Official Plan
The Oshawa Official Plan sets out the land use policy directions for long-term growth and development in the city, and manages and guides the physical form and growth of the city.
Regular reviews of the Oshawa Official Plan ensure it continues to meet the City's changing needs and complies with the Durham Regional Official Plan and Provincial policies. Changes to the Official Plan are sometimes required to allow new development or redevelopment.
If your project does not comply with the Oshawa Official Plan, you may need to revise your plans to comply or submit an Application for an Official Plan Amendment through the Oshawa Application Portal. In addition to the Oshawa Application Portal submission, one original hard copy of the application form must be commissioned and mailed/dropped off to Planning Services, as well as 2 hard copies of all submission materials.
One of the reports required with an application to amend the zoning by-law is a Planning Justification Report. For terms of reference for this report please visit the Development Applications webpage.
Imagine Oshawa:
Let’s plan our City’s
future together
The City of Oshawa is undertaking a comprehensive review of its Official Plan – the blueprint sets out the land use policy directions for long-term growth and development for how Oshawa will grow for years to come – and we want to hear your ideas!
To help generate ideas, the City’s Planning Services department has prepared a Discussion Paper about the Official Plan Review that explains why the Official Plan is important, provides details about the Official Plan Review process and identifies potential key themes that will be explored.
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The following is a list of staff reports that have been prepared for the Official Plan Review:
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For more information, please visit Connect Oshawa at connectoshawa.ca/OPReview or email [email protected].