New single-family homes could be coming to Conway. What we know now
A new development could bring more single-family homes to the Conway area.
A 66-acre tract along Poplar Church Road in Conway, currently covered in trees, is expected to be developed into 100 single-family homes on half-acre lots after the original proposal to build more homes on smaller lots was withdrawn from the Horry County Planning Commission’s agenda for Thursday’s meeting, according to Diamond Shores Chief Operating Officer David Schwerd.
Diamond Shores, which is representing the property owner, is a Horry County-based real estate and land development company.
Michelle Christenson purchased the land for about $582,205 in 2021, according to Horry County Land Records. Christenson did not immediately return a request for comment.
The property’s market value is about $1.25 million, according to Horry County Land Records.
The planned development wasn’t what Diamond Shores initially intended. The original proposal called for 124 single-family homes on quarter-acre lots, which was on the Planning Commission’s 5:30 p.m. meeting agenda for Thursday.. That plan required the land to be rezoned from Forest Agriculture, which allows for low-density residential uses, to Multi-Residential One, which allows mixed-residential development in rural communities, according to Horry County’s zoning districts.
However, the proposal was withdrawn from the agenda before the commission’s meeting began. Schwerd said after the meeting the new plan for 100 single-family homes would be allowed under the property’s current zoning.
Schwerd added that the Planning Commission had deferred the plan twice, and the community surrounding the initially planned 124-home development was opposed to it, citing concerns of lost property value and traffic.
“People just don’t like development,” Schwerd said.
This story was originally published December 7, 2023 at 10:22 PM.
