The HPP regulation became effective on February 22, 2008 when the DHCD promulgated 760 CMR 56.00, Comprehensive Permit; Low or Moderate Income Housing. The HPP regulation is contained in 760 CMR 56.03(4). HPPs replace Planned Production under 760 CMR 31.07(1)(i).
If a community has a DHCD approved HPP and is granted certification of compliance with the plan by DHCD, a decision by the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) relative to a comprehensive permit application will be deemed "consistent with local needs" under MGL Chapter 40B. "Consistent with local needs" means the ZBA's decision will be upheld by the Housing Appeals Committee.
Resources
Housing Production Plan Guidelines
Frequently Asked Questions(FAQs)
Housing Production Plan Log (April 18, 2023)
Map of Housing Production Plans: Current, Certified and Expired (2021)
Map of Housing Production Plans: Current, Certified and Expired (2019)
Map of Housing Production Plans: Current, Certified and Expired (2018)
Map of Housing Production Plans: Current, Certified and Expired (2015)
Map of Housing Production Plans: Current, Certified and Expired (2013)
Map of Housing Production Plans: Current, Certified and Expired (2012)
Map of Housing Production Plans: Current, Certified and Expired (2011)
Workshops, Presentations and Training
Chapter 40B: Past, Present & Future Conference Materials
Chapter 40B Handbook for Zoning Boards of Appeal (March 2017)
DHCD Approved Plans
Abington Plan
Acton Plan
Agawam
Amesbury Plan
Amherst Plan
Andover Plan
Arlington Plan
Ashburnham Plan
Ashby Plan
Ashland Plan
Auburn Plan
Avon Plan
Ayer Plan
Barnstable Plan
Bedford Plan
Belchertown Plan
Bellingham Plan
Belmont Plan
Berlin Plan
Billerica Plan
Blackstone Plan
Bolton Plan
Bourne Plan
Boxborough Plan
Boxford Plan
Boylston Plan
Brewster Plan
Bridgewater Plan
Brookline Plan
Carlisle Plan
Carver Plan
Chatham Plan
Chelmsford Plan
Cohasset Plan
Concord Plan
Danvers Plan
Dartmouth Plan
Deerfield Plan
Dennis Plan
Dighton Plan
Douglas Plan
Dover Plan
Dracut Plan
Dunstable Plan
Duxbury Plan
Eastham Plan
Easthampton plan
Easton Plan
Everett Plan
Falmouth Plan
Foxborough Plan
Franklin Plan
Georgetown Plan
Gloucester Plan
Grafton Plan
Groton Plan
Groveland Plan
Hadley Plan
Hamilton Plan
Hanover Plan
Hanson Plan
Harvard Plan
Harwich Plan
Haverhill Plan
Holliston Plan
Hopkinton Plan
Hubbardston plan
Hudson Plan
Hull Plan
Ipswich plan
Kingston Plan
Lakeville Plan
Lancaster Plan
Lenox Plan
Lexington Plan
Lincoln Plan
Littleton Plan
Lynn Plan
Lynnfield Plan
Ludlow Plan
Lunenburg Plan
Manchester by the Sea Plan
Mansfield Plan
Marblehead Plan
Marion Plan
Marshfield Plan
Mashpee Plan
Maynard Plan
Medfield Plan
Medway Plan
Melrose Plan
Mendon Plan
Merrimac Plan
Methuen Plan
Middleborough Plan
Middleton Plan
Millis Plan
Milton Plan
Montague
Natick Plan
Nantucket Plan
North Andover Plan
North Reading Plan
Newbury Plan
Newburyport Plan
Norfolk Plan
Northboro Plan
Norwell Plan
Norwood Plan
Peabody Plan
Pembroke Plan
Pepperell Plan
Petersham Plan
Phillipston Plan
Plymouth Plan
Princeton Plan
Quincy Plan
Raynham Plan
Reading Plan
Rehoboth Plan
Rockland Plan
Rowley Plan
Royalston Plan
Salem Plan
Salisbury Plan
Sandwich Plan
Saugus Plan
Scituate Plan
Sharon Plan
Sheffield Plan
Shelburne Plan
Sherborn Plan
Shirley Plan
Shrewsbury Plan
Southborough Plan
Southampton Plan
South Hadley Plan
Stoneham Plan
Stoughton Plan
Sterling Plan
Stow Plan
Sturbridge Plan
Sudbury Plan
Sunderland Plan
Swampscott Plan
Templeton Plan
Tewksbury Plan
Tisbury Plan
Townsend Plan
Truro Plan
Tyngsborough Plan
Upton Plan
Wakefield Plan
Walpole Plan
Wareham Plan
Watertown Plan
Wayland Plan
Wellesley Plan
Wellfleet Plan
Wenham Plan
West Boylston Plan
Westford Plan
Westminster Plan
Weston Plan
Westport Plan
Westwood Plan
West Newbury Plan
West Tisbury Plan
Weymouth Plan
Wilmington Plan
Winchester Plan
Woburn Plan
Yarmouth Plan
Chapter 40B Conference: Shaping the 40B Process in Your Community
Please join us on May 4th for a training on the most up-to-date information regarding Chapter 40B and how your community can work to expand affordable housing opportunities. Registration and training agenda can be found here. This training is sponsored jointly by Department of Community Development, Massachusetts Housing Partnership, MassHousing and CHAPA. Featured speakers include Chris Kluchman, FAICP, Housing Choice Program Director, Department of Housing and Community Development and Calandra Clark and Tom Hopper, Co-Directors, Center for Housing Data, Massachusetts Housing Partnership