Westfield APC adds conditions to Hidden Oaks ‘agrihood,’ asks developers to consider donating a public park

The Westfield Advisory Plan Commission added conditions and design notes to the Hidden Oaks Planned Unit Development during an Oct. 13, 2026 workshop, asking developers to consider donating a public park and to adjust neighborhood design, Current Publishing reported. Plans cover about 497 acres between Ind. 32 and 166th Street and call for six districts totaling 1,100 homes — 720 single-family houses, 120 townhomes and 260 multi-family apartments — plus roughly 40,000 square feet of commercial space.

Commissioners asked for better transitions between housing districts, additional design buffers, more custom homes and buyer disclosures about a nearby wastewater treatment plant after residents raised odor concerns at a Sept. 9 public hearing, the report said. Commissioner Stephanie Carlson praised the farmstead design and urged common areas that help "get our kids back into agriculture," and Councilor Victor McCarty compared the project to the nearby Ironstone PUD on his public Facebook page. The Hidden Oaks plan is tentatively set to return to the APC on Nov. 4, 2026 for a vote and would then go to the Westfield City Council for final consideration, Current Publishing reported.

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