Urban Planning&Land Development:From Concept to Completion.
Backed by over a decade of industry experience, The Palm Group Inc. is a full-service private urban planning and land development consultancy. From site feasibility and highest-and-best-use studies to zoning amendments, minor variances and site plan control, we navigate complex municipal frameworks to streamline approvals, mitigate development risk and maximize the long-term value of your real estate assets.
Private Development Entitlements & Public Municipal Advisory
GTA Core Focus • Province-Wide Across Ontario • Expanding Nationally Across Canada
Trusted by Leading High-Rise & Master-Plan Builders
Direct Executive Accountability by CEO GianLuca Palmieri
GianLuca Palmieri,Chief Executive Officer.
GianLuca leads The Palm Group Inc. with a career spanning high-rise and master-planned development on the developer side and the municipal planning interface. He has built a dominant foundation in the GTA, personally executes complex files across Ontario, and is scaling the firm into a national Canadian planning and development advisory institution.
Owner's-side advocacy. Public-sector rigor.
- 01Pre-Acquisition Due Diligence
- 02Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendments (OPA/ZBA)
- 03Draft Plans of Subdivision & Condominium
- 04Site Plan Control (SPA)
- 05Committee of Adjustment (Minor Variances & Consents)
- 06Landowner Group Coordination
- 07Minister's Zoning Order (MZO) Strategy
- 08Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) Expert Advocacy
- 01Comprehensive Community & Secondary Plans
- 02Zoning By-law Updates
- 03Housing & Intensification Studies
- 04Employment Land Conversions
- 05Public Engagement & Stakeholder Facilitation
- 06Development Process Enhancement
Focused in the Greater Toronto Area.Active Across Ontario.Expanding Nationwide Across Canada.
Deep municipal relationships and daily approval execution across the City of Toronto, York Region (Vaughan, Markham, Richmond Hill, King, Aurora, Newmarket, Whitchurch-Stouffville), Peel Region (Mississauga, Brampton, Caledon), Halton Region (Oakville, Burlington, Milton, Halton Hills), and Durham Region (Pickering, Ajax, Whitby, Oshawa).
Full-lifecycle land use planning, subdivision entitlements, and OLT representation across the Greater Golden Horseshoe, Simcoe County (Barrie, Innisfil, Bradford West Gwillimbury), Hamilton, Niagara, Waterloo Region, Wellington, London, Ottawa, Cottage Country, and Northern/Eastern/Southwestern Ontario.
Strategic expansion partnering with institutional developers, REITs, corporate landowners, and municipalities across major Canadian growth markets (including British Columbia, Alberta, Quebec, and Atlantic Canada) for pre-acquisition feasibility, master-planning, and entitlement management.
Five stages. One accountable principal.
Pre-Acquisition Due Diligence & Highest-and-Best-Use Feasibility
Policy, zoning envelope, servicing and constraint mapping, delivered before your waiver date.