Lexington County Council will soon hear a request from a housing developer that could bring over 600 homes to an area not too far from Red Bank, White Knoll and Edmund.

The county’s planning commission approved the request in April, so it will appear on a county council agenda soon, and if it passes three readings with the county council, then the developer would be permitted to move forward with the project.

This will actually not be the first time Lexington County Council has heard a request from this developer to build in this area.

In June of 2024, council approved the construction of 316 single-family homes across 181.15 acres. The developer has since acquired an additional 40.02 acres in this area, leading them to double the proposal and alter the housing types involved.

So now, the pitch includes 624 units – some single-family, some duplex – across 221.17 acres.

These housing numbers, however, are subject to change as the pitch moves through Lexington County Council readings. In fact, plans like this often see their proposed quantities decrease, Director of Community Development Robbie Derrick told the planning commission during its April 17 meeting.

“They are simply to get this process started,” he said. “At the time the developers begin engineering, looking at some of our various design standards, that number can fluctuate and generally, it may be lower. … This is a good estimate on what a worst-case scenario, so to speak, the developers are meeting for consideration to move forward.”

Public records identify the developer as Kyzer, Gregory A. & Wilkie Development.

Public documents detail that this development would add students to Lexington County School District Two schools, including Congaree Elementary, Herbert A. Wood Elementary, R.H. Fulmer Middle School and Airport High School, possibly creating a need for portable classrooms.