Two new homes approved
in Upper Deerfield.

Upper Deerfield Township's Planning Board has approved a plan from ARCR Home Builders to build two single-family homes on Irving Avenue. At its September 21 meeting the board approved splitting the land at 709 and 711 Irving Avenue back into two lots, along with the exceptions to the zoning rules the plan needed.

The lots are in the township's agricultural zone, where the zoning rules do not allow a single-family home. The applicant's attorney told the board the two lots had legally merged into one because they were undersized and had one owner, so the plan restores the lot lines they were first drawn with. One lot is 0.73 acres and the other is 0.72 acres.

The applicant's planner said the land was split into 10 parcels in 1956 and eight of them now have homes. These two are vacant and mostly wooded, and she said they are too small to farm. The plan also needed an exception because the lots fall short of the zone's minimum size and width.

The owner told the board each home would have four bedrooms, two and a half baths and a finished basement. The plans show a driveway, a well and a septic system for each house. One of the board's reviewers said other agencies will also need to approve the work when the lots are built on.

The minutes name no prices or construction schedule.

The approval is recorded in the board's September 21, 2026 minutes. Plans, permits and timing can change. Written by Justin Kelly, NJ Real Estate Broker-Salesperson, from the Upper Deerfield Township Planning Board minutes.