Planning Department - Planning Applications

The Walkerton and Wiarton Planning Offices are available to provide professional planning advice and assistance on all types of planning applications. The Planning Office encourages pre-consultation when submitting planning applications. Please contact us prior to the submission of any of the following applications to ensure the application is complete and all required information, fees and studies have been submitted. In most types of planning applications, public hearings are held to provide neighbouring owners and tenants with an opportunity to comment on the application. If you receive a public notice in the mail or see a sign on a property advertising a public hearing, and you have any questions or require clarification, please contact us at one the following Bruce County Planning and Economic Development offices: The Walkerton Office of the Planning Department is reponsible for the planning in the following municipalities: Township of Huron-Kinloss (former Huron, Kinloss and Lucknow) Municipality of Kincardine (former Kincardine Township, Bruce, Tiverton and Kincardine) Municipality of Brockton (formerly Brant, Greenock and Walkerton) Municipality of South Bruce (formerly Mildmay, Carrick, Teeswater and Culross) Town of Saugeen Shores (formerly Saugeen, Port Elgin and Southampton)

30 Park Street, Box 848 Walkerton, ON NOG 2V0 Phone: (519) 881-1782 Fax: (519) 507-3030 Leah Andrews, Planner, ext. 258 Heather James, Planner, ext. 295 Bruce Stickney, Planner, ext. 259

The Wiarton Office of the Planning Department is responsible for the planning in the following municipalities: Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula (formerly Eastnor, Lindsay, St. Edmunds and Lion's Head) Town of South Bruce Peninsula (former Albermarle, Amabel, Hepworth and Wiarton) Municipality of Arran-Elderslie (formerly Arran, Elderslie, Tara, Paisley and Chesley)

578 Brown Street, Box 129 Wiarton, ON, N0H 2T0 Phone: (519) 534-2092 Fax: (519) 534-1174 Kara Van Myall, Planner and Sabine Robart, Planner. The Planning and Economic Development Department has a number of standard applications that must be filled out and submitted in order to initiate a specific development review process. A copy of each of these applications is provided here for you to download. Unfortunately we are unable to have you submit the application on-line because of the legal requirement for you to sign it in the presence of a Commissioner of Oaths and a fee is involved. If you have any questions or problems with the applications, please call one of our offices or submit your question under the "Ask the Planner" section of this site. Please refer to the information sheet attached to the application forms for information required when submitting your application. The following files are in Adobe Acrobat format and can be viewed with the free Acrobat Reader. If you don't already have it, you can get it here.

The following forms are available above.

A Schedule of Current Fees is provided for your convenience. Official Plan/Secondary Plan Amendment Applications The Official Plan/Secondary Plan Amendment application form is used when applying to the County or to your local municipality for a change in land use designation or a change to the Plan policies affecting your lands. Zoning By-Law Amendment Application The Zoning By-Law Amendment application form is to be used when applying to you local municipality for a change in the zoning on your property. Consent/Severance Application The Consent/Severance application form is used when applying to the County for permission to sever land. Minor Variance Application A minor variance application form is used when applying to your local municipality for a variance to various provisions of the Zoning By-law (e.g. lot frontage, lot area, sideyard setbacks, etc.) The Minor Variance application form is to be used when applying to your local municipality from one or more of the zoning provisions e.g. yard setbacks, parking etc. on your property. Subdivision/Condominium Application The Subdivision/Condominium application from is used when applying to the County for developing a plan of subdivision or condominium. Minor Revision to a Draft Plan of Subdivision/Condominium The Minor Revision to a Draft Plan of Subdivision/Condominium application form is used when applying to the County for 'minor' changes to the layout or Conditions of Draft Approval of a Draft Approved Plan. Note: The County reserves the right to determine if the proposed changes are minor in nature. Major Revision to a Draft Plan of Subdivision/Condominium The Major Revision to a Draft Plan of Subdivision/Condominium application form is used when applying to the County for 'major' changes to the layout or Conditions of Draft Approval of a Draft Approved Plan. Final Approval of a Draft Plan of Subdivision/Condominium The Final Approval of a Draft Plan of Subdivision/Condominium application form is used when applying to the County for Final Approval of all, or part of, a Draft Approved Plan.