Notice of the adoption of Official Plan Amendment 073

Site location: Town wide
Applicant: Town-initiated
File Number: 42.15.67
Ward Number: 1 to 7
Planner on file: Carly Dodds, Senior Policy Planner
Email: carly.dodds@oakville.ca
Phone: 905-845-6601 ext. 3264
Address: 1225 Trafalgar Rd., Oakville, ON L6H 0H3

The purpose of the adopted official plan amendment is to modify the text and schedules of the Livable Oakville Plan as part of a scoped consistency exercise to address provincial legislation changes and the new Provincial Planning Statement, 2024.

The effect of the recommended amendment includes changes to: 

• Update policies to reflect current Planning Act requirements related to parkland dedication, exemptions for post-secondary institutions, pre-consultation, and notice;
• Remove references to, and concepts from, the former Growth Plan;
• Update policies to be consistent with the Provincial Planning Statement, 2024;
• Update policies to reflect the current Conservation Authorities Act requirements; Introduce a new policy to address the anticipated removal of the Parkway Belt West Plan; and,
• Revise references to Halton Region, as required

The recommended amendment will result in changes to the following parts of the Livable Oakville Plan:

• Section 1 (The Livable Oakville Plan);
• Section 3 (Urban Structure);
• Section 4 (Managing Growth and Change);
• Section 10 (Sustainability);
• Section 14 (Employment);
• Section 16 (Natural Area);
• Section 17 (Open Space);
• Section 19 (Parkway Belt West);
• Section 23 (Kerr Village);
• Section 24 (Bronte Village);
• Section 25 (Downtown Oakville);
• Section 27 (Bronte Go Major Transit Station Area);
• Section 28 (Special Policy Areas);
• Section 30 (Implementation);
• Section 31 (Glossary);
• Schedule A1 – Urban Structure;
• Schedule A2 – Built Boundary & Urban Growth Centre;
• Schedule G – South East Land Use;
• Schedule H – West Land Use;
• Schedule I – Central Land Use; and,
• Schedule N1 – Palermo Village Land Use.

Visit the Official Plan Review page for more information.

Review the supporting material

The reports, studies and plans submitted by the proponent are available to review on the project webpage. 

Written comments and oral submissions

Council has considered the written comments and oral submissions related to this matter and that they have been appropriately addressed.

Find more information

To learn more about the planning process, visit the Building, Planning and Development Guide page.

Related applications

This is a town wide amendment. To view the active development applications across the town, visit the Active Development Applications page.

Legal notice

Any appeals to the adopted official plan amendment must be filed with the Town Clerk at 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON L6H 0H3; must set out the reasons for the appeal; and must be accompanied by the fee required by the Ontario Land Tribunal. A copy of the appeal form is available from the Ontario Land Tribunal website.

Only individuals, corporations and public bodies may appeal a by-law to the Ontario Land Tribunal. A notice of appeal may not be filed by an unincorporated association or group. However, a notice of appeal may be filed in the name of an individual who is a member of the association or the group on its behalf.

The proposed official plan amendment is exempt from approval by the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing. The decision of the council is final if a notice of appeal is not received on or before the last day for filing a notice of appeal.

If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of Town of Oakville Council to the Ontario Land Tribunal, but the person or public body did not make written comments or oral submissions before the official plan amendment was adopted, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing unless in the opinion of the Ontario Land Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

The last day for filing a notice of appeal is November 20, 2025.

This notice was issued on October 31, 2025.