The department is made up of a Senior Planning Consultant with administrative support provided, in general, by the Clerk. Services offered by the Planner include Zoning By-law amendments, preparation of site plan control and development agreements, minor variances and preliminary comments for severances.

Land use planning is critical in Merrickville-Wolford. As a growing community, it helps decide where homes and businesses can be built in the community, where other amenities such as parks should be located, and where roads, sewers and other essential services should be provided.

Land use planning means managing our land and resources. It helps each community to set goals about how it will develop and to work out ways of reaching those goals while keeping important social, economic and environmental concerns in mind. It balances the interests of individual property owners with the wider interests and objectives of the whole community.

Good planning leads to orderly growth and the efficient provision of services. It affects all of us and helps us to have the kind of community we want.

As a result of changes to the Planning Act, please note that there are no longer any third party appeals on Planning applications.

For more information visit the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing.

To view the fees for all Planning application types, please see Planning Department Fees (44-2022 Schedule E) of the Village’s Fees and Charges By-law 44-2022.

All fees can be paid by cash, debit or cheque and made payable to the Village of Merrickville-Wolford.

Applications

Application for Minor Variance or Permission

Application for Consent

Pre-Severance Consultation Request for Entranceway

Site Plan Control Application

Zoning By-law Amendment Application