As part of the ongoing Regional Plan Review, property owners can request amendments to policy to allow development(s) on certain properties. These are called site specific requests.
About the Regional Plan Review
The Halifax Regional Municipal Planning Strategy (also called the 'Regional Plan') sets out a common vision, principles, and long-range, region-wide planning policies outlining where, when, and how future growth and development should take place. The Regional Plan is regularly reviewed, and the current review was initiated in 2020. The review is organized into phases - the timeline on this page (found on the right on browser or at the bottom of the page on mobile) explains more about each phase.
Please click here to visit the Regional Plan Review Project page and learn more about the Draft Regional Plan.
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Site Specific Requests
Site Specific Requests are applications for changes to policy to allow specific development(s). The table below summarizes the different types of requests. Comments on all requests will continue to be accepted on an ongoing basis. To provide feedback, please email regionalplan@halifax.ca and reference the case number. Click on a request type for more detailed information.
| Site Specific Request Type | Description |
| New Requests | These requests have not yet been analyzed for a recommended approach. Click here to view requests. |
| Urban Reserve Lands | Requests to initiate comprehensive secondary planning or to amend the existing designation and zoning for lands designated Urban Reserve, which the Regional Plan envisioned for future serviced development after 2031. Click here to view requests. |
| Urban Service Boundary - General | Requests to amend the Urban Service Area boundary and/or the Water Service Area boundary to enable development of properties with municipally provided water and/or wastewater services. Click here to view requests. |
| Urban Service Boundary - Middle Sackville | Requests to amend the Urban Service Area boundary and/or the Water Service Area boundary in the Middle Sackville Area to enable development of properties with municipally provided water and/or wastewater services. Click here to view requests. |
| Schedule J - Beaver Bank & Hammonds Plains Growth Control Area | Requests to allow development on lands within the Beaver Bank/Hammonds Plains Growth Control Area (Schedule J), which restricts residential subdivision activity within portions of the Beaver Bank and Hammonds Plains communities until transportation infrastructure capacity is increased. Click here to view requests. |
| Urban Plan Amendment | Requests for supportive Regional Plan policy to enable an alternative form of development or increased density for lands currently within the Urban Settlement designation. Click here to view requests. |
| Rural Plan Amendment | Requests for supportive Regional Plan policy to enable an alternative form of development or increased density for lands currently within the Rural Commuter designation. Click here to view requests. |
| Industrial Lands | Requests for comprehensive planning for lands within the Regional Plan’s Business/ Industrial Sub-designation. Click here to view requests. |
To find out where development requests are being considered, click the Interactive Map below.
Detailed information on the site specific requests can be found on the Requests Tab below.
