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Sussex County · Unincorporated Sussex County · #2024-09-03

Grey Wolfe Meadows I

South-West corner of Route 9 and Joseph Road intersection., Unincorporated Sussex County, DE · 132 homes, mixed use · 36.0 acres

About this project

A rezoning and site plan for a mixed-use development of about 36 acres at Route 9 and Joseph Road in unincorporated Sussex County, with first-floor commercial buildings, apartments above, and single-family lots. The plan includes 132 units.

Official description: Mixed-Use development on 37+/- acres at the intersection of Route 9 and Joseph Road. Subdivision includes single-family lots, and first floor commercial buildings with dwelling units above.

Engineer / designer
Eric Wahl
Plan type
Rezoning and Site Plan Review
Land use
Mixed-Use: commercial and residential
Zoning
AR-1 → C-2 and AR-1
Water
Artesian
Sewer
Other
Status
Complete

Filing history

  • 2024-09-01 · #2024-09-03 · Rezoning and Site Plan Review · 132 lots/units

State agencies' comment letter (PDF) →

PLUS application (PDF) →

The full picture AI research · Nov 1, 2026

Grey Wolfe Meadows I is a proposed mix of homes and shops on about 36 acres at the south-west corner of Route 9 and Joseph Road in unincorporated Sussex County, Delaware. County records describe shops on the first floor, apartments above, and separate single-family lots. The plan totals 132 homes.

Local news coverage describes the same project as the first of two linked applications, with the developer listed as Bedford Holdings LLC. The first application covers 60 single-family homes, 72 condo units in three buildings and about 31,500 square feet of commercial space. A second application next door would add more homes and a small shopping center, for about 178 homes in all. The land is now zoned for farming and housing and has an old farmhouse that would be removed. The developer would ask to rezone the Route 9 frontage for commercial use.

State agencies reviewed the plan in September 2024. The state planning office, the state transportation department and the state environmental agency all opposed it. They said the area is not one where the state wants growth, and they asked for a coordinated corridor plan first. No later approvals or county decisions were found.

What it could mean nearby

Where it stands

The project was at the early review stage in fall 2024, when state agencies commented, and no county decision was found. Next, the county Planning Commission usually holds a public hearing and makes a recommendation, and then the County Council decides on the rezoning.

Want to weigh in? The Sussex County Planning Commission and then the County Council decide on rezonings, and residents can comment at their public hearings or in writing to the county planning office.

Who's behind it

Bedford Holdings LLC

Around the web

Planning terms explained
Rezoning
A formal request to change the land's allowed uses, here from agricultural-residential to commercial along Route 9.
PLUS review
A state pre-application review in which Delaware agencies comment on a proposal before the county decides on it.
AR-1
Sussex County's agricultural-residential zoning district, which allows farming and low-density homes.
C-2
A commercial zoning category for medium-intensity retail and service businesses.
Site plan
A drawing and set of details showing where buildings, roads, parking and open space would go.

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: $73.9M

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