Montgomery County · Worcester · MCPC #17-0040-008
Meadowood Campus - Healthcare Northeast Expansion
3205 Skippack Pike, Worcester, PA · 32,625 sq ft non-residential, institutional · 137.0 acres
About this project
Meadowood Corporation is building a three-story expansion of its existing health center on the campus at 3205 Skippack Pike in Worcester Township. The project reconfigures parking and loading areas, adds walkways, an accessible ramp, a cooling tower, and an underground stormwater detention facility, and cuts into a steep slope for a retaining wall up to about 10 feet tall.
County planning commission: Supports, with comments
Issues raised: Retaining wall cuts into 45% to 50% steep slopes, Removal of mature trees reduces canopy coverage, Net increase of 4,755 sq ft impervious surface, Loading and parking layout could be reconfigured to reduce wall size, Screening needed for adjacent residential buildings, Conflicts with steep slope goals in comprehensive plans
- Applicant
- Meadowood Corporation
- Engineer / rep.
- Woodrow & Associates, Inc.
- Zoning
- LPD
- Approvals needed
- final land development plan approval
Filing history
- 2025-07-25 · MCPC #17-0040-008 · Land Dev Plan, Prelim Plan, Resubmission · 32,625 sq ft
- 2025-02-07 · MCPC #17-0040-007 · Land Dev Plan, Prelim Plan · 32,670 sq ft
- 2025-02-07 · MCPC #17-0040-007 · Land Dev Plan, Prelim Plan · 32,670 sq ft
- 2020-01-27 · MCPC #17-0040-004 · Prelim Plan
- 2019-10-04 · MCPC #17-0040-003 · Zoning Map Amend
- 2017-08-01 · MCPC #17-0040-002 · Land Dev Plan, Prelim Plan · 52 homes
- 2017-02-16 · MCPC #17-0040-001 · Land Dev Plan · 4,191 sq ft
County review letters
2025-02-07 · WORCE 17-0040-007r.pdf
2025-02-07 · WORCE 17-0040-007r.pdf
2025-07-25 · WORCE 17-0040-008r +.pdf
The full picture AI research · Nov 1, 2026
Meadowood Corporation, which runs the Meadowood senior living campus at 3205 Skippack Pike in Worcester Township, plans a three-story addition to its existing health center. The addition is about 32,600 square feet. The campus covers roughly 137 acres.
The work also reorganizes parking and loading areas and adds walkways, an accessible ramp, a cooling tower and an underground tank system to hold stormwater. Part of a steep slope would be cut back and held by a retaining wall up to about 10 feet tall.
Township agendas show the plan moving through review in 2025. The township supervisors were scheduled to consider preliminary approval in April 2025. The planning commission then looked at the final plan in late summer and September 2025. No news coverage or opposition was found. The township records found do not confirm a final approval.
What it could mean nearby
- The expansion is on an existing campus, so it should not add a new neighboring use. Parking and loading would be rearranged on site.
- The underground stormwater facility is meant to hold runoff on the site. This is a design feature, not a measured result.
- Cutting into the slope and building a retaining wall of up to about 10 feet would change the look of that part of the campus.
Where it stands
Township agendas show preliminary approval on the April 2025 supervisors' agenda. The planning commission reviewed the final plan in September 2025, and the vote was not confirmed. Final approval by the supervisors, permits and construction usually come next. The current status is unconfirmed.
- Sep 25, 2025 Township planning commission reviewed the final plan for the expansion
- Aug 28, 2025 Final plan review listed on the planning commission agenda
- Jul 25, 2025 Latest county planning filing
- Apr 16, 2025 Supervisors' agenda listed a vote on preliminary land development approval
- Mar 27, 2025 Planning commission agenda listed the land development (LD 2025-05) for review
Want to weigh in? The Worcester Township Board of Supervisors decides on land development plans, and residents can comment at its public meetings or by contacting the township.
Who's behind it
Meadowood Corporation · A nonprofit senior living provider that runs a retirement community in Worcester Township and has added independent living and memory care buildings to the campus in recent years.
Around the web
- 09 25 2025 PC meeting minutesWorcester Township · Sep 25, 2025Shows the planning commission reviewed the final plan for the Meadowood expansion.
- 2025 08 28 PC agendaWorcester Township · Aug 28, 2025Lists the expansion for final plan review.
- 2025 04 16 business meeting agendaWorcester Township · Apr 16, 2025Lists a motion on a resolution for preliminary land development approval of the expansion.
- 2025 03 27 PC agendaWorcester Township · Mar 27, 2025Lists the Meadowood health center land development for planning commission review.
Planning terms explained
- Land development
- Township review of a plan to build or expand on a property, covering buildings, parking, drainage and access.
- Preliminary approval
- An early approval of the overall plan, which comes before final approval and detailed permits.
- Final plan
- The detailed plan the township reviews before final approval and construction.
- Stormwater detention
- A system that holds rain runoff temporarily and releases it slowly so nearby areas are less likely to flood.
- Retaining wall
- A wall built to hold back soil on a slope.
Researched by AI from public sources on Nov 1, 2026. It can make mistakes, so check the linked sources and the municipality before relying on it.
Scope estimate for contractors
Estimated construction value: $11.4M
- ~108 roofing squares (assumes 3 stories)
- ~81 tons of cooling (rule of thumb 400 sq ft/ton)
- ~5.0 acres of site work (grading, stormwater, landscaping)
- Underground stormwater detention facility
- Large retaining wall up to about 10 feet high
- Cooling tower
- Utility relocation
- New pedestrian pathways and ADA accessible ramp
- Reconfigured parking and loading area with screen fencing and walls