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Department of Planning and Development

Creating strong neighborhoods with empowered residents.

Department of Planning and Development

What we do

The Department of Planning and Development works in collaboration with communities to promote, plan, preserve, and develop successful neighborhoods for all.

Reaching these goals requires city agencies to work together with residents, businesses, developers, advocates, funders, and each other. Planning and Development has a team of agencies that do just that. Our agencies include:

We also partner with the PHDC.

Together we are charting a vibrant future for our city.

Connect

Address
1515 Arch St.
13th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Email planning.development@phila.gov
Phone
TTY: (215) 683-0286
Social

Events

  • Oct
    10
    Historical Commission monthly meeting
    9:00 am to 2:00 pm
    1515 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA

    Historical Commission monthly meeting

    October 10, 2025
    9:00 am to 2:00 pm, 5 hours
    1515 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA
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    The Historical Commission will hold its Friday, October 10, 2025 meeting in person at 1515 Arch Street, 18th Floor, Room 18-029. Applicants, property owners, and the public may attend the meeting in person at 1515 Arch Street, or remotely on the Zoom platform using your computer, tablet, smartphone, or telephone.

    The meeting agenda, applications, nomination materials, and recent meeting minutes are available on the Historical Commission's Public Meetings page. The Historical Commission will consider adopting the minutes of its most recent meeting at the upcoming meeting. The advisory committee minutes are not formally adopted, but are considered drafts until reviewed by the Historical Commission at the meeting.

    To watch the meeting live on Zoom using your computer, tablet, or smartphone, click on the following link on October 10.
    Link: October 10, 2025 meeting
    Meeting Password: 093609

    To listen to the meeting live on the telephone, call this number on October 10.
    Telephone Number: 267-831-0333
    Meeting ID: 893 0853 4922#
    Participant ID: #
    Meeting Password: 093609#

    To offer written comments prior to the meeting, send an email to preservation@phila.gov. Written comments received before noon one business day prior to the meeting will be forwarded to the Commission members.

    After the meeting, you can watch a recording of the meeting (and other earlier meetings) on the Recordings page of the Historical Commission's website.

    For more information on the meeting, see the FAQs for Historical Commission's Meeting.
  • Oct
    15
    Historical Commission Committee on Historic Designation meeting
    9:30 am to 12:00 pm
    Online via Zoom

    Historical Commission Committee on Historic Designation meeting

    October 15, 2025
    9:30 am to 12:00 pm, 3 hours
    Online via Zoom
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  • Oct
    16
    Philadelphia City Planning Commission Meeting
    1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
    1515 Arch Street, 18th Floor, Room 18-029 Philadelphia, PA 19102

    Philadelphia City Planning Commission Meeting

    October 16, 2025
    1:00 pm to 5:00 pm, 4 hours
    1515 Arch Street, 18th Floor, Room 18-029 Philadelphia, PA 19102
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    Agenda, meeting materials and access information available at https://www.phila.gov/departments/philadelphia-city-planning-commission/public-meetings/  

    Participate in-person:
    You can attend the City Planning Commission meeting in person. Meetings are held at:
    One Parkway Building
    1515 Arch Street, 18th Floor, Room 18-029
    Philadelphia, PA 19102

    Participate virtually (Zoom):
    If you have a computer, tablet, or smartphone, please join us online: You will be able to view the meeting and submit questions. 

    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84629842291?pwd=YXRaTmdIeE04YXAvelVxcVZCVVhkZz09

    •    The meeting will begin at 1:00 PM
    •    Zoom may ask you to add an extension to your browser before you log in.
    •    Webinar ID: 846 298 42291
    •    Passcode: 146958

    If you do not have a computer, tablet, or smartphone, please join us on your landline telephone. You will be able to listen, but not see the presentation.  
    •    Dial: +1 (267) 831-0333
       Webinar ID: 846 298 42291
    •    Passcode: 146958

    Members of the public have multiple ways to comment on agenda items. When the agenda item that you are interested in is being discussed, members in person will first have a chance to state their comment. If you attend virtually, you can use the “raise hand” feature in Zoom. If you are joining by phone, you may also use the “raise hand” feature by dialing “*9” during the public comment period.  

    Participate with written comment:
    We will also field questions and comments by email. Questions and comments must be received before noon the day before the Planning Commission meeting in order to be considered. Please send emails to: planning@phila.gov 

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