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Commissioner’s Report 2010-P-43 for consideration at the Planning Committee Meeting of June 8, 2010 – Supplemental Report to Commissioner’s Report 2010-P-42.  Click here to view the report.

Commissioner’s Report 2010-P-42 for consideration at the Planning Committee Meeting of June 8, 2010 – Region’s formal response on the province’s draft decision to Regional Official Plan Amendment No. 128. Click here to view the report

On March 12, 2010 the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing released a draft Decision on Regional Official Plan Amendment No. 128. Click here to view the draft Decision.

Growth Plan Implementation Study

The release of the Provincial Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe on June 16, 2006 has established the Provincial policy framework to guide decisions on a wide range of issues – land use planning, urban form, housing, transportation and infrastructure planning and natural heritage and resource protection. The Places to Grow legislation requires municipalities to amend their official plans to conform to the Growth Plan by June 16, 2009.

The Region of Durham is committed to developing leading edge, sustainable and responsible long-range planning solutions for its future growth and development, and to fulfill the requirements of the Growth Plan and bring the Regional Official Plan (ROP) into conformity, as required by the Places to Grow Act, 2005. To accomplish this, the Region has completed a comprehensive Growth Plan Implementation Study to direct forecasted growth and provide the planning policy direction to implement a sustainable preferred growth option.

The Growth Plan Implementation Study involved a comprehensive analysis of the demographic, policy, environmental and general infrastructure implications of growth within the Region of Durham, within the context of the Growth Plan. The analyses formed the basis for the development of alternative growth scenarios and a recommended preferred solution for Durham. The recommended growth scenario endorsed by Planning Committee on November 25, 2008 will form the basis for a Regional Official Plan Amendment (ROPA) to implement the recommended growth scenario.

 

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