Pre-consultation meetings

Check whether you need a pre-consultation

• Before you apply for an amendment, a mandatory pre-consultation is required with Planning and Development Department.
  Another Oakville page says this differently: “Pre-consultation meetings are highly recommended for all development applications and site plan applications and are held with staff from town departments and agencies.” (Planning & Development Applications). Confirm before you apply: ServiceOakville, 905-845-6601 · service@oakville.ca.
• Once you have attended a mandatory pre-consultation meeting, complete the Development Proposal Application Form.
• Once you have attended a mandatory pre-consultation meeting, complete a Site Plan Application Form.

Read the Development Application Guidelines

• A list of specific submission requirements will be prepared at the pre-consultation meeting and detailed in the pre-consultation application form.
• The guidelines set out the study purpose, rationale, who is to prepare it and when. The level of detail and number of studies and plans required will vary depending on the scale and complexity of the proposal.

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Before submitting a pre consultation application form, please read our Development Application Guidelines/ Terms of Reference.

• Supporting materials6Supporting materials include:
• Drawings10Drawings should include:
• Lands north of Dundas Street6For Lands north of Dundas Street indicate all that apply to the subject lands:

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Complete the form1Download the set3 forms

• Pre-Consultation Application Formsigned by the owner/agentForm

Submit your request

• Complete the pre-consultation application form and send it, including all supporting materials, and e-transfer/EFT for the fee to planningapps@oakville.ca.
• A non-refundable pre-consultation fee is payable at the time of appointment request.
• Appointment times for pre-consultation meeting dates are allocated on a regular schedule. (Note: a pre-consultation meeting will not be scheduled if materials/fees are missing)
• Once the form, all supporting materials and fee have been submitted you will receive an email from planningapps@oakville.ca notifying you when you will be scheduled into the next available agenda. The agenda is emailed approximately two weeks before the meeting.
• Pre-consultation meetings are held virtually on Wednesday afternoons.

Pay the fee

Planning and Committee of Adjustment fees and by-law

• Planning and Development Rates and Fees
• Planning Services By-law 2024-156