Recommended approvalRezone

Fern Creek Commons

Description

A ~200,000-square-foot retail center with grocery anchor, Wawa, and big-box stores, recommended to Metro Council with all variances, waivers, and plans approved 8-0.

Impact summary

Major new retail and jobs for Fern Creek, with eight access points and negotiated protections for adjacent homeowners.

Applicant

Name: KJS LLC; Linwill One LLC; Will Realty LLC
Address: 7800, 7902, 7914, 7916, 7920, 8000, & 8014 Bardstown Road; 10501 & 10541 Ichabod Drive; 9809 Hillock Drive

At a glance

Hearings: 1
Public comments: 2
Total mentions: 1

Last vote · Planning Commission

Recommended approval8–0, unanimous

A recommendation, not a final decision. The council decides next.

Last discussed Aug 6, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Aug 6, 2026Recommended approval 8–0

Planning Commission — August 6, 2026

Roughly 200,000 square feet of retail including a grocery, Wawa, and big-box tenants on 45 acres; rezoning recommended to Metro Council and variances, waivers, and plans approved with extensive binding elements.

Related issues (1)

Fern Creek Commons retail development

A roughly 200,000-square-foot retail center with a grocery store, Wawa, and big-box tenants is headed to Metro Council for final approval on Bardstown Road. Neighbors negotiated privacy fencing, lighting limits, and use bans, and area road projects were cited as solving the traffic concerns that killed an earlier version.

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