Goochland Planning Commission to hold July 16 public hearings

Goochland County’s Planning Commission will hear public testimony Thursday, July 16, at 6 p.m. in Board Meeting Room 250 at the county administration building, 1800 Sandy Hook Road, Goochland, VA 23063. The hearings sit on the commission’s regular third-Thursday calendar and can affect how land use, housing, traffic and business activity unfold around future development in the county.

The commission is a five-citizen advisory board appointed by the Goochland County Board of Supervisors and serves in an advisory role on land-use and development matters under Virginia law. County materials say the panel works closely with Goochland County Planning & Zoning, and the Board of Supervisors may attend planning commission or community meetings without taking action. Any application that comes before the commission on July 16 will move through a public review step before it reaches the supervisors.

The county’s 2026 and 2027 schedule lists July 16 as a regular meeting date, and the Planning Commission page identifies the session as a 6 p.m. public hearing meeting in the County Administration Building. For residents watching a proposal near their road, neighborhood or business corridor, the meeting is the point at which comments can be placed on the record before any later county decision.

The agenda is available online, and meetings held after July 1 are streamed through the county’s new meeting management system. Archived video and searchable transcripts are also available through the county meetings portal, giving residents another way to follow a hearing if they cannot make it to the Board Meeting Room 250 session in person.

The timing comes as the county has already changed one development-related cost. Effective July 1, Goochland adjusted cash proffer amounts for new building permits on lots subject to a cash proffer, citing FY26 inflation. That change adds another layer of context to July’s planning discussion, especially for proposals tied to new housing, commercial space or subdivision activity where upfront permit costs can affect project timing.

The same week also brings a practical scheduling wrinkle for county services. Goochland’s July 2026 calendar shows the Treasurer and Commissioner of Revenue offices closed July 13 through July 17, the same window as the Planning Commission hearing. Residents tracking an application, preparing tax or permit questions, or planning to speak at the hearing will need to account for that closure when they make their trip to Sandy Hook Road.