Book a Planning Act Pre-Submission Consultation

•  You will be asked to provide a description of your proposed development (construction plans, proposed severance, etc.) along with a site plan.  Your site plan should include any relevant dimensions and setback distances from recognizable landmarks for reference.  See a Sample Site Plan.  If you require the sample site plan in a different format, please contact the Resources Information Technician.  
• A fee is required for processing the information. 

Your application will be assigned to a staff member of the Planning department.

• Planning staff will determine if your proposal can be reviewed through a desktop assessment, or if a site inspection is necessary. This will determine what the remainder of the review fee will be.  
• The SVCA staff member assigned to your application will follow up regarding payment of the remainder of the fee, scheduling a site inspection if necessary, and request any additional information before starting their review.

The Pre-Submission Consultation letter will provide comments, including:

• Natural hazard features affecting your property (i.e. flooding and erosion hazards, dynamic beach hazards, hazardous lands),
• Regulated Areas and policies in accordance with Ontario Regulation 169/06 (SVCA’s Development, Interference with Wetlands, and Alterations to Shorelines and Watercourses Regulation),
• Natural heritage features on or near your property (i.e. wetlands, significant woodlands, etc.) if SVCA staff has a Planning Service Agreement with your municipality/county,
  
• Recommendations for technical studies that may be required to find the proposed application acceptable (i.e. environmental impact study, floodplain assessment, geotechnical review, etc.).

SVCA staff will issue the Pre-Submission Consultation letter to you and to the planner associated with your municipality or township.

• The information provided in this Pre-Submission Consultation letter will tell you if further information will be required for a complete application under the Planning Act. 

• With the comments provided in this letter you will have a better understanding of how your proposal would be assessed as a formal Planning Act application.