Holly Springs, NC, November 28, 2025 — During its November 18th meeting, the Holly Springs Town Council approved the Courtyards at Holly Grove (website), an almost 40-acre major subdivision and accompanying annexation, clearing the way for a 107-home, age-restricted neighborhood on Avent Ferry Road directly across from Holly Grove Middle School.
The decision came after a quasi-judicial hearing that focused heavily on school-area visibility, future congestion along the corridor, and how the project’s required frontage improvements will interact with the NC Department of Transportation’s (NCDOT) long-range plans to widen Avent Ferry Road (more information).
Staff opened the discussion by explaining that the subdivision (25-MAS-02) is subject to the conditions established during an earlier approved rezoning process. The plan includes 75 detached homes and 32 attached units restricted to residents 55 and older, arranged around a central amenity area with internal sidewalks and connections throughout the site.
Avent Ferry Road Widening and School-Area Constraints Take Center Stage
Transportation dominated much of the night’s presentation and discussion. Because the site occupies a prominent location directly in front of Holly Grove Middle School and sits near the high-school traffic pattern, the project must integrate with the Town’s and NCDOT’s planned conversion of Avent Ferry Road into a four-lane, median-divided corridor…