Development planning

The Ontario Planning and Development Act gives the public a chance to take part in preparing development plans for land use and gives the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing the ability to:

  • propose development plans
  • promote municipal implementation
  • process changes to the plan - called amendments

When we create a development plan for land use we must follow the Ontario Planning and Development Act. When a municipality creates a development plan they must:

Contents

Development plans may contain policies to:

  • develop an area
  • finance and implement public projects
  • help municipalities implement the plan

Plan approval

After the plan is proposed and public comments have been received, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing may submit the development plan to the Lieutenant Governor in Council for whole or partial approval.