Sussex County Division of Planning
One Spring Street
Newton, NJ 07860

Planning Director
Eric K. Snyder, P.P. AICP
Telephone 973-579-0500
Fax 973-579-0513
E-mail scplanning@sussex.nj.us

Welcome to the Sussex County Division of Planning. The Planning Division is responsible for providing staff and technical assistance to the County Planning Board, Agricultural Development Board, Solid Waste Advisory Committee, 208 Water Quality Policy Advisory Committee, Strategic Growth Advisory Committee and Board of Chosen Freeholders on all matters related to land use, development and conservation.

The Division manages the following programs:

• Census Data for County
  • Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 (PDF)
  • 2010 Labor Market Fact Book (PDF)
  • Census Transportation Planning Package (CTPP 2000) Table 1 (PDF)
  • Census Transportation Planning Package (CTPP 2000) Table 2 (PDF)
• Cross Acceptance
  • Cross Acceptance Plan Materials
• Development Review
  • Sussex County Land Development Standards
• Economic Development
  • Target B&I
• Farmland Preservation
  • Program Description
  • Comprehensive Farmland Preservation Plan
  • Preserved Farmland in Sussex County (PDF)
• Housing Market
  • Demographic Changes May Mean Big Redevelopment Opportunities
• Open Space Preservation
  • Sussex County Open Space and Recreation Plan
• Regional Planning
  • Natural Resources Inventory
  • Sussex County Strategic Growth Plan
• Solid Waste Planning
  • Solid Waste Management Plan
• Transportation Planning
  • Mobility Study
• Water Quality Management Planning
  • Wastewater Management Plan
  • Groundwater Manual

• Conferences and Presentations
  • Municipal Options for Affordable Housing
  • Partners in Housing
  • Partners in Housing Resources
  • Vision 2020

The Division is located on the third floor of the Sussex County Administrative Center, One Spring Street, Newton, N.J. 07860. Office hours are Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. We can be contacted by telephone at (973) 579-0500 or by e-mail at scplanning@sussex.nj.us.