Ontario · Amendment
A new parcel of Niagara Escarpment land is being added to the development control area
DESIGNATION OF AREA OF DEVELOPMENT CONTROL — under the Niagara Escarpment Planning and Development Act
Recorded date: June 23, 2026
Detected: June 24, 2026. Verify commencement in the official source.
Plain-language summary · AI-assisted
A third area of land is being added to the designated areas of development control under the Niagara Escarpment Planning and Development Act. This addition is described in a new plan filed with the Office of the Surveyor General of Ontario and covers land identified as Part 1 on the 2026 Area of Development Control Addition plan. Once this change takes effect, development on or near that land will be subject to the same Niagara Escarpment Commission development control requirements that apply to the existing designated areas. The regulation update also extends the electronic-copy availability provision to include this third plan. Anyone who owns, develops, or plans activity on land in or near the Niagara Escarpment should check whether their property falls within the newly designated boundary.
Who this affects
landowners near the Niagara Escarpment · property developers in the Niagara Escarpment area · land use planners and consultants · municipal planning departments near the Escarpment
Check the official text
R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 826 on the official source ↗ · consolidated version 7 → 0
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