Tree House Brewing gets OK for addition in Charlton
By
Debbie LaPlaca
Correspondent
Posted Jul 18, 2018 at 9:28 PM
Updated Jul 18, 2018 at 9:58 PM
CHARLTON – Tree House Brewing Co. received Planning Board approval Wednesday to grow.
The 55,000-square-foot craft brew house at 129 Sturbridge Road (Route 20) drew an estimated 4,000 people to its opening last summer and its award-winning brews continue to draw crowds.
Tree House sought Planning Board site plan approval to build a roughly 16,000-square-foot addition to its retail shop and brewery, including a number of open pergolas, and a second bar about twice the size of its existing bar.
During the board’s first public hearing in June, concerns centered on the traffic the destination brewery has brought to Route 20.
“I think we’re moving forward,” interim Town Planner Bill Scanlon told the board Wednesday.
“We’re solving a lot of the traffic issues.”
While the Planning Board would like to see a traffic signal installed for the brew house driveway, the forthcoming decision is in the hands of the state Department of Transportation.
On behalf of Tree House, David T. Faist of McClure Engineering told the board a traffic study is nearing completion. The plan calls for 134 new parking spaces, which are expected to improve traffic flow by moving parked guests closer to the building and farther from Route 20.
The Planning Board vote to approve the site plan was unanimous. Construction is expected to start this fall, with completion in about 12 months.
The 55,000-square-foot craft brew house at 129 Sturbridge Road (Route 20) drew an estimated 4,000 people to its opening last summer and its award-winning brews continue to draw crowds.
Tree House sought Planning Board site plan approval to build a roughly 16,000-square-foot addition to its retail shop and brewery, including a number of open pergolas, and a second bar about twice the size of its existing bar.
During the board’s first public hearing in June, concerns centered on the traffic the destination brewery has brought to Route 20.
“I think we’re moving forward,” interim Town Planner Bill Scanlon told the board Wednesday.
“We’re solving a lot of the traffic issues.”
While the Planning Board would like to see a traffic signal installed for the brew house driveway, the forthcoming decision is in the hands of the state Department of Transportation.
On behalf of Tree House, David T. Faist of McClure Engineering told the board a traffic study is nearing completion. The plan calls for 134 new parking spaces, which are expected to improve traffic flow by moving parked guests closer to the building and farther from Route 20.
The Planning Board vote to approve the site plan was unanimous. Construction is expected to start this fall, with completion in about 12 months.
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