Environmental Permitting Requirements

Before you apply for anything, you need a list of the permits the site will require. PH&C builds that list during feasibility based on the planned use, the area of disturbance, and what the property was used for in the past. The list shapes the schedule more than any other single item.

What PH&C handles

• Screening the site for streams, wetlands, floodplains, and other regulated features.
• Determining whether stormwater permits, sewage planning, or stream and wetland permits apply.
• Identifying requirements tied to prior uses, such as storage tank closure or cleanup.
• Identifying demolition notices and hazardous material survey requirements for existing buildings.
• Listing the agency, the application, and the typical review period for each permit.
• Showing which drawings must exist before an application can be filed.
• Placing each permit on the preliminary project schedule.

What you get

• A permit matrix you can use when talking with tenants, lenders, and partners.
• A realistic view of how long approvals will take.
• Early identification of permits that can change the site layout.
• Fewer promises of an opening date that agencies have not yet seen.

How it connects

The applications themselves are managed under environmental permitting and NPDES permitting. Whether cleanup is required is answered by an environmental assessment. To start with a permit list for your site, contact PH&C.