Whitchurch-StouffvillePlanning ApplicationsPlanning guidelines

Greenbelt Plan (2017)

Published by Province of Ontario

This is the Province of Ontario’s document, as linked from Whitchurch-Stouffville’s website on 16 October 2026. It may have changed since: check the current version at the source. Legal notice

Type: Plan
Published by: Province of Ontario
Date: May 2017
Form reference: Greenbelt Act, 2005
For: any
Building types: All building types
Pages: 98
Instruments: Greenbelt Act, 2005 · Order in Council No 1025/2017

Overview

The Province of Ontario's Greenbelt Plan (2017), dated May 2017 and approved by Order in Council No 1025/2017 under the Greenbelt Act, 2005, effective July 1, 2017. It sets policies for the Protected Countryside — the agricultural system, the natural system, parkland, open space and trails, and settlement areas — with general policies on non-agricultural uses, infrastructure, natural and cultural heritage resources, existing uses and lot creation, then implementation, Urban River Valley policies, definitions and schedules. Whitchurch-Stouffville lists it among its planning guidelines, beside the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan.

What it covers

Introduction
Vision and Goals
How to Read this Plan
Greenbelt Plan
Geographic-Specific Policies in the Protected Countryside
Agricultural System
Natural System
Parkland, Open Space and Trails
Settlement Areas
General Policies for the Protected Countryside
Lot Creation
Implementation
Urban River Valley Policies
Definitions
Schedules
Appendices

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