Planning

What is Land Use Planning?
The purpose of planning is to guide the physical development and redevelopment of the Municipality. Planning seeks to manage the land and resources within a municipality to ensure a healthy and sustainable future- economically, socially and environmentally.

Good planning ensures orderly development and provides appropriate locations and choice for homes, retail shops, parks, offices and industrial uses, supported by an appropriate network of services such as sewers and roads and transit. Good planning also takes into account the need to preserve heritage resources, conserve energy, and protect our natural features, such as the Niagara Escarpment and our valley and wetlands.

Niagara Planning Offices:

Regional Municipality of Niagara:

2201 St. Davids Rd, P.O. Box 1042
Thorold, Ontario L2V 4T7

Website:
http://www.niagararegion.ca/government/planning/default.aspx

Town of Grimsby:

160 Livingston Ave
Grimsby, Ontario
L3M 4G3, Canada

Phone: 905-945-9634 x2019
Fax: 905-945-5010
General Email: planning@town.grimsby.on.ca

Website:
http://www.town.grimsby.on.ca/Planning/Main/

Town of Lincoln:

4800 South Service Road
Beamsville Ontario
Canada L0R 1B1

Tel: (905) 563-8205
Fax: (905) 563-6566
Email: info@lincoln.ca

Website:
http://www.lincoln.ca/siteengine/ActivePage.asp?PageID=52

Township of West Lincoln:

Municipal Office
318 Canborough Street, PO Box 400
Smithville, ON  L0R 2A0

Tel:  905-957-3346 or 1-800-350-3876
Fax: 905-957-3219
Tara McLachlan, Planning Secretary: tara@westlincoln.com

Website:
http://www.westlincoln.com/listings.php?category_id=33

Town of Pelham:

20 Pelham Town Square
Fonthill ON L0S 1E0

Craig Larmour, Director of Planning Services
(905) 892-2607, ext. 316
E-mail: clarmour@pelham.ca

Website:
http://www.pelham.ca/planning/planning.htm

City of St. Catharines:

Tel: 905-688-5601 ext. 1719

Website:
http://www.stcatharines.ca/cityservices/citydepartments/planning/index_planning.asp

Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake:

Planning & Development Services
1593 Four Mile Creek Road. (lower level), P.O. 100
Virgil, Ont. L0S 1T0

Tel: 905-468-3266
Fax: 905-468-0301
Barbara Wiens, Principal Planner  Ext. 243, bwiens@notl.org

Website:
http://www.notl.org/siteengine/activepage.asp?PageID=48

City of Niagara Falls:

4310 Queen Street, PO Box 1023,
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
L2E 6X5

Tel: 905-356-7521
Email: planning@niagarafalls.ca

Website:
http://www.niagarafalls.ca/city_hall/departments/planning/index.asp

City of Thorold:

Planning & Building Services Department
3540 Schmon Parkway, P.O. Box 1044
Thorold, ON
L2V 4A7

Fax: (905) 227-8137

Adele Arbour, Director of Planning and Building Services
905-227-6613 x245
aarbour@thorold.com

Website:
http://www.thorold.com/siteengine/activepage.asp?PageID=15

City of Welland:

60 East Main Street
Welland, Ontario, Canada L3B 3X4

Donald Thorpe
General Manager, Planning and Development Services
E-mail:  don.thorpe@welland.ca
Tel:  905-735-1700 ext. 2241
Fax: 905-732-1919

Website:
http://www.welland.ca/Development/index.asp

City of Port Colborne:

66 Charlotte Street
Port Colborne, ON
L3K 3C8

Telephone:  (905)835-2900
Fax:  (905)835-2939
Email:  danaquilina@portcolborne.ca

Website:
http://city.portcolborne.on.ca/page/planning_and_development

Town of Fort Erie:

1 Municipal Centre Drive
Fort Erie, Ontario
L2A 2S6

Phone: 905-871-1600
Fax: 905-871-6411

Director of Community & Development Services
Rino Mostacci, MCIP, RPP
extension 2500

Website:
http://www.forterie.on.ca/

Township of Wainfleet:

19M43 Highway 3
P.O. Box 40
Wainfleet, ON  L0S 1V0

Charles V. Miller, Manager of Planning
Ph. (905) 899-3463, ext. 225

Email: planning@township.wainfleet.on.ca

Website:
http://www.township.wainfleet.on.ca/siteengine/activepage.asp?PageID=67