Please note: On September 3, 2024, the new Durham Regional Official Plan was approved in part, with modifications. A decision was withheld on certain matters (i.e. figures, maps and policies) related to proposed settlement area boundary expansions in northeast Pickering.
On December 13, 2024, the Province of Ontario approved all remaining parts of the Durham Regional Official Plan that were not previously approved on September 3, 2024. For additional details on this latest decision, please refer to Correspondence dated December 16, 2024, regarding a Notice of Decision on the Region of Durham Official Plan – Northeast Pickering.
Work on a consolidated version of the updated Regional Official Plan is underway and will be available on this page shortly. In the meantime, the new Regional Official Plan - Consolidation September 3, 2024 is available below.
On September 3, 2024, the Region's new Official Plan was approved by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, in part, with modifications. This Plan replaces the former Official Plan, which was approved in 1993.
The new Regional Official Plan provides policies and strategic directions that guide future growth, infrastructure and service delivery, land use planning and development-related matters to ensure an improved quality of life – to nurture a healthy, safe, convenient and active, present and future for Durham residents.
The Regional Official Plan contains policies and maps, which guide the type and location of land uses in the Region to 2051. Land use categories are displayed on the maps, while the policies describe the Region's goals and objectives for these categories, and the type of information the Region requires to evaluate land uses changes. This regional policy framework is further detailed through the official plans of each of the Region's eight area municipalities.
The most updated Consolidation of the Regional Official Plan is available here:
- Regional Official Plan (September 3, 2024)
- Map 1. Regional Structure – Urban & Rural Systems
- Map 2. Greenlands System
- Map 3. Transportation System
- Map 4. Aggregate Resources
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A hard copy of the Durham Regional Official Plan can also be obtained from Legislative Services for a cost of $60 per printed copy.
For further information on Envision Durham - the municipal comprehensive review process for the new Regional Official Plan - please visit: durham.ca/EnvisionDurham.
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