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Tiny N.J. town wins fight to keep 286 acres of farmland from becoming housing development

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A judge ruled against one of the nation's biggest housing developers, but said the town still needs to provide its fair share of affordable housing.

One of the nation’s largest homebuilders will not be able to build an isolated housing development on 286 acres of farmland in

In an opinion submitted March 7, a state Superior Court judge sided with Springfield, denying D.R. Horton’s request to build on the farmland. Township officials argued in court they are complying with fair share housing laws and should not be required to approve the building of more homes to meet the regional need for affordable housing, court documents say.

The type of large scale development D.R. Horton proposed would’ve transformed the area’s rural farm character into a suburban setting, the township’s attorney argued in court.

 

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