On Tuesday the council decides a 240-home rezoning that would replace 65 mobile homes, 298 apartments and a housing plan. What is on the Oct. 20 agenda.
The Holly Springs Town Council will decide Tuesday whether to rezone 127 acres off Thrasher Road for a 240-home subdivision. The land now holds the Country Creek mobile home park, and the plan would remove its 65 mobile homes.
Updated Oct. 25: the council adopted the housing affordability plan Oct. 20, the town said; see what the plan commits the town to. The Daventry and Chandler Crossing outcomes are not yet in the town’s minutes or releases.
The same meeting will also decide on 298 apartments on Old Holly Springs Apex Road and a three-year plan on housing affordability. It starts at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, at Town Hall, 128 S. Main St. The details below come from the town’s 746-page agenda packet, posted Thursday.
Daventry: 240 homes in place of a mobile home park
Stanley Martin Homes wants to rezone 127.09 acres at 6725 Thrasher Road from rural residential to a suburban residential conditional district. The land is in the town’s extraterritorial jurisdiction, outside the town limits, where the town controls zoning.
The plan in the packet calls for:
- 240 single-family lots, about 1.89 homes an acre
- off-site turn lanes on the Piney Grove-Wilbon Road corridor
- a new traffic signal at Piney Grove-Wilbon and Adcock roads
- 4 more acres of tree preservation than the first version
The developer cut 15 homes from the southern part of the site after feedback from the council and the Planning Board. The first version had 255.
Town staff recommend approval. Their report also flags a conflict with the town’s own land use plan, which calls for protecting housing affordability. “While there is a reduction of 65 mobile homes on the site, the overall application is for 240 single-family dwellings, providing a net gain of 175 dwelling units,” the report says. “Decision makers should carefully evaluate this when making a decision on this application.”
The Planning Board voted 5-1 to recommend approval, with two members absent and one seat vacant. At the council’s public hearing in July, concerns included the displacement of current residents and whether they would get help to move.
A summary from the property owners, filed with the application, says residents own their mobile homes and lease the lots. It says no immediate move is required. The owners’ letter to residents says the approval process will take at least 30 months, that no sale has taken place and that North Carolina law requires at least 180 days’ notice to vacate. The owners say they have contacted a local nonprofit and four other mobile home parks about possible spaces.
The council votes on the rezoning, the development agreement and a request for town water and sewer capacity.
Chandler Crossing: 298 apartments
Chaucer Creek Capital wants to build 298 apartments in three buildings on 17.36 acres at 4500 Old Holly Springs Apex Road. The plans show a pool, a nature play area, pickleball courts, a putting green and a dog park.
The land was rezoned for the project in June 2025, and the council has already approved a development agreement for it. Staff recommend approval, and the Planning Board voted 9-0 for it.
This is a quasi-judicial hearing. Under town rules, the council can consider only direct testimony from people with factual knowledge of the project, and it must decide whether the plan meets the town’s development ordinance.
A three-year housing affordability plan
The council will vote on adopting a Housing Affordability 3-Year Action Plan. It builds on a 2022-23 study that the council never adopted.
At the Sept. 15 public hearing, town staff described the plan year by year:
- Year 1: a housing resources webpage, a network of housing partners, an incentive zoning policy for affordable housing, and staff to run housing programs
- Year 2: a housing advisory group, faster approval for affordable housing, and dedicated funding
- Year 3: a pilot program to help owners repair and rehabilitate their homes
Staff recommend approval. The Planning Board split 5-4 in favor.
Other items on the agenda
The consent agenda, normally passed in one vote without discussion, includes:
- a $370,834 inspection contract, with up to $34,166 in contingency, so utilities can move ahead of the Holly Springs Road widening between Main Street and Flint Point Lane
- a new three-year agreement with the Holly Springs Half Marathon. The race group would put at least $15,175 a year into greenway equipment and volunteer work in return for using town facilities through October 2029.
- design work for the 2027 street resurfacing program
- replacement synthetic turf at the North Main Athletic Complex stadium
Under new business, the council will also consider a $1,128,777 bid from Cardinal Civil Contracting to fill a 1,125-foot gap in the sidewalk on the east side of North Main Street, between Arbor Creek Drive and Trellis Pointe Drive. It was the lowest of four bids, opened Oct. 1. Construction would take about six months and could start as soon as the contract is signed.
The total budget is $1,852,606.79. A federal grant approved in 2022 covers $660,000. The town would also ask the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization for up to $550,000 more.
What it means for you
- Speak at the meeting. The public comment period runs up to 30 minutes, with three minutes a speaker. Sign up with the town clerk before the meeting starts.
- Bring a stuffed animal. The mayor and council are collecting new stuffed animals at the meeting for patients and visitors at UNC Health Rex Holly Springs Hospital, the town said.
- Read the documents. The full packet, including the Daventry site plan and traffic study, is on the town’s meeting portal.
- Need an accommodation? Contact the town clerk’s office at 919-557-3900 at least 48 hours before the meeting.
We will report the council’s decisions after the meeting. For what homes sell for in town, see our home prices page.
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