oppose a temporary homeless shelter in their neighborhood stage a protest in front of the Lincolnia Senior Center June 24. [Mark Fraser] Lincolnia residents who have been fighting a Fairfax County plan to move the Bailey’s Crossroads homeless shelter to a field behind the Lincolnia Senior Center achieved an interim victory June … Continued

Planning Commission approves townhouses at Heritage Mall

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The site of a future townhouse development. The Fairfax County Planning Commission unanimously approved a Comprehensive Plan amendment May 26 to facilitate a redevelopment project behind the Heritage Mall shopping center on Heritage Road in Annandale. The project, to be developed by the Webb Cos. and Madison Homes, calls for 68 single-family attached homes, a … Continued

Bailey’s Crossroads homeless shelter to be relocated to Lincolnia

#government services, #homeless, #land use, #Planning Commission, #Southeast Quadrant
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The Bailey’s Crossroads Community Shelter will be relocated to a temporary facility in a field behind the Lincolnia Senior Center at 4710 N. Chambliss St., Alexandria, according to an announcement posted online by Fairfax County March 29. The shelter needs to be relocated from its current site on Moncure Avenue in Bailey’s Crossroads to make … Continued

Planning Commission endorses townhouses for Edsall Road

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The future site of Monticello Mews with the Isabella in the background. The Fairfax County Planning Commission unanimously approved the Monticello Mews project March 16. DRW Inc. is planning to construct 99 townhouses on a 10.7-acre parcel on Edsall Road in the Alexandria portion of Mason District. It’s the third and final installment of a … Continued

Planning Commission defers decision on Monticello Mews

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Monticello Mews would be built in the area within the black border. [DPZ] The Fairfax County Planning Commission deferred until March 16 a decision on Monticello Mews, a proposal for 99 townhouses to be built on a 10.7-acre vacant field on Edsall Road adjacent to the Jefferson Green townhouses and the Isabella high-rise condominium. That’s … Continued