Forsyth County Zoning Report, August 2026
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Forsyth County took in four rezoning applications in August 2026 covering 80.66 acres, and every one asks for Commercial Business District (CBD) zoning for retail, office and restaurant space. The largest is 36.52 acres on Matt Highway, planned for 169,500 square feet of shops, offices and restaurants.
Below is each case with its concept plan, what the plan shows and where it stood on September 22. The use for each comes from the concept plan and the county’s informal staff review filed with the case.
What it means for landowners
Commercial is the only rezoning game right now. With the county’s residential rezoning moratorium in place, not one residential rezoning was filed in August. If you own land that could only ever be residential, the path to higher density is on hold until the moratorium lifts. Our guide to the residential districts covers what that means.
Matt Highway is drawing commercial interest, and early pushback. Two tracts totaling 46.6 acres on Matt Highway applied for CBD within three days of each other. In their informal reviews, county staff did not support either one, saying commercial development outside the planned nodes should be smaller in scale. The Peachtree Parkway and Nuckolls Road cases, which sit on existing commercial corridors, have no staff position yet. Location relative to the county’s nodes is shaping how big a commercial project staff will back.
Day care keeps showing up. Three of the four plans include a day care alongside retail.
Family land is in the mix. Two of the four rezonings sit on land held by families or estates, with an outside developer as the applicant: the Fagan Family Limited Partnership and the Estate of Junie Phillips Fagan on Peachtree Parkway, and a group of Bennett family owners, including an estate, on Nuckolls Road. If your family is weighing an offer like these, read Selling inherited land in Forsyth County.
Submitted Zoning Applications
36.52 acres on Matt Highway: retail, office and restaurants
- Plan Number
- ZA4303
- Application Date
- 8/3/2026
- Address
- 4240, 4310 and 4330 Matt Hwy
- Parcel Numbers
- 168 414, 168 373, 168 028, 168 284, 168 030
- Acres
- 36.52
- Applicant
- Nakoda Bherav & Co., LLC
- Zoning Attorney
- None listed
- Current and Proposed Zoning
- A1 to CBD
- Suspected Use
- Retail with office lofts above, and restaurants, one with a rooftop
- Buildings and Parking
- 169,500 sq. ft., 798 parking spaces
- Variances
- None
- Informal Staff View
- Not supportive: staff say commercial outside the Sawnee Mountain node should be lower in scale and intensity, and the surrounding uses are less intense. This is an informal review, not the final recommendation.
- Status, Sep 22
- In Review
24.24 acres on Peachtree Parkway: shopping center with day care
- Plan Number
- ZA4304
- Application Date
- 8/6/2026
- Address
- 1402 and 1404 Peachtree Pkwy
- Parcel Numbers
- 110 025, 110 399, 110 400, 110 024
- Acres
- 24.24
- Applicant
- Shree Real Estate Developers, LLC
- Zoning Attorney
- Lipscomb Johnson LLP
- Current and Proposed Zoning
- A1 and HB to CBD
- Suspected Use
- Eleven buildings of retail, office over retail, restaurants and a day care around a central green with a splash pad
- Buildings and Parking
- 187,608 sq. ft., 850 parking spaces
- Variances
- Reduce the northern buffer along the sewer easement from 40 ft. to 12 ft.; allow parking on one side of the building instead of two
- Informal Staff View
- Not yet stated
- Status, Sep 22
- Fees Paid
10.08 acres on Matt Highway: office, retail, indoor recreation and day care
- Plan Number
- ZA4305
- Application Date
- 8/6/2026
- Address
- Matt Hwy, northeast of 4955 and 4961 Matt Hwy
- Parcel Numbers
- 145 327
- Acres
- 10.08
- Applicant
- VenSur at Settingdown Creek, LLC
- Zoning Attorney
- Lipscomb Johnson LLP
- Current and Proposed Zoning
- A1 to CBD
- Suspected Use
- Office, retail, an indoor commercial recreation facility and a day care
- Buildings and Parking
- 46,327 sq. ft., 262 parking spaces
- Variances
- Reduce the front landscape strip along the power line easement from 20 ft. to 0 ft.; raise parking from 168 to 262 spaces
- Informal Staff View
- Not supportive: staff cite the Etowah Character Area goal to preserve rural character and say commercial outside the nodes should be lower in scale and intensity. This is an informal review, not the final recommendation.
- Status, Sep 22
- Fees Paid
9.82 acres on Nuckolls Road and Buford Highway: retail, restaurant and day care
- Plan Number
- ZA4302
- Application Date
- 8/3/2026
- Address
- 2665 and 2689 Nuckolls Rd
- Parcel Numbers
- 173 533, 173 042, 173 264, 173 041
- Acres
- 9.82
- Applicant
- Venkateswara Rao Gollo
- Zoning Attorney
- Bettis Musgrove, LLC
- Current and Proposed Zoning
- A1, R1 and RES1 to CBD
- Suspected Use
- Four lots: three retail buildings, a restaurant with no drive through, and a day care for up to 180 children
- Buildings and Parking
- 55,089 sq. ft., 280 parking spaces (per the staff review; a revised plan was filed Sep 18)
- Variances
- None
- Informal Staff View
- Not yet stated
- Status, Sep 22
- Awaiting Planning Commission recommendation
Completed Rezonings
No rezoning reached a final Board of Commissioners decision in August in the county record. Two July cases closed on September 4 and will appear in the September report.
Frequently asked questions
What was rezoned in Forsyth County in August 2026?
No rezoning reached a final vote in August. Four new rezoning applications were filed, covering 80.66 acres, and all four ask for Commercial Business District (CBD) zoning for retail, office and restaurant space.
What is being built at 4310 Matt Highway?
Nakoda Bherav & Co. applied in August 2026 to rezone 36.52 acres at 4240, 4310 and 4330 Matt Highway from A1 to CBD. The concept plan shows 169,500 square feet of retail, office and restaurant buildings with 798 parking spaces. In its informal review, county staff did not support it, citing its scale outside the Sawnee Mountain node. The case is in review, and the final recommendation comes before the Planning Commission hearing.
What is being built at 1402 Peachtree Parkway?
Shree Real Estate Developers applied in August 2026 to rezone 24.24 acres at 1402 and 1404 Peachtree Parkway from A1 and HB to CBD for 187,608 square feet of retail, office, restaurant and day care buildings with 850 parking spaces. The land is owned by the Fagan Family Limited Partnership and the Estate of Junie Phillips Fagan.
What is being built on Nuckolls Road?
ZA4302 asks to rezone 9.82 acres at 2665 and 2689 Nuckolls Road, at Buford Highway, from A1, R1 and RES1 to CBD. The revised concept plan shows retail buildings, a restaurant with no drive through and a day care for up to 180 children. It is awaiting a Planning Commission recommendation.
Why were there no residential rezonings in August?
Forsyth County has a moratorium on rezoning land into its residential districts, in place through October 25, 2026 as of September 2026. Every rezoning filed in August asked for commercial zoning.
How do I find out what a case near me means for my land?
Call Crawford Lands at 404 983 6710 or send us the address. We will pull the case, the zoning and the recent sales near you and tell you what it means for your land's value, at no cost.
Sources
Forsyth County case records, EnerGov Citizen Self Service, read September 22, 2026: https://css.forsythco.com/EnerGov_Prod/SelfService
Forsyth County GIS, EnerGov plans and hearings layers: https://geo.forsythco.com/gis3/rest/services/Public_EnerGovPlans
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