Current Planning Initiatives

Current Development Applications

Notice of public meetings regarding development applications will be posted on the notices section of our website.

You can view a schedule of upcoming Council and Planning Committee meetings and associated documents on our Council and Committee Calendar.

Municipal Planning Data Reporting

City of Kawartha Lakes Planning Data Report - Schedule 4 Summary Q4, 2024 Revised

City of Kawartha Lakes Planning Data Report - Schedule 4 Summary Q1, 2025

Additional Residential Units

Further information is available on the Additional Residential Units (ARU) page.

Aggregate Policy Review (OPA 11)

Aggregates Policy Review will update the City’s Official Plan mineral aggregate policies through an Official Plan Amendment process (‘OPA 11’).

Comprehensive Zoning By-law Review

New Zoning By-law Project will consolidate the regulations of the City’s 18 Zoning By-laws.

Growth Management Strategy

The City of Kawartha Lakes is expected to grow to 117,000 people and 39,000 jobs by 2051. To plan for this growth, the City’s Planning Division has commenced a new Growth Management Strategy (GMS). This is the second GMS exercise the City is administering; the City’s first GMS was completed in 2010 and updated in 2011.

The City's new GMS will plan for population growth, housing and employment needs, and coordinate with infrastructure investments to the year 2051. The new GMS establishes a foundation for the forthcoming update of the City’s Official Plan, which is also referred to as the municipal comprehensive review (MCR).

In February 2021, the City awarded the GMS project contract to a consulting team led by Watson & Associates Economists Ltd. in partnership with Dillon Consulting Limited. Council has appointed a GMS Task Force to be established as a resource to help guide this project. A website for the new GMS project has been developed using the City’s online engagement platform Jump In that provides a place where you can learn about the project activities, subscribe to receive project updates, ask questions, and complete surveys sharing your preferences on what you would like more or less of in Kawartha Lakes as well as whether you would like the City to consider your land for future development options.

The project website is now live!

If you’re interested in being part of our ongoing engagement, we invite you to register on the Jump In website and reach out to the Project Team with any questions you have at gms@kawarthalakes.ca

Project contact:

Leah Barrie
Director of Development Services
City of Kawartha Lakes
E-mail: lbarrie@kawarthalakes.ca
Phone: 705-324-9411 extension 1240