Town of Swansea · Planning Board

Approval Not Required (ANR) — Form A

An ANR (Approval Not Required) filing lets you record a plan that divides or adjusts land without full subdivision review. The Planning Board has 21 days to act once the Town Clerk records receipt. Walk through the steps below — most filings take under five minutes.

Project

Where is the parcel and what should we call this filing?

Project / plan name *

Site address

Assessor’s Map

Lot(s)

Start typing the property address — we'll suggest matches from the town's parcel list and fill Map / Lot for you. Or enter Map and Lot directly and the address will autopopulate. You can also leave any field blank — staff will look it up.

Why is this not a subdivision?

Pick the option that applies — most ANR filings use Reason 1.

The undersigned record owner of the property wishes to record the accompanying plan and requests a determination by the Board that approval under the Subdivision Control Law is not required — for one of the following reasons.

Frontage on a public way

Every lot has the frontage and area required by the Swansea Zoning By-law on a public way.

Other reason

Some other ground (e.g. existing way, prior approved plan).

Combining lots

Does this ANR consolidate one lot into another?

Does this plan consolidate two lots?

Yes — consolidating lots

Lot ___ is added to and becomes part of Lot ___.

This plan does not consolidate lots.

Number of lots on the plan

Used to calculate the filing fee of $250 per lot.

Deed reference

How is the property recorded?

Recorded land (Registry of Deeds)

Bristol County Fall River District Registry of Deeds.

Registered land (Land Court)

Registered land with a Certificate of Title.

Look for the recorded deed for the parcel — Book and Page are stamped at the top. If your property is registered land, use the Land Court certificate number instead.

Applicant

The record owner or their authorized agent.

Full name *

Mailing address

Phone (optional)

Email *

Agent or engineer

Optional — if a surveyor or attorney prepared the plan, list them here so reviewers can reach out directly.

Name

Phone

Plans & supporting documents

Drop the PDF plan, deed copies, sketches, AutoCAD files — anything that helps.

Drop files here or browse

PDF, images, CAD (.dwg / .dxf), Word, Excel, ZIP — up to 500 MB

You don't need everything today — the seven 11 × 17 prints and full-size plan are delivered to the Planning Office in person. Email any extra drawings to the Planning Department once your project number is assigned.

Anything else?

Optional — context the planner should know up front.

Notes for the planner

Certify & submit

Read carefully. This is a sworn submission to the Planning Board.

I certify that I am the record owner of the property described above (or duly authorized to file on the owner's behalf) and that the information above is accurate. I understand the Planning Board has 21 days from Town Clerk receipt to endorse, and that the $250-per-lot fee, plan sets, and Mylar must be delivered to the Planning Department to complete this filing.

Once submitted you'll receive a project number and a status link by email.

Personal information is used only by the Planning Board and never published on the public site.