Development application types and requirements
Peel Region works together with the City of Mississauga, City of Brampton, and Town of Caledon in the development application review process to provide input from a Service Delivery perspective.
There are different application types that require specific submission materials. To ensure a timely response, provide all the necessary materials when you submit your initial request.
A Local Official Plan sets out a land use policy to guide future growth and development.
If an owner proposes to develop a property differently than what is prescribed by the Local Official Plan, they must apply for an Official Plan Amendment with the local municipality.
Peel Region requires these materials to be a part of your submission package to the local municipality:
- A completed Regional Pre-consultation Checklist.
- A payment of $9,455.63 for processing the application will be required upon request by the Region.
You must also submit digital copies:
- A completed local municipal application form.
- The proposed plan:
- A key plan showing the general geographic location of the subject lands must be included on all proposed copies of the plan.
- The detailed landscape plan.
- Any accompanying information, plans, or technical reports (such as planning justification, environmental, or noise and traffic reports).
We will notify applicants if we need additional printed copies of the required materials during the application review process.
For more information about applying for a Local Official Plan Amendment, visit:
This is a subcategory of the Local Official Plan Amendment.
A Local Official Plan consists of a principal document and a series of Secondary Plans and/or Local Area Plans. These Secondary Plans and/or Local Area Plans guide how planning objectives and policies are applied to a specific area and are subject to the same administrative and public involvement procedures as required for a Local Official Plan Amendment.
If an Owner proposes to develop a property that follows the principal document of the Local Official Plan but differs from the policies of the Secondary Plan and/or Local Area Plan, a privately initiated Official Plan Amendment must be submitted to the local municipality.
Peel Region requires these materials to be a part of your submission package to the local municipality:
- A completed Regional Pre-consultation Checklist.
- A payment of $7,774.63 for processing the application will be required upon request by the Region.
You must also submit digital copies:
- A completed local municipal application form.
- The proposed plan:
- A key plan illustrating the general geographic location of the subject lands must be located on all proposed copies of the plan.
- The detailed landscape plan.
- Any accompanying information, plans, or technical reports (such as planning justification, environmental, or noise and traffic reports).
We will notify applicants if we need additional printed copies of the required materials during the review process.
For more information about applying for a Local Official Plan Amendment, visit:
A Zoning By-law is a local planning document that outlines a set of regulations governing land uses.
A Zoning By-law Amendment (also known as a rezoning) for individual properties is required when a development proposal does not comply with the approved Zoning By-law.
Peel Region is a commenting agency to its local municipalities on Zoning By-law Amendment applications. We review these applications to ensure that a proposal is consistent with Regional interests.
Peel Region requires the following materials. They must be a part of your submission package to the local municipality:
- A completed Regional Pre-consultation Checklist.
- A payment of $4,937.94 for processing the application will be required upon request by the Region.
You must also submit digital copies of:
- A completed local municipal application form.
- A list of all uses allowed under the current zoning and the proposed draft zoning by-law amendment.
- The proposed plan:
- A key plan showing the general geographic location of the subject lands must be included on all proposed copies of the plan.
- The detailed landscape plan.
- Any accompanying information, plans, or technical reports (such as planning justification, environmental, or noise and traffic reports).
We will notify applicants if we need additional printed copies of the required materials during the application review process.
The Draft Plan of Subdivision applications are typically needed when three or more lots or blocks are proposed to be created or subdivided and be developed individually. The extension or creation of new roads and services can be implemented through Draft Plans of subdivisions.
Peel Region reviews the Draft Plan of Subdivision which is circulated and approved by the local municipality and provides conditions of approval that are to be cleared before draft approval of the plan of subdivision.
Peel Region requires these materials to be a part of your submission package to the local municipality:
- A completed Regional Pre-consultation Checklist.
- A payment of $21,012.50 for processing the application will be required upon request by the Region.
You must also submit digital copies:
- A completed local municipal application form.
- A copy of the proposed plan.
- A copy of a detailed landscape plan (as applicable).
- A copy of any supporting technical reports (e.g. Planning Justification, Environmental, Noise and Traffic Reports).
We will notify applicants if we need additional printed copies of the required materials during the application review process.
Provide an additional digital copy of the proposed plan of subdivision to these specifications:
- 6-degree UTM projection (zone 17)
- NAD83
- Minimum level of detail – all external boundaries of 21T-plan and internal lot/block layout plus lot/block numbers
- The digital copy needs to be in one of these formats:
- Double precision ARC/INFO polygon coverage with 0.01 fuzzy tolerance and lot/block information as an attribute in export format – E00 file.
- ArcView shape file with the same attribute information.
- Microstation DGN file with linework on level #1 and lot/block numbers on level #2.
Peel Region introduced 3 distinct categories of Site Plan applications with refined criteria and an applicable fee for each category.
Types of Site Plans
Full Site Plan – $3,256.94 (before agreement) applies to:
- Any new non-residential development or expansion that is greater than 500 m2.
- Multi-residential built forms (for example, townhouses, stacked houses, or apartments).
