Perth County is in the process of creating a New Official Plan to guide future planning and development within the County. Based on community input, background reports and updated provincial policy the New Official Plan will ensure both a vision for Perth County and a comprehensive strategy for cultivating new opportunities, building community, ensuring environmental health and making intelligent and informed land use decisions.
The New Official Plan process began in 2018 and we are currently in Stage 3; writing the draft New Official Plan. Soon we will be seeking your feedback!
To see our progress and browse background reports informing this project visit our ‘Background’ section.
Stay tuned to our ‘Get Involved’ section to see how you can contribute to this project.
What is an Official Plan? |
| The Official Plan is a strategic planning document that guides the long-term vision for the growth and development of the communities within Perth County including the Municipalities of North Perth, and West Perth, and the Townships of Perth East and Perth South. |
Why a New Official Plan? |
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Our current Official Plan was created in the late 1990's. Since then policy direction from the Province has changed; most recently in the Provincial Policy Statement (PPS) 2020. The County is in need of a new visionary and policy document that is both reflective of these updates and reflective of current community concerns, priorities and values. As well the New Official Plan will act as a guidance document for municipalities across the County to facilitate movement towards more advanced land use and social policies. The New Official Plan will amalgamate the current County Official Plan with those of member municipalities into a singular plan. This will ensure consistent policy implementation across the County and an easier to navigate planning framework. |
What Will be Addressed? |
An Official Plan deals with many types of issues, such as:
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