Notice of Complete Application for an Official Plan Amendment File No. 15OP-25017
Take notice that the Corporation of the County of Peterborough has received a complete application for an Official Plan Amendment in accordance with Section 22(6.4) of the Planning Act. The application has been assigned file number 15OP-25017.
Location
A key map is above that shows the location of the lands that are subject to the application. The lands are located on Part Lot 3, Concession 9, Douro Ward, Township of Douro-Dummer, and are known municipally as 317 County Road 4.
Purpose and Effect of the Application
The Official Plan currently designates these lands as ‘Rural’, ‘Rural Industrial’, ‘Extractive Industrial’ and ‘Provincially Significant Wetland’. The Official Plan Amendment will have the effect of changing the lands currently designated ‘Rural’ and ‘Extractive Industrial’ to ‘Rural Industrial’ to recognize existing aggregate and building material processing and recycling facility and permit the construction of a new storage building for farm and construction equipment.
In support of the application, the following documents were submitted:
- Site Plan, prepared by TD Consulting, dated January 2023;
- Planning Justification Report, prepared by EcoVue Land Use Planning & Development, dated May 23, 2025;
- Hydrogeological Assessment, prepared by GHD, dated January 30, 2023;
- Aggregate Resource Assessment, prepared by GHD, dated April 2, 2025;
- Land Use Compatibility Study, prepared by GHD, dated April 9, 2025;
- Design & Operations Report, prepared by GHD, April 8, 2024;
- Scoped Environmental Impact Study, prepared by GHD, dated May 31, 2024;
- Stormwater Management Report, prepared by Base Tech Consulting Inc., dated April 2024;
- Traffic Brief, prepared by Nextrans Consulting Engineers, dated April 18, 2024;
- Archaeological Assessment Letter, prepared by Past Recovery Archaeological Services, dated November 4, 2025;
- Technical Memorandum from the Ministry of Environment, Conservation, and Parks, dated March 27, 2023; and
- Technical Memorandum from the Ministry of Environment, Conservation, and Parks, dated April 27, 2023.
The Right to Appeal
If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the County of Peterborough to the Ontario Land Tribunal but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the County of Peterborough before the proposed official plan amendment is adopted, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision.
If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the County of Peterborough before the proposed official plan is adopted, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before Ontario Land Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.
A Public Meeting concerning this application has not yet been scheduled. Such meeting will be scheduled following the completion of the peer review of the supporting documents/studies / plans. A notice will be provided in due course advising the date, time and location of the public meeting.
To Be Notified
If you wish to be notified of the decision for the application, you must make a written request to the County of Peterborough or Township of Douro-Dummer at the addresses noted below.
Getting Additional Information
The application and supporting documents are posted online at www.ptbocounty.ca and at www.dourodummer.ca. Additional information concerning the applications can be obtained by contacting the County of Peterborough or the Township of Douro-Dummer.
Contact Information
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County of Peterborough 470 Water Street Peterborough, ON K9H 3M3 Tel: (705) 743-0380 |
Township of Douro-Dummer 893 South Street Warsaw, ON K0L 3A0 Tel: (705) 652-8392 |
Contact Us
Township of Douro-Dummer
Address: 894 South Street,
P.O. Box 92, Warsaw
Ontario, K0L 3A0
T. 705-652-8392
Toll Free: 1-800-899-8785
F. 705-652-5044
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