Colleyville

Colleyville Heliport Requests Stalled as Applicants Withdraw Special Use Permit Applications

By April Towery / January 5, 2024 /

Two requests for Special Use Permits allowing heliports in Colleyville neighborhoods — submitted by residents who don’t actually live in those neighborhoods — were submitted and withdrawn last month, drawing the ire of neighbors and raising the bigger question of what’s allowed in quiet rural subdivisions.  Caris Real Estate LLC withdrew its application from the…

Houses vs. Trees in Colleyville: Trees Win Against WillowTree Custom Homes For Third Time

By Joy Donovan / December 26, 2023 /

Colleyville trees were up for debate yet again Tuesday night. For the third time inside of a year, it was new residences from WillowTree Custom Homes vs. old-growth trees in a battle put before the Colleyville City Council The city council debated and then voted on a revised proposal from a developer who wants to…

Colleyville Neighborhood Makes Saving Trees a New Year’s Resolution 

By April Towery / December 23, 2023 /

The third time was not the charm for WillowTree Custom Homes, as the developer again presented a rezoning request to the Colleyville City Council and again was denied. At a Dec. 19 council meeting in Tarrant County’s Colleyville, residents who live near the planned WillowTree development fought for their right to greenspace, arguing that building…

Deck the Halls Today at Colleyville’s Holiday Homes and Next Week at Southlake Tour

By Joy Donovan / December 3, 2023 /

Deck the halls, y’all, and if you’re not decking your own halls, there are ways to just relax and admire all the halls of others. For the next two weekends, halls, walls, mantles, and corners will be decked out in Colleyville and Southlake. Beautiful homes will be open for public inspection of trees, stockings, garland,…

This Colleyville English Country Manor House Has Attracted International Attention

By Karen Eubank / October 16, 2023 /

When Britain’s Daily Mail newspaper features a Colleyville English country manor house, it’s a reminder that Texas and England have had a longstanding love affair.  The English are enamored of our cowboy culture, wide open spaces, and outgoing nature. We are in awe of royalty, the accent, and, of course, the English country manor house.…