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John Franklin Land Group — North Georgia land development

North Georgia outdoor living & property design

Land Development & Property
Construction in North Georgia

John Franklin Land Group plans and builds North Georgia properties from the ground up, including land clearing, grading, drainage, driveways and access, equestrian property development, barns, fencing, retaining walls, and outdoor living. We coordinate the land as one system so every phase is built in the right order.

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Land-first planningDrainage engineering mindsetEquestrian specialistsEstate-grade finish workOne team, one plan

Plan the whole property

One vision for access, drainage, barns & landscape

Most acreage gets built one contractor at a time. A drive here, a barn there, a drainage fix after the first hard rain. The result is a property that fights itself.

We start with the land: how water moves, where the grades allow, what the soil will carry. Everything else follows that plan — including the parts you build three years from now.

Our approach
John Franklin Land Group walking a North Georgia property to plan access, drainage and building sites

“Get the water and the access right and everything built after it lasts longer.”

Where we start

Four things that decide how the rest of your property turns out

Property Planning

One master plan for access, drainage, structures and landscape — before the first cut.

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Equestrian Layouts

Barns, paddocks, arenas and fencing laid out around how the farm actually works.

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Drainage & Erosion

Fix the water problem at the source instead of buying gravel every spring.

Solve drainage and erosion

Access & Infrastructure

Driveways, crossings, utility corridors and pads built to carry real loads.

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Full scope

Everything your land needs, from first cut to finished landscape

Land Development & Site Work in North Georgia in North Georgia — Excavator shaping a building pad in red Georgia clay on a cleared acreage tract bordered by pines

Land Development & Site Work in North Georgia

Land Development & Site Work

Drainage & Erosion Control in North Georgia in North Georgia — Stone dry creek bed and culvert managing stormwater across an estate property

Drainage & Erosion Control in North Georgia

Drainage & Erosion Control

Equestrian Property Development in North Georgia in North Georgia — White horse barn with fenced paddocks on a North Georgia equestrian property

Equestrian Property Development in North Georgia

Equestrian Property Development

Farm & Estate Fencing, Gates and Entries in North Georgia in North Georgia — Board fence line running along a pasture toward a stone entry column

Farm & Estate Fencing, Gates and Entries in North Georgia

Farm & Estate Fencing in North Georgia

Barns, Shops & Outbuildings in North Georgia in North Georgia — Dark green metal equipment barn and workshop on an acreage property

Barns, Shops & Outbuildings in North Georgia

Barns, Shops & Outbuildings

Retaining Walls & Slope Grading in North Georgia in North Georgia — Terraced natural stone retaining walls holding a sloped estate lawn

Retaining Walls & Slope Grading in North Georgia

Retaining Walls & Slope Grading

Estate Driveways & Property Access in North Georgia in North Georgia — Gravel estate driveway curving through hardwoods toward a white barn

Estate Driveways & Property Access in North Georgia

Estate Driveways & Property Access

Outdoor Living & Landscape Design in North Georgia in North Georgia — Pool, pavilion and outdoor kitchen overlooking a North Georgia ridgeline at dusk

Outdoor Living & Landscape Design in North Georgia

Outdoor Living & Landscape Design

Property Planning & Master Site Design in North Georgia in North Georgia — Property site plan and survey drawings laid out on a wooden table

Property Planning & Master Site Design in North Georgia

Property Planning & Site Design

3D design & renderings

See your property before a single machine moves

We build 2D site plans, photorealistic 3D renderings and full walkthrough animations of your pool, outdoor living space, drive and grading — so you can approve materials, elevations and layout with confidence, and price the work against a drawing instead of a guess.

  • 2D concept & site plans
  • Photorealistic 3D renderings
  • Video walkthrough animations
  • Full estate master plans

Builders, contractors & designers: we render for the trade too. If you need 2D plans, 3D renderings or walkthroughs to present to your own clients, we work behind the scenes on your timeline and your branding — pools, hardscapes, grading and full-property master plans.

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3D landscape rendering and site plan drawings for a North Georgia property

Where we work

Serving the north side of Atlanta and the North Georgia mountains

Our crews run the corridor from Buckhead, Sandy Springs and Marietta north through Alpharetta, Milton, Roswell, Cumming, Woodstock, Canton and Ball Ground, and on up to Jasper, Dawsonville, Ellijay and Blue Ridge. Pick your area to see how we handle the soils, slopes and permitting there.

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Tell us about your property

Whether you closed on the land last week, you've been fighting the same washout for five years, or you want a backyard remodel, a new outdoor living and entertaining area, a pool surround, or a front yard that finally looks finished — we handle all of it. Send us the basics and we'll tell you what we'd do first.

Serving landowners north of Atlanta — Cumming, Milton, Alpharetta, Roswell, Johns Creek, Buckhead, Sandy Springs, Marietta, East Cobb, Woodstock, Canton and Ball Ground — and up through Jasper, Dawsonville, Ellijay and Blue Ridge. Fulton, Cobb, Cherokee, Forsyth, Pickens, Dawson, Lumpkin, Hall, Gilmer and Fannin counties.

What are you planning?

No obligation. We'll respond within one business day.