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Recent MESA decisions, permits, and applications

Lists of recent filings and determinations made pursuant to MESA.

Recent MESA Project Review Applications

NHESP Tracking NumberTownLocationFiling DateNHESP Response Date
26-20216Agawam699 Silver Street3/9/20263/25/2026
25-19924Agawam769 Silver Street3/13/20264/11/2026
25-19940Amherst95 Old Belchertown Road,2/24/20263/26/2026
26-20208Barnstable425 Sandy Neck Road3/9/20264/8/2026
26-20177Bedford200 Hanscom Drive2/25/20263/27/2026
26-20221Berkley2 & 6 Old Anthony Street3/12/20264/11/2026
26-20229Brewster0 Linnell Landing3/12/20264/11/2026
26-20237Brewster114 Crowells Bog Road3/19/20264/18/2026
26-20187CambridgeFresh Pond Reservation: Little Fresh Pond, North Pond, and Black's Nook3/13/20264/11/2026
26-20228Chatham19 Cow Yard Lane3/11/20264/10/2026
RC-98415ChesterRoute 20 (MM 33.65- MM 40.05)3/20/20264/19/2026
26-20206ChilmarkLot 5, 0 Signal Hill Lane3/5/20264/4/2026
26-20177Concord200 Hanscom Drive2/25/20263/27/2026
26-20235DaltonRoute 8, MM 40.75 to 42.803/19/20264/2/2026
25-19232Dunstable164 Pleasant Street2/27/20263/29/2026
24-17277Dunstable5 Pleasant Street Ext3/4/20264/3/2026
24-15035Duxbury0 Duxbury Beach High Pines2/19/20263/21/2026
26-20207Duxbury10 Hillside Lane3/6/20264/5/2026
26-20220Edgartown59 Lighthouse Road3/15/20264/14/2026
26-20233Falmouth37 Deep Pond Road3/17/20264/16/2026
26-20199GloucesterOffshore Annisquam, Cambridge beach, Norwood Beach, Hodgkins Cove3/4/20264/3/2026
26-20190Harwich6 Panorama Point Drive2/27/20263/29/2026
26-20203Harwich4 Quason Lane3/6/20264/5/2026
25-19247HaverhillAmesbury Road2/25/20263/27/2026
RC-98365Holyoke639 West Cherry Street3/23/20264/22/2026
26-20231HuntingtonRt 20 (nearest address location 8 Russell Rd)3/13/20263/27/2026
26-20212LittletonSpectacle Pond Boat Launch3/11/20264/10/2026
24-18379MashpeeVarious locations within the waters of the Town of Mashpee. Waquoit Bay and Popponesset Bay.3/2/20264/1/2026
25-19914NantucketTom Nevers Road3/22/20264/21/2026
25-19633Nantucket41 Jefferson Ave  --> 159 Hummock Pond Road3/6/20264/5/2026
23-8741Nantucket7 White Street3/5/20264/4/2026
26-20211Nantucket278 Polpis Road3/11/20264/10/2026
25-19977New Marlborough0 Konkapot Road3/19/20264/18/2026
26-20112NewburyPlum Island, multiple access locations1/22/20264/1/2026
26-20197Newburyport115-119 Water Street Rear3/2/20264/1/2026
26-20213NorthbridgeMendon Road over the West River3/10/20263/24/2026
25-19295OakhamWare River Watershed3/4/20264/3/2026
24-18354Otis27 South Main Road to 550 South Main Road3/12/20263/24/2026
23-8371PalmerNEP O15N transmission line ROW3/10/20264/8/2026
26-20215Pembroke187 Wampatuck Street3/9/20264/7/2026
25-20032Pepperell2 Blood Street, Pepperell3/12/20264/11/2026
26-20192Pittsfield1041 Cascade Street2/26/20263/28/2026
26-20234Plymouth#155R Micajah Pond Road3/17/20264/16/2026
25-19947Provincetown176 Race Point Road3/4/20264/3/2026
25-19295RutlandWare River Watershed3/4/20264/3/2026
24-18354SandisfieldRoute 8, Mile Marker 3.8 to 8.03/11/20263/25/2026
26-20180Sandwich58 Salt Marsh Road2/25/20263/27/2026
26-20198SandwichBeachway West2/27/20263/29/2026
26-20117StatewideHolyoke Gas & Electric 2026 Yearly Operating Plan (YOP)2/2/20264/3/2026
25-20023Statewide2026 Great River Hydro Operations and Maintenance Plan2/28/20264/28/2026
26-20191SudburyLincoln Rd, Sudbury/ Sherman Bridge Road, Wayland3/2/20264/1/2026
26-20170Taunton1232 Middleboro Avenue2/18/20263/27/2026
25-19845Taunton302 Prospect Hill Street3/11/20264/10/2026
23-8371WareNEP O15N transmission line ROW3/10/20264/8/2026
26-20191WaylandLincoln Rd, Sudbury/ Sherman Bridge Road, Wayland3/2/20264/1/2026
26-20226Webster65 Union Street3/13/20264/12/2026
23-8371West BrookfieldNEP O15N transmission line ROW3/10/20264/8/2026
23-4192Yarmouth1 South Shore Drive2/25/20263/27/2026
25-19724Yarmouth291, 301, 327 South Shore Drive2/25/20263/27/2026

Additional Resources

Pending Conservation & Management Permit Applications

NHESP File NumberTownLocationFiling DateNHESP Due Date
25-19283PlymouthPlymouth Long Beach, Ryder Way12/18/2025Suspended*
25-20053Harwich23 Snow Inn Road12/26/2025Suspended*
24-19020ChathamNorth (Nauset) Beach12/29/2025Suspended*
24-18576BostonBoston Logan International Airport, Maverick Street1/28/20263/27/2026
24-18553Amesbury394 and B154/C155 Tap Line ROW3/4/20264/3/2026
26-20208Barnstable425 Sandy Neck Road3/9/20264/8/2026
25-19756CharltonUtility right-of-way, Snake Hill Road, Charlton to Snow Street, Southbridge3/9/20264/7/2026

*Please Note: Due dates for Conservation & Management Plans often are suspended by mutual agreement with the proponent in order to work out final details prior to a Permit being issued.

