Site Plan Control

Site plan control is a form of development control under the Planning Act. It deals with the review of the detailed design of a property. The process reviews and approves development details like building location, loading and parking facilities, landscaping, grading and servicing. It also ensures that City, Regional and other agency standards and requirements are met.

Development subject to site plan control cannot build until site plan approval is granted. When the plans are approved, the owner and the City enter into a site plan agreement. This agreement ensures the owner develops and maintains a site according to with the approved plans and the terms of the agreement.

The Province of Ontario's Site Plan Control Guide provides more information about site plan control.

Who is affected?

Site Plan Control applies to all development in the City except for specific uses. Site Plan Control also applies to all residential development and farm buildings and structures in the Oak Ridges Moraine.

Apply for Site Plan Control

Apply for site plan approval, by completing the Application form and submit it 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.