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Development Services - Planning 

 
All development in Carleton Place is directed by two documents; the Official Plan and the Development Permit By-law. The Town recommends that you discuss any development or construction with the planning department before commencing work.
 
PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO WORK VOLUME VISITS WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT ARE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.  PLEASE CALL THE PLANNING ASSISTANT AT 613-257-6213 TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT.
 

County of Lanark

The County of Lanark has the authority to approve consents (severances), plans of subdivision and condominium, condominium exemptions, part-lot control by-laws, local Official Plan Amendments and local Official Plan 5-Year Reviews.  

The Official Plan 

The Official Plan is the Town's land use planning and policy document. Its general purpose is to establish land use designations and policies for the physical development and redevelopment of the Town. Official Plan policies are adopted by Council to define basic goals, objectives and directions for the coordinated growth and development of the Town. It provides a framework for municipal regulations including the Development Permit By-law and the subdivision of land.

The Development Permit Bylaw

The Town of Carleton Place uses a Development Permit By-law in place of a Zoning By-law, Site Plan By-law and Minor Variance. 
permit infographic

All development that takes place in the Town is required to conform to the Town’s Development Permit By-law. This document controls the use of land in the community by defining how land may be used, where buildings and structures can be located, what types of buildings and structures are permitted and how they can be used. In addition, the Development Permit By-law regulates such things as lot sizes and dimensions, parking requirements, building heights and setbacks from the street. The Town is divided into different land use designations, representing residential, commercial, industrial and other land uses. The Development Permit By-law also includes design criteria that is geared towards protecting and enhancing the existing beauty of our town.

NOTICE OF PASSING DEVELOPMENT PERMIT BY-LAW 15-2015

 
Interim Control By-law:
An Interim Control By-law is a Municipal tool that can effect a temporary freeze on specific types of development while the Municipality is studying or reviewing its policies.  This interim control by-law is to temporarily freeze the development of "Intensified Residential Uses" in a defined area at the centre of the Town while a study is being conducted. An Open House and survey are available for public input. 
 
Building Permits:
No building permit will be issued for construction that is not in conformity with the Town’s Development Permit By-law.

Current Applications

Image of Map that links to page for current development applicationsYou are invited to submit your comments regarding proposed developments during the commenting period. Your comments will be reviewed by the Planning Department and the applicant. Comments are due within 15 days after the development proposal has been posted. 

The applicant is required to consider all received comments and submit adjustments, if any, along with all other required supporting documents or technical studies prior to the application being deemed complete. 

If you require further information this can be obtained at the Planning Department of the Town of Carleton Place at 175 Bridge Street. 

Comments can be provided at this link.  PLEASE NOTE: Comments made by letter, email or through the website commenting page, including the name and address of the commenting party, will be shared with Town staff,  Council, the developer, the applicant, the property owner and are part of public record.

Current Planning Applications:

DP2-06-2019 - An application for a Class II Development Permit has been received for 140 Industrial Avenue.  The property is designated Employment District - Industrial Campus in the Development Permit By-law.  The application proposes to construct a 74.3 square metre addition to the existing industrial use building and to recognize the existing use of shipping containers as permitted accessory structures on the property. Comments can be made at this link until December 14, 2019 for the second commenting period.

SIGN NOTICE, SITE PLAN, COLOURED ELEVATIONS, LANDSCAPE PLAN, ADDITION FLOOR PLAN, LAYOUT OF SHIPPING CONTAINERS, ROOF OVER SHIPPING CONTAINERS

DP3-12-2019 - An application for a Class III Development Permit has been received for 29 Roe Street.  The property is designated Employment District - Business Campus in the Development Permit By-law.  The application proposes to construct a privately owned daycare facility in two phases. Phase one is for a 709.78 square metre one storey building and phase two is for a 117.1 square metre addition to phase one.  Comments can be made at this link until December 14, 2019 for the second  commenting period.  This application will be before the Committee of the Whole for decision, in the Council Chambers of the Carleton Place Town Hall, on December 17, 2019 at 175 Bridge Street following the 7:00pm Council meeting.

