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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

  • Dec
    12
    Historical Commission monthly meeting
    9:00 am to 2:00 pm
    Online via Zoom

    Historical Commission monthly meeting

    December 12, 2025
    9:00 am to 2:00 pm, 5 hours
    Online via Zoom
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    The Historical Commission will hold its Friday, December 12, 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 December 12.
    Link: December 12, 2025 meeting
    Meeting Password: 227335

    To listen to the meeting live on the telephone, call this number on December 12.
    Telephone Number: 267-831-0333
    Meeting ID: 815 3606 5987#
    Participant ID: #
    Meeting Password: 227335#

    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.

  • Dec
    16
    Historical Commission Architectural Committee meeting
    9:00 am to 12:00 pm
    Online via Zoom

    Historical Commission Architectural Committee meeting

    December 16, 2025
    9:00 am to 12:00 pm, 3 hours
    Online via Zoom
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