Land Use Permitting

Overall Permitting

Successful land development projects start and end with understanding the federal, state and local permitting process. With land use permitting becoming more complicated to navigate, Meridian can chart your path through the process. These projects demand effective project planning, scheduling and design. As a multi discipline firm, we are able to utilize internal coordination to efficiently understand all aspects of your project. Our project managers will be hands-on as we assist owners and developers in achieving their vision for their property!

Site Plan and Subdivision Permitting

Subdivision, Commercial, residential, industrial and mixed used site plans involves and understanding of all aspects of site design in conjunction with understanding land use permitting and regulations.

Environmental Permitting

Environmentally sensitive areas, such as wetlands and shorelands, are often governed by a mosaic of federal, state and local regulations. While well-intentioned these regulations can add frustration, confusion and cost to development projects. Meridian provides options for minimizing regulatory hurdles and when impacts to resources cannot be avoided our team of permitting professionals offer experience insight and guidance to keep projects moving forward. Starting with a proactive design, Meridian executes all aspects of environmental permitting including coordination with stakeholders to project representation before review boards.

Planning Board

  • Subdivision
  • Site Plan
  • Conditional Use
  • Scenic Road Impacts

Zoning Board Of Adjustment

  • Variances
  • Special Exceptions
  • Equitable Waivers

Conservation Commission

  • Environmental Endorsements

Historic Heritage Commission

  • Project Review

Selectmen / Town Council

  • Road Acceptance & Discontinuance
  • Class VI Driveway Waiver Agreement

Department Of Public Work

  • Driveway Permit
  • Sanitary Sewer Extension

Department Of Environmental Services

  • Subsurface Systems Bureau
  • Subdivision Approval
  • Septic System Design Approval
  • Wetlands Bureau
  • Fill and Dredge Permit
  • Alteration of Terrain Bureau
  • AoT Permit Application
  • Dam Bureau
  • Dam Construction / Reconstruction
  • Shoreland Program
  • Shoreland Water Quality Protection Act

Department Of Transportation

  • Driveway Permits

Division Of Historical Resources

  • Project Review & Compliance (Section 106)

Natural Heritage Bureau

  • Check For Rare Species

Don’t see the permit you need?

Give us a call. Meridian provides all sorts of land permitting services in both New Hampshire and Massachusetts.

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