Headquartered in Charlotte, Benchmark Planning is an urban planning consulting firm with a national client base. For 40 years, Benchmark has worked with communities to prepare and implement a wide range of planning studies, including small area and village are plans. Benchmark was selected by the City of Suffolk through a competitive RFP process to prepare the Village Area Plans. Benchmark’s team of planners and urban designers looks forward to working closely with the community to develop a shared vision and implementation plan for each village area.