Why Pre-Approved Plans?

Pre-approved plans streamline the building process, saving time, reducing uncertainty, and ensuring each design has been reviewed for compliance with a participating community’s adopted standards. It’s a faster, clearer route from concept to construction. Full pre-approval requires local adoption. Visit the “How It Works” page to learn how your community can implement a pre-approved plans program and expand housing options with high-quality, locally compatible design.

Why Are Pre-Approved Plans So Popular?

You can’t approve housing that never gets proposed and right now, even motivated builders and homeowners walk away because the path from idea to permit is slow, uncertain, and expensive. A Pre-Approved Plans program removes that friction by giving your community a ready-to-build catalog that’s already been vetted against your local standards, so applicants can choose a design with confidence and your staff can review faster with fewer surprises. IncPlans helps elected officials and city teams turn “we need more housing” into real projects on real lots. Together, we set the rules, deliver buildable locally compatible plans, and provide the implementation support to launch a program people actually use, making it easier to say “yes” to more homes without adding chaos to your permit process.

Briartown

The Community Development Corporation (CDC) of Bentonville and Bella Vista has been providing housing opportunities for families and seniors since 1991. We are a non-profit, community-based organization that develops, builds, and manages affordable housing in Northwest Arkansas.

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Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne is partnering with IncPlans to develop a pre-reviewed and permit-ready housing catalog to increase infill development and housing.

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Bloomington

The City of Bloomington, Indiana, is working with IncPlans to implement a pre-approved home designs program to streamline the residential permitting process and reduce construction costs. Hear the Mayor and Planning Director talk about it HERE.

IncPlans is a proud member of the Incremental Towns Cooperative.