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Planning Board approves battery storage and retail development

Brookhaven Planning Board unanimously approves battery storage and retail development. The board greenlighted a 79.9-megawatt battery storage facility in Bellport with planning variances, a 6,816-square-foot Autozone in Coram, and a 4,308-square-foot McDonald's replacing a Burger King on Montauk

Planning Board · Meeting of February 5, 2024

NY BROOKHAVEN — Brookhaven Planning Board unanimously approves battery storage and retail development. The board greenlighted a 79.9-megawatt battery storage facility in Bellport with planning variances, a 6,816-square-foot Autozone in Coram, and a 4,308-square-foot McDonald's replacing a Burger King on Montauk Highway in Blue Point with drive-through service. Additional approvals included 11.56 acres of outdoor mulch storage in Yaphank, Donegan Avenue road improvements for two single-family homes, and exceptions for Rocky Point Jewelers facade work and Stony Brook Shores buffer permits.

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Source: the Planning Board meeting of February 5, 2024, compiled from the official minutes.

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