- 10 or more residential units (for example, townhouses, stacked houses, apartments, and single or semi-detached dwellings).
Scoped Site Plan – $1,786.06 (before agreement) applies to new non-residential development or expansion that is less than 500m2.
Limited Site Plan (No Charge) applies to:
- Site alterations.
- Ground Based units.
- Telecommunication towers.
- The Oak Ridge Moraine.
The Site Plan application process is used to examine aspects of a proposed development including site deployment, functionality, and compliance with technical standards to ensure compatibility with Peel Region's policies and standards.
Peel Region reviews and approves matters of Regional interest on site plan applications relating to these areas:
- Regional Roads (access control, property requirements, traffic requirements, transit requirements, and travel demand management requirements).
- Servicing and grading design.
- Ministry of the Environment, Conservation, and Parks (MOECP) approvals.
- Source water and wellhead protection.
The Region requires these materials to be a part of your submission package to the local municipality:
- A completed Regional Pre-consultation Checklist.
- A payment of $3,256.94 for processing a full site plan application will be required upon request by the Region.
- A payment of $1,786.06 for processing a scoped site plan application will be required upon request by the Region.
- A payment of $2,311.38 payable to "Peel Region" may be required for a site plan agreement. This will be determined based on the nature of the site plan application after the Region receives the first submission.
You must also submit digital copies of:
- A completed local municipal application form.
- The proposed site plan:
- A key plan showing the general geographic location of the subject lands. This location must be included on all proposed copies of the plan.
- All easements affecting the property.
- A waste collection area, if applicable.
- Regional property requirements, if bordering a Regional Road.
- The detailed landscape plan.
- All servicing and grading drawings.
- Any accompanying information, plans, or technical reports (such as planning justification, environmental, or noise and traffic reports).
We will notify applicants if we need additional printed copies of the required materials during the application review process.
Condominiums are a form of property ownership. Condominium owners hold title to a unit (such as an individual apartment in a high-rise building) together with a share of the rest of the property that is common to all unit owners.
Condominiums can involve a new development or an existing rental property that is converted to condominium ownership. This can apply to any type of residential, commercial, or industrial building.
Draft Plan of Condominium applications are used as a form of ownership that can be applied to new or existing developments. Draft Plan of Condominium applications typically accompany Site Plan applications.
Peel Region requires these materials to be a part of your submission package to the local municipality.
- A completed Regional Pre-consultation Checklist (PDF).
- A payment of $3,887.31 ffor processing the application will be required upon request by the Region.
You must also submit digital copies of:
- A completed local municipal application form.
- The proposed draft plan of the condominium:
- A key Plan showing the general geographic location of the subject lands must be included on all proposed copies of the plan.
- Any accompanying information, plans, or technical reports (if applicable).
Applicants will be notified during the processing and review of your application if you need to provide any printed copies of required materials.
The Region requires these materials to be a part of your submission package to the local municipality.
- A payment of $1500.00 for processing the application will be required upon request by the Region.
A Consent application is like a Draft Plan of Subdivision or a Draft Plan of Condominium in facilitating the division of land.
Consents are typically used for the creation of less than 3 lots or for legal purposes such as registering a long-term lease (more than 21 years) or certain types of mortgages or easements.
A Consent application is like a Draft Plan of Subdivision or Draft Plan of Condominium in facilitating the division of land.
Consents are typically used for the creation of less than 3 lots or for legal purposes such as to register a long-term lease (more than 21 years) or certain types of mortgages or easements.
The local municipality leads the Consent application review process. The application is approved through the Committee of Adjustment – an appointed body of citizens who conduct public hearings to consider these types of applications.
Peel Region provides comments and conditions on Consent applications if a property:
- Is next to a Regional road.
- May impact infrastructure.
- May impact broader Regional interests.
If an application is approved by the Committee of Adjustment with Regional conditions, the applicant must fulfill the conditions within the timeframe stipulated in the decision given by the committee.
The local municipality must receive a letter from Peel Region providing clearance of all Regional conditions before a Consent application receives final approval.
A payment of $1,435 is payable to the "Peel Region" for processing an application that is approved by the Committee of Adjustment with Regional conditions. The payment must be received before Peel Region provides clearance of all Regional conditions towards final approval of a Consent application.
For more information about applying for a Consent application, visit:
A Minor Variance is a relief from the terms of a Zoning By-law where a property, standards, or use do not conform with zoning by-law requirements.
The local municipality leads the Minor Variance application review process. The application is approved through the Committee of Adjustment – an appointed body of citizens who conduct public hearings to consider these types of applications.
Peel Region provides comments and conditions on Minor Variance applications if a property:
- Is next to a Regional road.
- May impact infrastructure.
- May impact broader Regional interests.
If an application is approved by the Committee of Adjustment with Regional conditions, the applicant must fulfill the conditions within the timeframe stipulated in the decision given by the committee.
The local municipality must have a letter from Peel Region providing clearance of all Regional conditions before the Minor Variance application receives final approval.
For more information about applying for a Minor Variance application, visit: