CONWAY, SC (WBTW) – A major development, on a 200 acre plot of land, struck down by Horry County leaders in 2017 is back on the table but with several changes.

The development would go near Highway 707 and Folly Road and is set to have close to 1,600 housing units along with 80,000 square feet of commercial buildings and a Marina Village along the Intracoastal Waterway.

Last year, people who live along Folly Road told the Horry County Planning Commission they were not in favor of a proposed campsite on the land and worried about noise from restaurants near their neighborhoods.

A new plan was created and presented on Thursday night which does not include the campground and does include a proposed traffic light so people can have direct access to Highway 707 without getting on to Folly Road.

“I think the new plan is fantastic,” said Dennis Leduc, who lives on Folly Road. “But my main concern is, I don’t want a restaurant in the corner of my house, like The Boat House, that I gotta deal with every Sunday calling the cops every five minutes.”

His wife, Antonia Rollandi, said their house is on the edge of the Planned Unit Development (PUD), and was worried a multi-story complex would be built next door.

“They’re going to be able to look right into my backyard. Whatever is that tall is a lot taller than my house,” she told the Planning Commission.

Project engineer, Mike Wooten of DDC Engineers, listened to her concerns and said he would agree to not have any building above 35 feet within 100 feet of her property line.

“We want to be good neighbors,” said Wooten.

“So you’re not going to put a four story building next to the buffer?” asked Chairman of the Planning Commission, Steven Neeves.

“That’s not the plan at all,” answered Wooten.

Rollandi said she was pleasantly surprised with the outcome of the meeting and the willingness of Wooten and the developer to work with the community members.

“As long as they stick to exactly what they’re going to do and not retract, I have no problem with it,” she said.

Wooten also told the Planning Commission he has “grave concerns” about contamination along the marina area. He said the developer will have the soil tested to find out if, what he calls are rumors, are true or false.

The Planning Commission voted in favor of the plan which will now go on to Horry County Council for approval.