REVISED SIGN NOTICE, REVISED SITE PLAN, COLOURED IMAGE, ELEVATIONS, FLOOR PLAN 

DP3-11-2019 - An application for a Class III Development Permit has been received for 10 Bennett street. The property is designated Employment District - Business Campus in the Development Permit By-law.  The application proposes to construct a 708.2 square metre pre-engineered, metal-clad addition to the existing light industrial use for Benson Auto Parts.  Comments can be made at this link until December 10, 2019 for the second commenting period. This application will be before the Committee of the Whole for decision, in the Council Chambers of the Carleton Place Town Hall, on December 17, 2019 at 175 Bridge Street following the 7:00pm Council meeting.

REVISED SIGN NOTICE, REVISED SITE PLAN, COLOURED IMAGE, ELEVATIONS, LANDSCAPE PLAN

DP3-07-2019 - An application for a Class III Development Permit has been received for 75 Roe Street.  The property is designated Employment District - Business Campus in the Development Permit By-law.  The application proposes to construct a two storey, 1031.6 square metre NAPA Auto Parts business.  Comments can be made at this link until December 3, 2019 for the second commenting period.  This item will be before the Committee of the Whole in the Council Chambers of the Carleton Place Town Hall at 175 Bridge Street on December 17, 2019 following the 7:00pm Council meeting.

SIGN NOTICE, SITE PLAN, ELEVATIONS

DP3-06-2019 - An application for a Class III Development Permit has been received for 119 Bell Street.  The property is designated Mississippi Residential District in the Development Permit By-law.  The application proposes to construct a three storey, 9 unit rental apartment building over two merged lots.  Comments can be made at this link until October 11, 2019 for the first commenting period.

SIGN NOTICE, SITE PLAN, COLOURED IMAGES, ELEVATIONS

DP2-05-2019 - An application for a Class II Development Permit has been received for 10348 Cavanagh Road, Rental Village.  The property is designated Highway District in the Development Permit By-law.  The application is to request a temporary 133.8 square metre addition to the existing building and to use shipping / sea containers for storage on the property.  This application was before the Committee of the Whole on November 12, 2019 in the Town of Carleton Place Council Chambers following the 7:00 pm Council meeting.  This application was denied as presented by the Committee of the Whole.  

SIGN NOTICE, REVISED SITE PLAN, REVISED ELEVATIONS

 

Submitting an Application

A pre-consultation with the Planning Department is required prior to submitting an application. 
 
An Official Plan Amendment is an application process whereby policies or land use designations within the Town's Official Plan can be changed.  A Development Permit Amendment is an application process whereby policies or land use designations within the Town's Development Permit By-Law can be changed.
 
All development in Carleton Place requires approval. To get a development permit agreement an application must be submitted. Four streams of approval have been developed, with specific classes used for different types of development. The Planning Department will determine what class the permit falls under at the pre-consultation meeting.
 
The following applications can be downloaded and filed electronically or paper copies are available at the Town Hall. Please submit completed applications to the Planning Department for review.  Please refer to the contact list at the top of this page.
 

Fillable Development Permit Applications

 

Accessible Development Permit Applications

 
 Application Type  Description  Application  Link

Subdivision/Condominimum

A subdivision or condominium is a process through which a parcel or parcels of land are divided into lots or blocks. The County of Lanark is the approval authority for subdivision plans. To access the application please click the link to the Lanark County page.

 Lanark County application page 

Part Lot Control

Part Lot Control is a means of severing land within a registered subdivision. The approval authority for removing part lot control is Lanark County. To access the application please click the link to the Lanark County page.

 Lanark County application page

Severance

A Severance is a process through which an existing parcel of land is divided into two or more parcels of land (with a maximum of 4 lots, 1 retained, 3 severed)

Lanark County application page

Fees Schedule 

There are fees associated with all development in Carleton Place. Please see the Fee Schedule link below for Development Permit Agreement fees.  Fees associated to building development and sewer and water can be found on the Development Services-Building page.