Notice of Complete Application and Public Meeting Concerning Proposed Official Plan Amendment File #15OP-26003
Key Map
Take notice that the Corporation of the County of Peterborough has received an application for an Official Plan Amendment for certain lands situated in Lots 5 & 6, Concession 2, Smith Ward, Township of Selwyn, and that the County of Peterborough considers it to be a complete application in accordance with Section 22(6.4) of the Planning Act, R.S.O., 1990, as amended. The application has been assigned file number 15OP-26003.
Public Meeting
The Council for the Township of Selwyn will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, July 14th, 2026, at 1:30 pm, at the Council Chambers, Township of Selwyn, 1310 Centre Line, Selwyn, ON to consider the proposed Official Plan Amendment under Section 22 of the Planning Act, R.S.O., 1990, as amended.
Participation in the Public Meeting
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In-Person (Council Chamber) |
Virtual (Zoom) |
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Any person wishing to make an oral submission may attend the public meeting (no need to register as a delegation).
There is limited space in the Council Chambers. For those that only wish to watch the meeting we encourage you to watch through our Livestreaming. Link to Livestreaming is noted below. |
Any person wishing to make an oral submission may attend the public meeting virtually. Contact the Clerk by email at achittick@selwyntownship.ca no later than 4:00 pm on the day prior to the scheduled public meeting to be provided with the zoom link. When emailing, indicate if you are:
It is the responsibility of those interested in attending virtually to have the technology in place to connect to the meeting. |
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Livestreaming (watch the meeting via livestream on YouTube) |
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Location
A Key Map is below, indicating the location of the lands to which the proposed amendment applies.
Purpose and Effect of the Application
The Official Plan currently designates these lands as “Rural” and permits the existing solar farm use. Given that the future New County Official Plan land use designation, “Agriculture”, does not permit large-scale renewable energy projects, the Official Plan Amendment will have the effect of changing the land use designation to “Site Specific Rural” to recognize the existing solar farm use and allow for its continued use in both the current and future Official Plans.
In support of the application, the following additional materials were submitted:
- Planning Justification Report, prepared by D.M. Wills Associates Limited, dated April 2026; and
- Property and Site Plans, prepared by D.M. Wills Associates Limited, dated March 30, 2026.
The following additional materials were provided as supplemental information and are not being reviewed by the County of Peterborough as part of this application:
- Natural Heritage Constraints Study, prepared by Cambium Inc., dated September 26, 2023;
- Noise Impact Study, prepared by Cambium Inc., dated December 11, 2023; and
- Stage 1 Archaeological Assessment, prepared by Matrix Heritage Inc., dated December 19, 2023.
The Right to Appeal
If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the County of Peterborough to the Ontario Land Tribunal but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the County of Peterborough before the proposed Official Plan Amendment is adopted, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision.
If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the County of Peterborough before the proposed Official Plan Amendment is adopted, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Land Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to do so.
To Be Notified
If you wish to be notified of the decision for this application, you must make a written request to the County of Peterborough at the address noted below:
County of Peterborough
470 Water Street
Peterborough, ON
K9H 3M3
planning@ptbocounty.ca
Getting Additional Information
The application and supporting documents are posted online at www.ptbocounty.ca and at www.selwyntownship.ca. Additional information concerning the application can be obtained by contacting the County of Peterborough or the Township of Selwyn.
Key Map
Dated at the County of Peterborough this on Thursday, June 4, 2026.