Planning Strategists
Supporting Property Developers

Optimized land use and environmental permitting, mitigation, and compliance serving the residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural sectors.

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OUR MISSION

Helping property developers save on compliance

OUR MISSION

Helping property developers save on compliance

Assessing a project and establishing the right permitting strategy could save you thousands of dollars and time related to:
  • Reduced timeline and cost for land use / CEQA review and approval
  • Reduced or eliminated need for natural resource permits
  • Reduced mitigation requirements and scope of each requirement

Leading developers that we support

Company Overview

Cox Planning Solutions, with 65 years of combined experience, helps public and private sector property owners and developers manage environmental permitting and compliance. Our expertise spans the entire property development process, enabling us to incorporate efficient environmental permitting strategies that reduce costs and delays. Our knowledgeable staff stay ahead of environmental regulations to ensure optimal outcomes. Founded on extensive education and experience in managing aquatic and biological resources, we offer streamlined evaluation, permitting, and mitigation solutions to help clients achieve their project goals while meeting compliance requirements.

OUR DIFFERENTIATOR

What sets us apart is our desire to see
developers succeed

Strategic Focus

Project Success

Sense of Urgency

Minimize issues with expert advice

Working with our strategic permitting approach guides you through adapting your development & permitting process to be less costly and streamline timelines.

Confidently obtain environmental approvals

Scientists and planners that lack experience in development can cause excessive costs, permit complications, agency violations, and negative conditions that could’ve been avoided.

Streamline your development process

Cox Planning Solutions prioritizes evaluating your project design to minimize issues before you submit your land entitlement application to speed up the review process and minimize your permitting and mitigation requirements.

We believe in efficiency and authenticity.

Our streamlined procedure for helping property developers gain permit & mitigation compliance has been thoroughly refined and is optimized to achieve the results your property development needs.

We believe in efficiency and authenticity.

Our streamlined procedure for helping property developers gain permit & mitigation compliance has been thoroughly refined and is optimized to achieve the results your property development needs.

Free project evaluation

Get a free project evaluation from our team so we can help you achieve permitting & mitigation compliance on your property development.

TESTIMONIALS

“COX Planning Solutions has diligently completed several wetland permits for our company and also have been instrumental in helping us decide what properties to purchase.”

Sonya Kinz Sr. Development Manager, Panattoni Development

We have worked with COX Planning Solutions on a number of complex environmental projects. Their knowledge of regulations and ability to develop creative solutions to challenging problems continues to impress. They have consistently been responsive, professional, and cost effective...

Mike Sukel Director of Asset Mgmt., Equity Lifestyle Properties

"COX Planning Solutions has helped us tremendously with our wetlands permits, including effectively negotiating our Water Board approval, completing our application submissions on schedule, and managing completion of all our protocol surveys. Their work has stood out compared to other consultants we have hired and we plan to continue our relationship as we complete our project."

T.W. Starkweather CEO, Monte Vista Memorial Gardens

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

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Results oriented team

Our team has been helping property developers with permitting & mitigation compliance for over 35 years.

Christopher Cox

Principal Environmental Planner

Mr. Cox, an environmental planner, landscape architect, and ecologist with over 20 years of experience, specializes in site assessments, resource permitting, and project management.

Bruce Barnett

Principal Biologist

Dr. Barnett, with nearly 40 years of experience in applied biology and habitat assessment for global development projects, joins Chris Cox’s team at Cox Planning Solutions as lead biologist.

Suzanne Wade

Senior GIS Analyst

Ms. Wade, with 20+ years of GIS and cartographic design experience, specializes in environmental resources, 3D mapping, planning maps, data conversion, geographical apps, and drone imagery. She joined Cox Planning over 5 years ago.

Kristin Steinert

Senior Environmental Planner

Ms. Steinert, with 15+ years in the industry, specializes in environmental planning, ecological assessments, permitting solutions, field assessments, plant and wildlife identification, wetland delineations, reports, and business administration.

Stephen Stringer

Senior Biologist

Mr. Stringer, a senior biologist with 20+ years of experience conducting biological and wetland studies in support of CEQA and NEPA documentation. He works on call for Cox Planning and directs Stringer Biological Consulting.

Mason London

Senior Biologist

Mr. London, a senior biologist with 20+ years of experience, specializes in consulting, research, and environmental compliance. He works on-call for Cox Planning and directs Naiad Biological Services, overseeing 8 specialists effectively.

Jason Mengelkoch

CAD Designer

Mr. Mengelkoch, with 20+ years as a CAD designer, specializes in 2D and 3D AutoCAD, Revit, 3D Studio Max, and Adobe software. At Cox Planning, he manages design tasks, coordinates with engineers, and prepares impact analysis maps and GIS overlays.

Morgan Henry

Environmental Planner

Mr. Henry, with a bachelor’s degree from U.C. Davis and 2 years of experience, specializes in species and aquatic resource analysis. He coordinates with field biologists, manages data collection, and assists with writing assessments, reports, and permits.

Victoria Henkel

Assistant Environmental Planner

Ms. Henkel, with one year of experience and a bachelor’s in regional and land use planning, assists with field assessments, wetland delineations, data collection, and report writing. She is working towards certification as a wetland delineator.

OUR EXPERIENCE

Cox Planning Solutions boasts 65 years of combined experience assisting public and private sector property owners and developers with environmental permitting and compliance. Their expertise spans the entire property development process, ensuring that environmental permitting strategies are seamlessly integrated to maximize efficiency and minimize costs and delays. The company’s foundation lies in the extensive education and experience of its principal members in managing sensitive and regulated aquatic and biological resources. They offer streamlined evaluation, permitting, and mitigation solutions to help clients achieve project goals while meeting compliance requirements. Cox Planning Solutions provides comprehensive services, including property assessments, impact analysis, CEQA/NEPA compliance, and securing various environmental permits. Their approach includes assessing projects, establishing effective permitting strategies, and reducing mitigation requirements to streamline timelines and costs for land entitlements.

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