Innovative Planning Solutions (IPS Consulting Inc.) is a private planning firm in Simcoe County that specializes in property severances, re-zonings, plans of subdivisions, and official plan amendments for local and regional land developers. IPS liaises with civil engineers, architects, municipal staff, environmental engineers, archaeologists, and politicians specifically to provide planning expertise and support.
WHO WE ARE… Established by Darren Vella, Innovative Planning Solutions is a well respected and leading consulting firm providing creative and innovative planning and design solutions to private sector clients. Innovative Planning Solutions has experienced steady growth over the years, and is now engaged in projects across the province.
IPS, as a business model, ensures a direct hands-on approach we believe is essential to achieve a high-quality finished product. Our firm believes that building relationships in turn builds better communities. With projects in urban and rural settings, IPS has dependably built a reputation for quality professional services that are receptive to the unique character of individual communities and environments.
Our work typically involves varying levels of interaction with regulatory agencies, civic leaders, community residents, institutions, developers, landowners, businesses and private consultants. At IPS, we realize every project is unique and requires integrity, innovative design, and attention to detail. With vast experience dealing with various planning challenges ranging from the simplistic to extremely complex. Such challenges may include urban and rural development, residential development, agriculture, environmental planning, natural resources, economic development, community improvement, heritage, health and safety, and healthy living. Planning is a complex process, with a diversity of interests.
Our highly qualified, multi-disciplinary land use planners are forward thinking individuals, with experience providing professional planning direction and services in all areas of Ontario to assist with your individual project needs. Our team ensures successful results by placing emphasis on the design process, effective project management, and recognizing that communication between client, consultant, and relative agencies is vital. The final result is a development which is clearly defined, cost appropriate, delivered on time while satisfying the client’s objectives.
IPS offers full services to all private landowners for assistance with official plan amendments, zoning by-law amendments, site plans, subdivision agreements, master plans, community improvement plans, budget creation and review, development review, public consultation, conflict resolution, urban design, drafting and more. Our services are directed toward the development and revitalization of Ontario’s communities through balanced, sustainable solutions to planning and community building.
Since the inception of the company almost a decade ago, IPS has represented many private sector clients at the Ontario Municipal Board. Staff of IPS have provided expert opinion or testimony on many OMB occasions, with over 90% success rate within these cases.
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