Planning Board approves Citizens Bank expansion with six waivers
Stratham Planning Board conditionally approves Citizens Bank expansion. The board unanimously approved six waivers for the bank's 36 Portsmouth Avenue site plan amendment, allowing closure of the drive-through while retaining a drive-up ATM, updated landscaping, and an electric vehicle charging
Agendas & · Meeting of January 1, 2026
NH STRATHAM — Stratham Planning Board conditionally approves Citizens Bank expansion. The board unanimously approved six waivers for the bank's 36 Portsmouth Avenue site plan amendment, allowing closure of the drive-through while retaining a drive-up ATM, updated landscaping, and an electric vehicle charging space. The board also advanced Packer Brook Holdings' mixed-use development at 170 Portsmouth Avenue by accepting the application as complete and ordering third-party engineering review, granting a Conditional Use Permit for wetland setback construction.
The mixed-use development decision was continued to March 4, 2026, pending Heritage District Advisory Committee review.
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Source: the Agendas & meeting of January 1, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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