Worcester, Massachusetts — 2025 Year in Review
Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in Worcester during 2025.
“Projects with decisions” counts unique projects. “Approved” and “Denied” count individual actions (one project can have multiple actions across meetings).
2,389
Projects with decisions
2,811
Approved actions
43
Denied actions
98.5%
Approval rate (of actions)
By city
| City | Projects | Approved actions | Denied actions | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton | 23 | 25 | 0 | 100.0% |
| East Douglas | 18 | 20 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Fitchburg | 288 | 377 | 1 | 99.7% |
| Gardner | 104 | 108 | 1 | 99.1% |
| Leominster | 3 | 4 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lunenburg | 7 | 11 | 1 | 91.7% |
| Milford | 17 | 20 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Oxford | 102 | 113 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Rutland | 176 | 229 | 3 | 98.7% |
| South Lancaster | 6 | 8 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Spencer | 57 | 61 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Upton | 77 | 84 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Webster | 8 | 7 | 1 | 87.5% |
| Westborough | 110 | 134 | 5 | 96.4% |
| Winchendon | 42 | 44 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Worcester | 1,342 | 1,556 | 31 | 98.0% |
Data from public meeting documents processed by Civic Star. Coverage varies by jurisdiction. Not all cities are included.