Land Planning, Platting & Entitlement Services

Skyline Planning & Development, LLC provides focused land planning, subdivision platting, and entitlement coordination for property owners, developers, engineers, architects, surveyors, and project teams across Houston and the surrounding region.

Led directly by an experienced planning and platting professional with more than 14 years of hands-on experience, Skyline helps clients identify the right approval path early, understand City, County, and ETJ requirements, coordinate with reviewing agencies, respond to comments, and move projects from feasibility through approval and recordation.

As a focused small firm, Skyline provides direct, consistent project support without unnecessary handoffs or layers of review. Clients work directly with the person responsible for managing the process, which allows for clearer communication, stronger accountability, and practical attention to the details that can affect timing, submittals, comments, and approvals.

Services include platting path review, amending plats, replats, subdivision plats, preliminary and final plat coordination, general plans, master planning support, agency submittals, comment responses, entitlement coordination, recordation support, and supplemental platting support for firms that need additional capacity without adding full-time staff.

Before the permit comes the plat. Skyline helps you get there with clear direction, practical coordination, and consistent follow-through.

Services

Every project is unique - contact us today to find out how we can get yours approved.

Master Planning

Large-scale land planning for acreage tracts, phased developments, and long-term subdivision strategy.

General Plans

High-level subdivision planning used to establish access, reserves, phasing, land use, and future section plats.

Preliminary / Final Plats

Plat preparation and coordination for new subdivisions, including agency review, comments, approvals, and recordation.

Replats

Revise an existing recorded lot or reserve, including lot splits, lot combinations, access changes, or changes in use.

Amending Plats

Minor corrections or adjustments to recorded plats, including lot line corrections, easement changes, or clerical updates.

Platting Support for Surveyors & Project Teams

Flexible platting and entitlement support for surveyors, engineers, developers, and land development teams that need extra capacity without adding staff. Skyline can work behind the scenes or coordinate directly to help move plats from intake through approval and recordation.

Supplemental Platting Support

Hourly drafting support, flat-fee plat preparation, comment responses, feasibility memos, recordation support, and general planning or layout coordination.

Formal Feasibility Requests

Level 1 Feasibility Review

Property-specific review using publicly available data to identify the likely platting path before survey, design, or formal applications.

May include CAD/appraisal district research, platted vs. acreage status, likely plat type, AHJ/jurisdiction review, public deed restriction search, major thoroughfare plan review, public utility GIS, floodplain/zoning checks, and general City/county/ETJ submittal considerations.

Deliverable: written Feasibility Memo with anticipated platting path, major red flags, and recommended next steps.

Fee credited toward full platting services if ordered for the same property within 30 days.

Pay Now ($75)

Level 2 Feasibility Review

More detailed property review using publicly available data plus title, deed, survey, ownership, or related documents provided by the client.

Best for acreage tracts, ETJ projects, multiple parcels, unclear access, deed restriction concerns, right-of-way dedication questions, utility issues, or more complex approval paths.

Deliverable: written Feasibility Memo with applicable jurisdiction, anticipated plat type, approval considerations, known constraints, and recommended next steps.