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COMMUNITY NEWS
As planners, we have a responsibility to work with and circulate development applications to our neighbouring First Nations The County of Brant has signed the Grand River Notification Agreement, which outlines these requirements to work with our neighbouring First Nations on land developments. As we continue to build stronger relationships with both the Mississaugas of the Credit and Six Nations of the Grand River communities, the consultation and review opportunities and development requirements have become more dynamic and inclusive requiring more time and resources
Finally, throughout 2023, in addition to processing development applications, Development Planning staff have also initiated and completed important projects including: • New Subdivision Agreement template, • New Site Plan Agreement template and Site Plan Control By-Law, and • New Civic Address Policy.
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2024 Future Forecast
Planning applications are projected to remain stable in 2024 and are estimated to be comparable to the number of applications submitted and processed in 2023 While the overall number of applications is down from 2022, the number of pre-consultation meetings has nearly doubled, signaling that the desire for new development is increasing. With interest rates projected to stabilize and perhaps decrease in 2024, staff are hopeful that we will continue to see interest in new development applications in the industrial, commercial, institutional, and residential sectors across the County of Brant. Additionally, with the potential approval of a new Provincial Policy Statement (PPS), the province has shown flexibility in how land use policies are approached. This could have positive impacts to the ease of land use development in the future Once the new PPS is approved, planning staff will be summarizing the new provincial directions Planning staff will continue to work diligently with our development industry partners in processing development applications and bringing thoughtful, responsible and progressive growth opportunities for Council’s consideration
