Planning Review Team

This team reviews development proposals to ensure consistency with current planning policy and zoning standards. This team collaborates with other Planning Department teams and City of Boston departments to support the design, preservation, enhancement, and growth of neighborhoods through the application of the zoning regulations, consistency with City mobility policies, implementation of Boston’s Complete Street Guidelines, and incorporation of sustainable infrastructure recommendations. The Planning Review team also provides transportation planning support to the Division’s other efforts led by the Zoning Reform and Comprehensive Planning teams.

Ensuring planning and zoning consistency in the built environment is a core component of short-term planning. The team’s review of development proposals ensures consistency with planning policies and zoning code provisions. Recognizing the character and quality of Boston's built environment influences how its residents and visitors move throughout the city, the Planning Review Team seeks to enhance mobility and help neighborhoods maintain their unique characteristics and high quality of life in the face of new development. The team works closely with the Urban Design Division in the Planning Department and the City’s Streets Cabinet (which includes the Public Works Department, Public Improvement Commission, and Boston Transportation Department) to ensure new development is appropriately mitigating its impacts on the surrounding neighborhood’s transportation networks, public spaces, and infrastructure.

Important Links to Additional Information

• Look up a Proposed Development
• Find my Zoning
• Transportation Development Review Resources
• Waterfront Planning (MGL Ch. 91)
• Find a Public Meeting/Meeting Materials

Contact Us!

For general inquiries contact [email protected]
Or call 617.918.4472