A judge has put the brakes on Holly Springs’ controversial annexation plan, handing Cherokee County a significant early victory in its legal battle against a proposed high-density development.

What’s happening

Cherokee County won an interlocutory injunction on September 8, temporarily blocking Holly Springs from exercising authority over 20 acres at Lower Union Hill Road and East Cherokee Drive in the Hickory Flat community.

The ruling comes after Holly Springs City Council unanimously approved plans on August 18 for a mixed-use development that would include:

70 townhomes

19 single-family detached homes

57,800 square feet of commercial space

Just one day after the council’s decision, Cherokee County commissioners voted unanimously to take legal action, hiring the firm of Jarrard &

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