Northumberland County is preparing a public meeting to provide information to the public about planned updates to the official plan.
That meeting is set to take place during the scheduled Economic Development, Tourism & Land Use Planning Committee meeting on July 29 at 1:30pm, at the council chambers in Cobourg.
The update is intended to update prime agricultural areas in Northumberland, as well as mapping, policies and frameworks related to agriculture and rural lands.
The main four items on the amendment are:
- Update the extent of the Agricultural Area designation in the County Official Plan
- Update the policy framework to ensure consistency with the Provincial Planning Statement 2024
- Rationalize the boundaries of a number of settlement areas in the County to ensure that they are aligned with property boundaries and existing approvals
- Expand the Grafton settlement area through a minor rounding out to implement a request made by Alnwick-Haldimand Council
The updated plans were created after extensive consultation with residents and community partners from 2022 to 2025.
