Project Planning Services
Project Planning enhances the development experience. Our value-added services streamline projects, reducing regulatory red tape and permitting delays. Our team researches and reviews site-specific design requirements and constraints while understanding the client’s vision for the site's development. It’s teamwork at its best. From due diligence/master planning to entitlements, plan check/permitting, and construction support, Cunningham is ready to orchestrate success. Project planning can take the lead on:
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Cunningham researches as-built plans, existing utility and property information, encumbrances, and development requirements to inform the site planning effort. Our team also outlines required agency approvals for the entitlement and plan check/map check process, estimates projected development impact fees, and conducts outreach to agencies to schedule and represent projects at pre-application meetings.
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Cunningham's knowledge and experience in preparing complete entitlement packages help avoid project delays. Our team prepares the required application forms, project description, supporting exhibits, etc. combined with the preliminary design drawings and studies from the consultant teams to compile a complete package. Our relationships with local agency staff and our proactive approach apply our experience of the plan check and permitting process to assist in project schedules and clarifying conditions of approval. Our involvement in public meetings and community outreach can provide a supporting role or serve as the Project Representative to lead the entitlement approval process.
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Cunningham's knowledge of agency processes and requirements for plan check and map check reviews helps avoid delays and keeps project schedules on track. Our team prides itself on preparing complete packages for plan check/map check review and local agencies are familiar with our quality of work. Cunningham collaborates with the consultant team to compile the required plans and supporting materials to prepare complete packages to be accepted for review and continually follows up with agencies and timelines to ensure the review process stays on schedule. Our experience of the permitting process provides a proactive approach to assist in satisfying conditions of approval to avoid delays for permit issuance. Cunningham applies our experience in the mapping process to provide support and guidance on the approval and recordation process in relation to the plan check and permitting process. Our team also supports our civil engineering design through the preparation and processing of SWPPPs through the State Water Resources Control Board.
What Our Clients Say About Cunningham’s Project Planning Services
“I appreciate all your help to push these permits through, not to mention the parcel map, design review, SWPPP and environmental requirements. It’s no small feat to get a project approved these days and there is no doubt your efforts saved us significant time getting through the process.”
