Gaston, North Carolina — 2025 Year in Review
Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in Gaston during 2025.
Gaston County indexed 801 projects with at least one decision in 2025, leading to 1,076 approved and 8 denied actions. Approval was effectively unanimous at 99.3% — typical for a county where most agenda items are administrative or staff-recommended. Activity was relatively distributed across Mount Holly (269), Belmont (263), and Cherryville (82).
“Projects with decisions” counts unique projects. “Approved” and “Denied” count individual actions (one project can have multiple actions across meetings).
801
Projects with decisions
1,076
Approved actions
8
Denied actions
99.3%
Approval rate (of actions)
By city
| City | Projects | Approved actions | Denied actions | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 263 | 353 | 3 | 99.2% |
| Cherryville | 82 | 95 | 3 | 96.9% |
| Cramerton | 58 | 73 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Gastonia | 8 | 28 | 0 | 100.0% |
| High Shoals | 21 | 25 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Kings Mountain | 16 | 17 | 1 | 94.4% |
| Lowell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| McAdenville | 65 | 93 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Mount Holly | 269 | 372 | 1 | 99.7% |
| Ranlo | 14 | 14 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Stanley | 4 | 5 | 0 | 100.0% |
Data from public meeting documents processed by Boardwalk. Coverage varies by jurisdiction. Not all cities are included.