Notice of the Passing of an Official Plan Amendment & Zoning By-law Amendment - August 18, 2026

Notice of the Passing of an Official Plan Amendment & Zoning By-law Amendment
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Pursuant to Sections 17, 22 and 34(18) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended
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Property Address: 2183 Sideroad 5 & Part of Lot 6, Concession 5
File No(s).: D09-25-01 & D14-25-06

Decision of Council

Council of The Corporation of the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury approved applications D09-25-01 & D14-25-06, respecting an Amendment to the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury Official Plan and Zoning By-law. Official Plan Amendment No. 4 and By-law 2026-067 were adopted on the 5^th day of August, 2026  under section 17, 22 and 34(18) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, for the properties municipally addressed as 2183 Sideroad 5 and legally described as Part of Lot 6, Concession 5.  A key map showing the location of the lands to which the by-laws apply is attached.

The purpose of Amendment No. 4 is to redesignate portions of the subject lands containing a watercourse from ‘Environmental Protection’ to ‘Highway 400 Lands Industrial/Commercial (Area C)’, and to redesignate the portion of the lands containing the realigned watercourse from ‘Highway 400 Lands Industrial/Commercial (Area C)’ to ‘Environmental Protection’.

The purpose of By-law 2026-067 is to support the Official Plan Amendment and rezone portions of the lands from the Environmental Protection “EP” Zone to the 400 Lands Industrial/Commercial Hold “400C(H7)” Zone, and to rezone the portion of the lands containing the realigned watercourse from the 400 Lands Industrial/Commercial Hold “400C(H7)” Zone to the Environmental Protection “EP” Zone and dual Environmental Protection “EP”/400 Lands Industrial Commercial Hold (400C(H7) Zone ((EP/400C(H7)(H18)).

In conformity with Sections 17, 22 and 34(18) of the Planning Act, comments/submissions and response to same are set out in Report No. PLN-2026-51 which is available for viewing on the municipal website at https://www.townofbwg.com/town-hall/council/agendas-minutes-and-schedules/or by contacting the Office of Community Planning at planninginfo@townofbwg.com.

Upper Tier Approval Authority

As the approval authority for local Official Plans, Official Plan Amendment No. 4 will now be submitted to the County of Simcoe for a decision.

Any person or public body will be entitled to receive notice of the decision of the County of Simcoe if a written request to be notified of the decision is made to the approval authority. Written requests should be sent to the County of Simcoe Clerks Department, 1110 Highway 26, Midhurst, Ontario, L9X 1N6 or via email clerks@simcoe.ca 

Appeal Information

Official Plan Amendment:

Only those listed in 17(24) of the Planning Act may appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) in respect of the County’s decision by filing a notice of appeal with the Clerk of The Corporation of the County of Simcoe, when the required appeal period beings. 

Appeals shall be submitted to:

County of Simcoe Administration Centre

1110 Highway 26, Midhurst, ON L9X 1N6

Attn: Clerks Department

(705)-726-9300 - Fax 705-727-4276

Email at clerks@simcoe.ca 

The notice of appeal must set out the reasons for the appeal and must be accompanied by the OLT form (available from the OLT website at https://olt.gov.on.ca) and applicable fee payable to the Minister of Finance.