Notice of Appeals Against Glen Williams Secondary Plan

The reasons for this appeal include the following (as listed in the Notice of Appeal):

  1. The Applications would permit a development on the Land which represents good land use planning, is appropriate and in the public interest. OPA 44 as adopted may undermine the advancement of same;
  2. The Hamlet Buffer policies contained in OPA 44 are not justified or based on land use planning merit. The location, size, and ownership of the buffers should be science-based and determined through detailed analysis undertaken during the development approval stage i.e. the Applications;
  3. The lack of transitional provisions contained in OPA 44 fail to recognize or acknowledge the Applications which were filed more than a decade ago;
  4. OPA 44, as adopted by the Region, will subvert the advancement of the Applications which:
    • Have regards for matters of Provincial interest as set out in section 2 of the Act;
    • Are consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement, 2020; and
    • Conform to the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe and the Region’s Official Plan;
  5. Such further and other reasons as counsel provides and the Tribunal permits.