The County of Brant has launched a new engagement tool called Engage Brant. Click the Engage Brant button to the right or visit engagebrant.ca for information on ways to get involved with the Official Plan and many other projects in the County.
Recent Project Updates:
| What growth is the County of Brant expected to see through to the year 2051? Check out this drop down for more information on the December 8th 2020 Council presentation |
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The County has been reviewing recent development trends and identified growth drivers in municipal, provincial and global contexts to determine how we'll need to plan for our growth to the year 2051 as part of the Greater Golden Horseshoe. All of this technical analysis is being done as part of the County of Brant Municipal Comprehensive Review. The December 8th 2020 Special Meeting of Council involved the presentation of the draft background information that has been gathered to help coordinate our growth and inform our Municipal Comprehensive Review, Land Needs Assessment, and ultimately our new Official Plan. Check out the resources below for more information on this meeting:
If you have any questions about this information, please do not hesitate to contact Planning Staff using the contact information at the bottom of this webpage. |
| Have Questions? We Have Answers! Read our Official Plan Q&A summary here. |
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Click here to open the full Question and Answer Summary for our first 3 topics of interest. You can also use the links below to go directly to the sections that address the following topics: · Building Healthy and Complete Communities There’s lots of information in this summary, so feel free to use the ‘find text’ function (CTRL F) to search keywords that may interest you. As we continue to compile the questions and answers for the remaining topics, we’ll be updating this summary document accordingly. In the meantime, please continue to send us your questions to OfficialPlan@brant.ca. We look forward to hearing from you! |
| Interested in our Virtual Town Hall meetings? Watch them here! |
Growth Management Town HallWednesday October 7, 2020 at 7:00 pm
Building Healthy and Complete Communities Town HallWednesday October 21, 2020 at 7:00 pm
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A new Official Plan is underway for the County of Brant!
As the County of Brant continues to change and grow, the time has come to develop a new Official Plan and we need your input! The decisions we make today will impact the future of our community. This plan belongs to all of us.
Are you wondering what the County of Brant will look like in 10 years? How about 30 years from now? We are planning into the future, to the year 2051!
Get involved!
| What is an Official Plan? |
Each municipality is required to have an Official Plan by the Province of Ontario under The Planning Act. An Official Plan, sometimes called an 'OP', is meant to contain the policy framework and long-term vision to:
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| How does this project fit with our Strategic Priorities? |
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An Official Plan is a very big project and will help us with each of the 6 strategic priorities of the County of Brant, while focusing most on sustainable and managed growth. Click here to read more about how the Official Plan will work together with other master planning initiatives to protect and enhance our unique identity as the County of Brant. |
| How do you make an Official Plan? |
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It is prepared by the County of Brant with input from you and others in our community! This is done through public engagement, careful listening, short and long term planning, strategic thinking, and creation of key policy directions. The Official Plan will help ensure that future planning and development will meet the specific needs in our community. The Province of Ontario requires a municipality to plan for at least 30 years into the future, and to review it's Official Plan at least every 5 years. |
| Doesn't the County already have an Official Plan? |
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Yes! The current County of Brant Official Plan was finalized in 2012. It lays out the County of Brant's land-use visions and goals, and was created with a planning horizon of 2031. The time has come for us to update these policies and it's a perfect time to have your say and make sure that the visions and goals of County of Brant residents are reflected in our updated policies. Starting in 2019, we are beginning the multi-year process to develop our new Official Plan. When created, this new Official Plan will be reviewed by the Province of Ontario to be approved by July 1st, 2022. |
| How do I stay up-to-date on all things Official Plan ? |
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Looking to stay in the loop as the County updates to its land use planning policies?
Check back here for new information, or visit us on social media @BrantPlanning. If you'd like to be added to a general circulation email list for regular updates, please click here or send an email to officialplan@brant.ca.
We look forward to hearing from you ! |
Topics of Interest
There are a variety of topics that we want to discuss with you, including growth management, resilience to climate change, and other emerging issues in the County of Brant. These topics are intended to invite conversation and brainstorming from our community which will then be incorporated into the Official Plan framework and policies.
If you have a particular interest in one of the following topics, feel free to click the image below to visit the dedicated project page. These pages will provide more specific information about policy directions, initiatives, and engagement opportunities. We will be updating this information on a regular basis (and there's going to be lots of information) so stay tuned to these pages for more information in the near future!
A Municipal Comprehensive Review, or MCR, is the technical process behind creating a new Official Plan. The MCR gives us the background information we need to create an Official Plan that will best suit our needs for the future. Click the image above to find out more about managing the population and job growth of the County to the year 2051 (and beyond!)
Questions, comments, or concerns? Get in touch with us!
Our contact information is listed below and we look forward to hearing from you.
- Read the new Official Plan launch report, presented to the Planning Advisory Committee on November 5, 2019 or view the meeting on YouTube
- View the Council education session on the new Official Plan Project, held February 4th, 2020 or download the 'information placemat' summarizing the education session.
- Find out more information about the 'municipal comprehensive review' and the process for creating an Official Plan
- Have minute or two to take our surveys?
Check them out below:
- Check out our Virtual Town Hall Events in October. Print and hang our Official Plan poster to get people talking about our upcoming events by clicking here, and visit the event pages/video recording links below:
- Read our informative discussion guides about each topic of interest:
- We also have 'glossy' short summaries of the discussion papers available: Check out the summary reports of our public engagement that have been presented to Council so far:
- Summary Report #1 (November 3, 2020), summarizing Growth Management and Building Healthy and Complete Communities to-date.
- Summary Report #2 (December 1, 2020), summarizing Protecting What We Value and How We Green to-date
- Phase 2 Final Summary Report (March 2, 2021) presenting the final survey results and key trends for all responses received during this phase of the project.
Contact Us
Official Plan Inquiries
66 Grand River Street North, Paris, ON, N3L 2M2
T: 519-44BRANT
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