Notice of adoption of Official Plan Amendment 338

Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Site location: North Oakville East Secondary Plan Area

Applicant: Town-initiated
File number: 42.15.73
Ward: 6 and 7

Planner on file: Anna Petrus, Policy Panner
Email: anna.petrus@oakville.ca
Phone: 905-845-6601 ext. 3191
Address: 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON L6H 0H3

What was passed?

Council for the Town of Oakville approved By-law 2026-068 to adopt Official Plan Amendment 338 under section 17(23) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended.

The purpose of the recommended Official Plan Amendment (OPA) is to modify the text of the North Oakville East Secondary Plan to implement findings of the North Oakville East Commercial Study (NOECS) by adding and strengthening policies for retail and service commercial uses.

The effect of the recommended OPA includes changes to:

Add new policies for retail and service commercial uses directed to the Commercial Nodes, Primary Activity Nodes and Secondary Activity Nodes;
Update area specific retail and service commercial policies to support new commercial areas that contribute to compact, mixed-use, complete communities;
Update land use policies in the Trafalgar Urban Core Area and Dundas Urban Core Area to strengthen policies for interim uses and phased development, clarify building typologies, add minimum commercial requirements and enhance urban design components; and,
Add Commercial Nodes and revise specific locations of the Primary and Secondary Activity Nodes on Figure NOE1 Community Structure.

The recommended OPA will result in changes to the following parts of the North Oakville East Secondary Plan:

Section 7.3.2 Urban Core;
Section 7.3.3 Residential Neighbourhoods;
New Section 7.3.4 Commercial;
Section 7.5.7 Parking Areas;
Section 7.5.12 Neighbourhoods;
Section 7.5.13 Urban Core Areas – Interim Uses and Phased Development;
Section 7.5.14 Trafalgar Urban Core Area;
Section 7.5.15 Dundas Urban Core;
Section 7.6.4 Trafalgar Urban Core Area (Land Use Strategy);
Section 7.6.5 Dundas Urban Core Area (Land Use Strategy);
Section 7.6.7 Neighborhood Area (Land Use Strategy);
Section 7.7.2 Transportation;
Section 7.7.8 Community Facilities; and,
Figure NOE1 Community Structure.

Review the supporting materials:

To review the supporting material visit the North Oakville East Commercial Study page.

Written comments and oral submissions:

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

Find more information

To learn more about the planning process, visit oakville.ca and search Building, Planning and Development Guide.

Related applications:

Mattamy Joshua Creek North - 1156 Burnhamthorpe Rd E - Z.1309.08 and 24T-24005/1309;
VALGO - 1320 Wheat Boom Dr - Z.1308.07;
WP Development Inc. - 1005 Dundas St E - 24CDM-24003/1310;
3275 Trafalgar Limited Partnership – 3275 Trafalgar Rd - Z.1312.12, OPA1312.12 and 24T-24004/1312;
Argo Lions Valley Ltd. - 1303 Dundas St W - Z.1323.01 and 24T-25002/1323;
ARGO Oakville Woods Corporation – 210 Burnhamthorpe Rd E - Z.1314.10 and 24T-25005/1314;
Burnhamthorpe/Oakville Holdings Inc. – Northeast corner of Neyagawa Blvd and William Halton Pkwy W - OPA1220.03 and Z.1220.03;
Argo/Neyagawa Corporation - 505 Burnhamthorpe Rd W N/S, Z.1220.02, OPA1220.02 and 24T- 24001/1220;
Green Ginger - Trafalgar Rd (North of Dundas on the west side) - Z.1313.08 and 24T-16006/1313;
Infrastructure Ontario - 4233, 4040 and 4180 Trafalgar Rd - OPA1213.01;
Mattamy (Carding Mill) Limited - 3250 Carding Mill Tr - 24CDM-25001/1318;
MC Oakvillage GP Inc. - 3071 and 3079 Trafalgar Rd - 24CDM-24009/1312;
Neatt (16 Mile Creek) Inc. - 3056 Neyagawa Blvd - OPA1321.02, Z.1321.02 and 24T-24006/1321;
Remington ENO Residential Development - 210 and 374 Burnhamthorpe Rd - 24T-21007/1317, OPA1317.07 and Z.1317.07;
Sherborne Lodge - 382 Burnhamthorpe Road West - Z.1319.10 & 24T-21008/1319;
Shoppers Realty Inc. - 3000 Sixth Line and 21 Dundas Street West - Z.1316.12;
Silk Westerns Corp. - 412 Silver Maple Road - 24CDM-23011/1311;
Temporary Zoning By-Law Amendment - Golf Driving Range - 340 Burnhamthorpe Road East - Z.1312.13;
Mattamy Bressa DUC - Phase 2 - 3008 William Cutmore Boulevard - 24CDM-26001/1308;
East & West Inc. – 4243 Sixth Line – Rowhedge Construction Limited - 15 Loyalist Tr - OPA1215.05 and Z.1215.05; Z.1215.06;
Hulme Development Limited - 145 Burnhamthorpe Road West - 24T-26001/1217 and Z.1217.04.

Legal notice

Any appeals to the proposed 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. Persons who may otherwise have an ability to appeal an adoption of an official plan amendment are limited to persons listed in subsection 17(24) of the Planning Act.

The last day for filing a notice of appeal is June 16, 2026.

This notice was issued on May 27, 2026.