The Town has released Draft 2 of a New Official Plan for the Town of Collingwood for public review and consultation, following a significant amount of public input and Ontario-wide legislative and policy changes. The new Official Plan is intended to modernize land use planning policies to responsibly and sustainably guide our community’s growth for the next several decades and will replace the current Official Plan. The New Official Plan also impacts what you can do with your property, so we encourage you to learn more and share your insights on this important initiative.
We invite you to participate in these consultations and provide your feedback either in person, in writing, by e-mail, or on the Town’s Official Plan Engage Page.
Open House
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
1:00 – 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
3rd Floor Meeting Room, Collingwood Library
55 Ste Marie Street, Collingwood
In-person
Please pre-register online.
Public Meeting
Tuesday October 17, 2023
5:00 p.m.
Council Chambers, Collingwood Townhall
97 Hurontario Street, Collingwood
In-person and Virtual by Zoom Webinar*
* The public meeting will take place during a Special meeting of Council. For those attending virtually, a link to the webinar will be included on the October 17, 2023 Council agenda. Meeting agendas are located online or subscribe to receive an automatic email to meeting agendas.
Want More Information?
The Town has prepared a Comment Matrix in response to feedback received on the first draft Official Plan. For more information about the proposed Official Plan please visit the Town’s Engage Page, subscribe to receive updates on the new Official Plan, or contact:
Nathan Wukasch, Senior Planner
officialplanupdate@collingwood.ca or 705-445-1290 Ext. 3275
55 Ste Marie St.
Collingwood, L9Y 3Z5
Monday to Friday between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Approval Authority
Please note that the County of Simcoe is the approval authority for the New Town of Collingwood Official Plan. If you wish to be notified of the decision of the County of Simcoe on the proposed Official Plan, you must make a written request to John Daly, Clerk, County of Simcoe, 1110 Highway 26, Administration Centre, Midhurst, Ontario L9X 1N6, via email john.daly@simcoe.ca
Ontario Land Tribunal Appeal Information
If a person or public body would otherwise have the ability to appeal the decision of the County of Simcoe to the Ontario Land Tribunal but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Town of Collingwood before the proposed New Official Plan is adopted, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision.
If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Town of Collingwood or the County of Simcoe before the proposed New Official Plan is adopted, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Land Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.
Note about Information you submit to the Town
Please note that comments will not be replied to individually, but all comments will be collected and reviewed by Town staff and the Town's consultant, The Planning Partnership, for consideration in the final Official Plan and recommendations to Council.
The content and any personal information in comment submissions will become part of the public record and may be provided to Council in an agenda package available to the public. If you have concerns regarding the public release of your Official Plan comments, please contact Clerk Services at clerk@collingwood.ca