**If a Conservation and Management Plan has been submitted and the Project or Activity is undergoing a MEPA review, the due date will be 30 days after the issuance of a final MEPA certificate (per 321 CMR 10.23(4)).

Additional Resources

MESA Project Review Decisions

NHESP File NumberTownLocationDate IssuedDetermination
26-20137AndoverTewksbury Street over CSX RailRoad2/23/2026No Take
26-20151AshfieldNear 607 Beldingville Road3/5/2026No Take
24-18703BarnstableWest and north Bay Channels, Osterville Village3/19/2026No Take
25-19183Barreoff North Brookfield Rd-Former Central Mass RR Corridor btwn Station Rd and New Braintree town bdy3/12/2026No Take
26-20115BelchertownScarborough Brook Conservation Area, off Gulf Road2/24/2026No Take
26-20083Belchertown0 Franklin Street2/27/2026Conditioned to Avoid a Take
26-20153Chatham0 Eastward Road3/13/2026No Take
26-20074ClintonOff Boylston Street3/5/2026No Take
26-20138ConwayBardwells Ferry Road over Deerfield River2/23/2026No Take
25-19496Dennis71 and 75 Crockers Path2/23/2026Conditioned to Avoid a Take
26-20124Duxbury676 Franklin Street2/23/2026No Take
26-20142Eastham165 Harmes Way3/10/2026Conditioned to Avoid a Take
26-20204Edgartown74 Turkeyland Cove Road3/13/2026No Take
25-19698Georgetown75, 51 and 101 West Street and 15 Bailey Lane2/26/2026Take
26-20168Gloucester232 Atlantic Street3/20/2026Conditioned to Avoid a Take
23-8581Groton599 Cow Pond Brook Road3/11/2026Take
26-20193HarvardJackson Road over the Nashua River3/17/2026Conditioned to Avoid a Take
26-20134Harwich166 Bank Street3/5/2026No Take
26-20217Harwich140 Clearwater Drive3/19/2026No Take
26-20186Holyoke0 Middle Water Street3/19/2026No Take
26-20145Hull169 Beach Avenue3/16/2026Conditioned to Avoid a Take
26-20193LancasterJackson Road over the Nashua River3/17/2026Conditioned to Avoid a Take
26-20141Marion160 Allen's Point Road2/27/2026No Take
26-20110MashpeeAshumet Pond, 589 Currier Road3/17/2026Conditioned to Avoid a Take
26-20185Middleborough68 Plymouth Street3/19/2026No Take
24-17262MonsonLakeshore Drive3/13/2026Conditioned to Avoid a Take
25-19475Monterey4-6 Tin Can Point3/5/2026No Take
23-1164Nantucket12 W Miacomet Road, Nantucket (off Bartlett Road)2/25/2026Take
25-19489Nantucket100 Sankaty Road3/3/2026No Take
26-20148Nantucket275 Polpis Road3/10/2026No Take
26-20102New Braintree295 McEvoy Road2/23/2026Conditioned to Avoid a Take
26-20183New Marlborough77 Laurel Banks Road3/19/2026No Take
26-20152Norton127 East Hodges Street2/27/2026No Take
26-20111Pittsfield178 Blythewood Drive2/27/2026No Take
23-0005Rochester0 High Street3/18/2026Take
26-20135Sandwich1 Captain Crocker Road2/27/2026No Take
26-20182Sandwich0 Snake Pond Road3/19/2026No Take
26-20138ShelburneBardwells Ferry Road over Deerfield River2/23/2026No Take
23-8422ShutesburyLake Wyola Dam3/9/2026No Take
26-20165Spencer9 Meadow Road3/17/2026No Take
23-8592SpringfieldConnecticut River, between 135 Clinton Street (Springfield) and Chapin Street (West Springfield)3/12/2026No Take
23-8772Taunton1361 Middleboro Avenue3/12/2026Conditioned to Avoid a Take
25-19861Wareham1 Reynolds Avenue2/27/2026No Take
26-20178Warwick20 S Holden Road3/5/2026No Take
26-20121Wellfleet1095 3rd Ave2/23/2026No Take
26-20132Wellfleet164 Pleasant Point Road2/27/2026No Take
26-20167Wellfleet156 Lieutenant Island Road3/17/2026No Take
26-20166Wellfleet715 A Old Kings Highway3/17/2026No Take
23-8592West SpringfieldConnecticut River, between 135 Clinton Street (Springfield) and Chapin Street (West Springfield)3/12/2026No Take
26-20158Wilbraham109 Silver Street3/20/2026No Take
26-20136Williamstown128-130 Water St2/27/2026No Take
26-20184WilliamstownSweetbrook Road3/20/2026No Take
25-19757Wrentham715 Franklin Street3/13/2026Take

Conservation & Management Permit Decisions

Project NameTown(s)Date of DecisionDetermination
Water Treatment Plant Upgrades: 75, 51 and 101 West Street and 15 Bailey LaneGeorgetown3/11/2026Permit Issued
Oak Street Water Treatment PlantFoxborough3/4/2026Permit Issued
Weatogue RoadSheffield2/11/2026Permit Issued

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