Essex, Massachusetts — 2025 Year in Review
Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in Essex during 2025.
“Projects with decisions” counts unique projects. “Approved” and “Denied” count individual actions (one project can have multiple actions across meetings).
1,163
Projects with decisions
1,332
Approved actions
28
Denied actions
97.9%
Approval rate (of actions)
By city
| City | Projects | Approved actions | Denied actions | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amesbury Town | 72 | 93 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Andover | 66 | 81 | 1 | 98.8% |
| Gloucester | 164 | 186 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Haverhill | 35 | 36 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lawrence | 52 | 55 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Marblehead | 146 | 164 | 1 | 99.4% |
| Methuen Town | 351 | 439 | 3 | 99.3% |
| Nahant | 34 | 38 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Newburyport | 3 | 5 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Rowley | 11 | 14 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Salem | 228 | 221 | 21 | 91.3% |
| Swampscott | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% |
Data from public meeting documents processed by Civic Star. Coverage varies by jurisdiction. Not all cities are included.