Suffolk, New York — 2025 Year in Review
Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in Suffolk during 2025.
Suffolk County indexed 3,704 projects with at least one decision in 2025, leading to 4,155 approved and 7 denied actions. Approval was effectively unanimous at 99.8% — typical for a county where most agenda items are administrative or staff-recommended. Activity was relatively distributed across Smithtown (1,102), Riverhead (935), and Southampton (636).
“Projects with decisions” counts unique projects. “Approved” and “Denied” count individual actions (one project can have multiple actions across meetings).
3,704
Projects with decisions
4,155
Approved actions
7
Denied actions
99.8%
Approval rate (of actions)
By city
| City | Projects | Approved actions | Denied actions | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asharoken | 12 | 13 | 1 | 92.9% |
| Belle Terre | 24 | 33 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Bellport | 24 | 25 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Brightwaters | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Brookhaven | 20 | 22 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Greenport | 11 | 11 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Head of the Harbor | 79 | 80 | 1 | 98.8% |
| Huntington Bay | 51 | 59 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Nissequogue | 26 | 27 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Northport | 180 | 202 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Ocean Beach | 41 | 44 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Patchogue | 43 | 45 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Poquott | 33 | 36 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Port Jefferson | 9 | 9 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Quogue | 61 | 83 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Riverhead | 935 | 1,152 | 2 | 99.8% |
| Sag Harbor | 29 | 29 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Sagaponack | 102 | 116 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Smithtown | 1,102 | 1,164 | 2 | 99.8% |
| Southampton | 636 | 690 | 1 | 99.9% |
| Southold | 249 | 276 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Village of the Branch | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100.0% |
| West Hampton Dunes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Westhampton Beach | 19 | 19 | 0 | 100.0% |
Data from public meeting documents processed by Boardwalk. Coverage varies by jurisdiction. Not all cities are included.