Email this pageCitizens Guides to Planning, Process Charts and Provincial Application Forms

The approval authority for Planning Act applications in your municipality varies depending on the municipality and the type of planning application. Contact your municipality to determine who is the approval authority for your particular planning application and to obtain copies of planning application forms.  The approval authority could be either the province, the municipality or a planning board, if there are any in your area.  The Restructuring Maps of Ontario and the NE Planning Boards page can help you determine where to apply.

If you are from an unincorporated area, outside of an organized municipality, you may contact the Northeastern Municipal Services Office for information and application forms.  They can help you determine who to contact.  Or, you can consult the list of Planning Approval Authorities for more information.

Process Charts

• The Planning Framework
• The Official Plan Process (plans not exempt from approval)
• The Zoning By-law Process
• The Subdivision Process
• The Land Severence Process
• Zoning Order Q&A
• Info Sheet - Finance Tools & Community Improvement Plans

Application Forms & Guides

• Application for Consent
• Consent Application Guide
• Zoning Order Application Form 
• Zoning Order Guide
• OP-OPA Application Form
• Application for Subdivision or Condominium
• Application for Validation Order
• Validation Order Application Guide

Provincial Fee Schedule for Land Division Applications

• Planning Application Fees

The Ontario Land Use Planning System – Resources

Citizen’s Guides to Land-use Planning
Are you looking for a plain-language version of the legislation?  Read the Citizens’ Guides to Land-use Planning and information on the provincial One-Window Planning and Municipal Plan Review approaches to land use planning in Ontario.

Municipal Tools for Planning and Development
Learn more about municipal tools for planning and development.

Other Land Use Planning Tools
General provincial information about land use planning in Ontario.

Ontario Municipal Board
The Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) is an independent adjudicative tribunal that hears appeals and applications and resolves land use disputes under the Planning Act and other legislation.  Also note this link for recent OMB Decisions available on-line.

Visit the Learning Centre to find presentations/publications related to land-use planning and the Ontario Planning System