Ashfield Colborne Wawanosh Official Plan Review

The Official Plan for ACW is undergoing a Five Year Review!

The Township’s Official Plan is a statement of how and where development should take place. The Plan includes the vision, goals and policy directions for development of the Township. The Plan was written in 2003 with extensive input from the community and has been updated and reviewed in years since, most recently in 2013. A Review offers an opportunity to ensure the Plan continues to reflect the vision of the community.

Specifically, the purposes of this Plan are:

 To create a planning environment that addresses the needs and aspirations of the community;

 To build a vision for the future of the Township which is agreed upon generally by the community and which the community has an active role in implementing;

 To create a forum for community-based dialogue in the design, implementation and review of the Plan;

 To develop a land use planning program that maximizes compatibility and minimizes conflict between different land uses;

 To ensure that future development and decisions in the Township are in keeping with the vision, goals and policies of this Plan;

 To promote a healthy, prosperous, vital community that encourages development and growth;

 To better promote local enterprise such as local food production to improve the resilience of the community to meet its economic needs locally;

 To improve the capacity of our community to mitigate emissions that contribute to climate change and adapt to the effects of climate change;

 To promote healthy population growth throughout the Township to support continued community services for all citizens; and

 To provide for capital works programs and implementation of Provincial legislation.