Bladen, North Carolina2025 Year in Review

Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in Bladen during 2025.

Bladen County indexed 65 projects with at least one decision in 2025, leading to 66 approved and 2 denied actions. Approval ran at 97.1%, in line with the high-approval baseline most North Carolina jurisdictions show. Elizabethtown led with 30 projects (46% of the county), followed by White Lake at 27.

“Projects with decisions” counts unique projects. “Approved” and “Denied” count individual actions (one project can have multiple actions across meetings).

65
Projects with decisions
66
Approved actions
2
Denied actions
97.1%
Approval rate (of actions)

By city

CityProjectsApproved actionsDenied actionsApproval %
East Arcadia880100.0%
Elizabethtown3031293.9%
White Lake27270100.0%

Data from public meeting documents processed by Boardwalk. Coverage varies by jurisdiction. Not all cities are included.