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Entitlements & Approvals

Planning Services

Getting projects approved, Sikand guides owners and developers through feasibility, tentative maps, and agency processing, drawing on six decades of relationships across Southern California jurisdictions.
Architects Reviewing Plans

1959

Serving SoCal since

LA County

Agency relationships

Concept → Map

Full entitlement path

In-House

Planning & engineering

Knowing the path is half of getting approved.

Our planning practice takes projects through the approvals process — testing what a site can support, preparing applications and maps, and carrying the project through hearings and conditions to a buildable entitlement.

Six decades across Southern California means we know how each jurisdiction actually operates, what staff will ask for, where projects stall, and how to sequence submittals so review cycles move instead of resetting.

What We Deliver

Feasibility & Due Diligence

Early analysis of zoning, constraints, and yield so you know what a site can support before you commit.

Tentative Maps

Tentative tract and parcel maps prepared and processed through review to approval and conditions.

Entitlement Applications

Conditional use permits, variances, site plan review, and the discretionary applications your project needs.

Agency Coordination

Direct engagement with planning staff and departments to resolve comments and keep review cycles moving.

Conditions of Approval

Tracking and clearing conditions from approval through final map so nothing stalls at the finish line.

Land Use & Zoning

Zone changes, general plan amendments, and land use strategy for projects that need more than by-right.

STEP 04

Approve & Clear

Hearings supported and conditions of approval cleared through recording.

STEP 03

Submit

Maps and applications prepared, filed, and carried through agency review.

STEP 02

Strategize

The approvals path mapped,  applications, sequencing, timeline.

STEP 01

Evaluate

Zoning, constraints, and yield tested to confirm viability.

— HOW WE WORK

A clear path from concept to approval

Our planning team leads projects through a simple, disciplined approvals path.

— WHERE WE EXCEL

Planning support across every project type

Residential Development

From small infill to master-planned communities, we guide entitlements that unlock housing sites.

Commercial & Mixed-Use

Approvals for retail, office, and mixed-use projects that balance use, access, and community context.

Public Agencies

Planning support for cities, counties, and agencies managing growth, infrastructure, and community plans.

Property Owners

Strategic planning and entitlements for owners evaluating options, value, and timing.

— Let's Get It Approved

Facing an approvals process?
Let's map the path forward.

Whether you're testing a site's potential, preparing a tentative map, or stuck mid-review our planning team knows the way through.

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