Planning Office

The Prince William Planning Office provides innovative land use planning to support Prince William County as an equitable, sustainable, and vibrant place offering access to employment, housing and mobility opportunities while respecting our distinct cultural and environmental resources as well as promoting the quality-of-life values that establish a unique sense of place. To help achieve this vision, the Planning Office implements the county’s Comprehensive Plan which governs future growth and development through small area planning; review of development applications, comprehensive plan amendments, zoning text amendments and public facility reviews; and preservation of the county’s cultural resources.

The Planning Office also supports the Planning Commission, Historical Commission, Agricultural and Forestal Districts Advisory Committee, Architectural Review Board, and the Trails and Blueways Council. 

The Prince William Planning Office has four divisions: Business Services within the Director's Office, Community Planning and Revitalization, Countywide Planning, and Land Use Review.

The Planning Office is located in the Development Services Building at 5 County Complex Court, Suite 210, Prince William, VA 22192-9201.

Office hours are 8:00AM - 5:00PM, Monday through Friday, except most Federal holidays.

PLANNING OFFICE CONTACT INFORMATION:

Phone: (703) 792-7615
Fax: (703) 792-4401
E-mail: [email protected]

DIRECTOR'S OFFICE:

   Tanya M. Washington, AICP
     Director of Planning

   David J. McGettigan, Sr., AICP
     Deputy Director of Planning

Business Services within the Director’s Office provides administrative support for all department activities including financial, human resources, information systems, quality improvement and control, and collaborates with Executive Management, the Board of County Supervisors, County, regional and state agencies, County residents, the development industry, and other stakeholders on land use planning issues. The program also oversees the department’s support of the Planning Commission, Historical Commission, Agricultural & Forestal Districts Advisory Committee, Architectural Review Board, and Trails and Blueways Council.

PLANNING DIVISIONS:

Community Planning and Revitalization

   Keasha Hall, Assistant Director of Planning, Community Planning and Revitalization

Community Planning and Revitalization provides planning services and community engagement at the neighborhood level focusing on the creation of small area plans and special planning studies that promote placemaking, equity and revitalization. The division guides the implementation of small area plans through providing design guidance for new development, fostering strategic investment in the built environment, and coordinating revitalization efforts with the Department of Economic Development and Tourism.

Countywide Planning

   Tony J. Alston, MCRP Assistant Director of Planning, Countywide Planning Division

Countywide Planning prepares, administers, interprets, and implements the Comprehensive Plan which involves review of development applications, new public facilities, new conservation easements, and the Capital Improvement Program. This program provides project management and technical support for special studies, zoning text amendments, and regional planning efforts; and provides planning analysis, maps, GIS services, and management of GIS data layers. Additionally, this program helps manage the County’s cultural resources through review of development impacts on cultural resources as well as archaeological excavation, archival research, artifact cataloging, cemetery preservation, and public interpretation, and administration of internships. Countywide Planning also provides support for several boards, committees, and commissions including the Historical Commission, Architectural Review Board, Innovation Architectural Review Board, and Agricultural & Forestal District Committee.

Land Use Review

   Alex Vanegas, AICP, CPM, CZM Assistant Director of Planning, Land Use Review Division

The Land Use Review division is responsible for the complete review and case management of various land use applications, including Proffer Amendments (PRA), Rezonings (REZ) and Special Use Permit (SUP). The division oversees these applications from the initial submission, quality control, development review comments through to formal recommendations in staff reports for the Planning Commission and final actions by the Board of County Supervisors. Following legislative approval, Land Use Review ensures the closure of cases, enabling applicants to proceed with subsequent plan submissions. Additionally, the division provides customer service, conducts pre-application meetings and handles minor modification requests, providing crucial support throughout the planning process.