Comment Period Now Open For Peterborough County Official Plan

The County of Peterborough has prepared a new Official Plan to set the vision and direction for growth and development to the year 2051. Peterborough County residents are now able to review its revised Official Plan and provide comment. 

Please send comments to newcountyOP@ptbocounty.ca.

About the Official Plan:

The County's new Official Plan was originally adopted by County Council in June 2022. It has been with the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing awaiting approval since that time. In October 2024, a new Provincial Planning Statement (PPS 2024) took effect. This Statement replaced both the 2020 Provincial Policy Statement and the 2019 Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Since the adopted Official Plan was prepared under and heavily influenced by the Growth Plan, it is now out of date with the in-effect legislation (PPS 2024).

In December 2024 County Council provided authorization to proceed with a consultation process to update the new Official Plan with revisions which would implement the new PPS. The staff report provides all relevant background information.

Comments on the Redline Revised Version of the new Official Plan are now being accepted either via email to newcountyop@ptbocounty.ca, or by mailing hard copy written comments to the Planning Department at 470 Water Street, Peterborough, ON, K9H 3M3.

To read the Official Plan and learn more, please visit the Peterborough County website.