After a five-year battle and multiple applications by Toll Brothers, the Westtown Township Board of Supervisors voted unanimously, at a special meeting, to deny Toll Brothers conditional use application to build 319 homes at Crebilly Farm due to a lack of standing.

Crebilly Farm, in Westtown Township is one of the last large expanses of unspoiled, unprotected open space in eastern Chester County, Pennsylvania. It’s also land on which part of the Battle of the Brandywine was fought on September 11, 1777.

In a recent statement from Neighbors For Crebilly LLC Lamb McErlane and partners Mark P. Thompson & Vincent M. Pompo were commended for their efforts in the preservation of Crebilly Farm. “As we, Neighbors For Crebilly LLC start looking back at this long journey, we are grateful for everyone and especially our law firm Lamb McErlane PC of West Chester for standing with our group throughout and giving us the necessary guidance to be ready for whatever came our way.” …“Mark and senior counsel Vince Pompo were always there for us at a moment’s notice giving the people the necessary resources and careful guidance to prevail.”

Mark P. Thompson is a partner at Lamb McErlane, he concentrates his practice on municipal, land use, environmental law and property tax assessment matters. With his experience in the Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board and on the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Mark also counsels clients in the areas of solid waste, water, sewage and environmental litigation.

Vincent M. (Vince) Pompo is a partner and chairman of the Lamb McErlane’s Municipal Law Department and the Environmental Law Practice Group. His practice areas include municipal, land use and environmental law. Vince counsels numerous municipalities and conservation organizations on open space acquisitions.