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Knox Planning Sets Sept. 10 on Heiskell Rd PR up to 3 du/ac

File 8-J-26-RZ puts 29.25 acres on Heiskell and Granville Conner before Knox Planning on Sept. 10 for PR up to 3 du/ac, with staff-backed road and TIS conditions.

Tracy King

10 Sep 2026 • 5 min read

Northwest Knox County residential corridor context for the Heiskell Road PR rezoning — illustrative only.

Knoxville-Knox County Planning lists Homestead Land Holdings' Heiskell Road rezoning as agenda item 21 for Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026, under file 8-J-26-RZ. The revised report covers about 29.25 acres at 7741 Heiskell Road — with companion addresses 7753, 7805, and 7809 Heiskell plus 0 Granville Conner Road — and asks to move the tract from Planned Residential up to 5 dwelling units per acre and Agricultural to Planned Residential up to 3 du/ac. Staff recommends approval with two road conditions.

The property sits on the west side of Heiskell Road and the east side of Granville Conner Road, north of E Emory Road, in County Commission District 7. Access is via Heiskell (minor arterial, 20 feet of pavement in a 63-82 foot right-of-way) and Granville Conner (local street, 16-19 feet of pavement in a 50-foot right-of-way). Hallsdale-Powell Utility District is listed for water and sewer. Rural Metro Fire covers the site. Watershed is Beaver Creek. Owner of record is Laura Bailey. The case was postponed from Aug. 13 to the Sept. 10 hearing.

Heiskell Rd 8-J-26-RZ (Sept. 10)	Figure	Source
Hearing	Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026 (agenda item 21)	Knox Planning agenda / report
Acreage	29.25 acres	8-J-26-RZ report
Addresses	7741, 7753, 7805, 7809 Heiskell; 0 Granville Conner	8-J-26-RZ report
From / to	PR up to 5 du/ac + A to PR up to 3 du/ac	8-J-26-RZ report
Staff rec	Approve PR up to 3 du/ac with 2 conditions	8-J-26-RZ report
Est. daily trips	888 ADT	8-J-26-RZ report
Est. student yield	32 (K-12)	8-J-26-RZ report
If approved	Forwarded to Knox County Commission Oct. 19, 2026	8-J-26-RZ report

Staff's conditions matter as much as the density number. Condition one requires Granville Conner Road to be improved to 20 feet from the subject frontage to W Emory Road at the developer's expense. Condition two requires a Traffic Impact Study with any development-plan filing, covering the western Granville Conner segment to Collier Road, with any identified improvements also on the developer. Those conditions track Implementation Policies 9 and 9.5 in the Knox County Comprehensive Plan about coordinating infrastructure with growth and avoiding isolated approvals where roads are not ready.

History on the file is messy in a way neighbors should know. Part of the land was rezoned A to PR up to 5 du/ac in 2016 (1-E-16-RZ). A 2025 request to PR up to 5 du/ac was withdrawn (12-I-25-RZ). Another PR up to 5 du/ac request was withdrawn in July 2026 (7-G-26-RZ). The Sept. 10 ask lowers the proposed cap to 3 du/ac while still consolidating Agricultural acreage into PR. At 3 du/ac on 29.25 acres, the theoretical maximum is about 87 units — planning math, not an approved concept plan or recorded plat.

Staff also ties the request to the Suburban Residential place type and notes the site is within about 0.4 miles of Powell Public Library, Collier Nature Preserve, and the Emory Road commercial corridor including North Knoxville Medical Center. Neighborhood context in the report describes single-family lots of mixed sizes, townhouses, and commercial concentration along E and W Emory. That is why the road-width condition on Granville Conner is not a footnote — it is the infrastructure hinge for any later development plan.

Same-day context on the Sept. 10 docket includes 8-G-26-RZ at 0 Conner Road (1.82 acres, Agricultural to RA Low Density Residential, staff recommends approve after an Aug. 13 postponement for sight-distance work) and multiple concept plans already covered by this desk (The Fields, Prices Point, Vining Mill, Briggs Station). Homestead's Heiskell case is the unused northwest Knox County zoning story that still needed a straight readout for Powell and Emory Road owners.

Owners should save the primary agenda PDF or clerk notice, quote the case number in writing, and avoid relying on second-hand social posts when they brief a lender, appraiser, or buyer. A clean paper trail matters more than hallway summaries when a file spans two meetings or two boards.

If you are move-up selling, line up your valuation and listing timeline against the next posted hearing date, not against rumors. This desk only cites figures that appear in the opened agenda, staff report, clerk notice, or established local outlet.

Ask city or county staff for the latest revised sheet if the packet is updated after this article is drafted. Missing dollar amounts or lot counts are omitted on purpose when the primary source does not print them.

What is Knox Planning case 8-J-26-RZ on the Sept. 10 agenda?

Homestead Land Holdings, LLC asks to rezone about 29.25 acres at 7741 Heiskell Road (plus 7753, 7805, 7809 Heiskell and 0 Granville Conner Road) from PR up to 5 du/ac and Agricultural to Planned Residential up to 3 du/ac. Agenda item 21; hearing Sept. 10, 2026.

Approve PR up to 3 du/ac with two conditions: widen Granville Conner Road to 20 feet from the site frontage to W Emory Road at developer expense, and submit a Traffic Impact Study with any development plan that covers the western Granville Conner segment to Collier Road.

How much traffic and school yield does staff estimate?

The rezoning report estimates 888 average daily vehicle trips and 32 public-school students (K-12) if the density is built out. Those are planning estimates, not a recorded subdivision plat.

Does a Heiskell Road PR rezoning reprice my Powell or Halls house?

Not automatically. Buyers watch density caps, road conditions, and Emory Road access, but sale prices still clear from comps. If Planning approves, the file goes to Knox County Commission on Oct. 19, 2026.

What's happening in Knoxville this week

Knox Planning Commission meets Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026, at 1:30 p.m., Main Assembly, 400 Main Street — including 8-J-26-RZ Heiskell, 8-G-26-RZ Conner Road, The Fields, Prices Point, Vining Mill, and Briggs Station items.
If 8-J-26-RZ is approved, Knox County Commission is listed for action on Oct. 19, 2026.
Agenda review for the Sept. 10 hearing was set for Tuesday, Sept. 8, at 11:30 a.m. on the Planning site.

What should Knox County owners near Heiskell and Emory do this week?

Open the 8-J-26-RZ PDF, note the 29.25-acre boundary and road conditions, and get a free valuation if you are listing or buying near Powell, Heiskell, or Granville Conner. Request a free home valuation or ask about a cash offer.

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