The first five phases of a huge, mixed-use development at the former golf course in Gorham received preliminary approval from the Planning Board on Nov. 3.

Nick Troiano, of Troiano Properties, is proposing 515 housing units in Phases 1-5 at the Gorham Fairways South project on McLellan Road. The units include 75 single-family homes and 440 multifamily units, with apartments and condos in the first five phases to be built over multiple years on the south side of the road. Phase 3 will have six commercial buildings.

Troiano’s next step would be to seek final approval for the residential Phases 1 and 2 that will provide 1,065 parking spaces.

The overall master site development plan at the 170-acre site calls for 1,013 units, a total that has risen from an initially proposed 824 residential units.

No one from the public spoke specifically Monday in opposition or in favor of Phases 1-5, but two residents did air some neighborhood concerns.

Andrew Shortill, of Mahlon Avenue, said McLellan Road is “very narrow” and is a walking route for parents with young children and dog owners. Shortill also said the first five phases would add 1,000 people to the municipality and burden the town’s Police, Fire and Public Works departments.

“I’m a walker,” Pamela Milliken, of McLellan Road, said, adding that cars don’t respect speed limits. Milliken believes the development would likely bring traffic signals to the road.

Daniel Riley of Sebago Technics, the engineering firm representing Troiano, said Phases 1 and 2 don’t mandate a Maine Department of Transportation traffic permit, but turning lanes could be warranted.

The development will be required to follow state and town rules. “Traffic is the hot topic,” Planning Board Chair Jim Hager said.

The development will include sidewalks along the interior private roads, but the project is not proposing sidewalks along McLellan Road.

“I would love to see sidewalks along McLellan,” Planning Board member David Walsh said.

The development will be served by public water and sewer and Troiano said the timeline for construction of the utilities is next summer. Water would be extended to McLellan Road along Brackett Road, from its intersection with Black Brook Road near Wyman’s Auto Body. The sewer would be extended along Brackett Road from Gorham Industrial Park.

Troiano said the group will submit water and sewer plans on Friday to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.

Planning Board Vice Chair William Benson made the motion to grant preliminary approval and Russell Frank seconded it. The motion passed 6-0 with Planning Board member Barbara Nichols absent.

The planning staff will set a date for a site walk.