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Thornbury Acres
The Grey County Official Plan Amendment for the Thornbury Acres development, submitted in January 2025, has been approved by the County and is now in full force and effect.
The Town applications, including an Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment, and Plan of Condominium (File #P3266), were appealed by the applicant to the Ontario Land Tribunal prior to Council making a decision. These applications remain under appeal.
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SubscribeThe proposal requests amendments to the Town of The Blue Mountains Official Plan and Zoning By-law to permit the develop a residential farm cooperative on 61 hectares of land located at the southeast corner of Grey Road 2 and Grey Road 40. The development will include 36.4 hectares of agricultural and recreational open space and 37 single detached dwellings services accessed by a private road system. The approval of a vacant Land condominium, site plan and building permits will also be required.
Currently Under Appeal
The Ontario Land Tribunal confirmed receipt of the appeals of the related proposed Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and Draft Plan of Condominium applications filed by Thornbury Acres Holding Inc. and Kathleen Ann Houghton. The decision-making authority associated with this file has now been removed from local authority and elected officials and now resides with the provincially appointed Ontario Land Tribunal. The Ontario Land Tribunal maintains its own set of rules and procedures relative to the processing and disposition of matters under appeal. The current OLT Rules of Practice and Procedure can be found here. The assigned Tribunal Case Coordinator/Planner is Mary Filipetto.
For general information concerning the Tribunal, visit their website or contact the Tribunal’s offices at 1-866-448-2248 or local (416) 212-6349.
Appeal receipt confirmed by Ontario Land Tribunal on July 17 2023
OLT Lead Case Number: OLT-23-000660 OLT
Related Case Number(s): OLT-23-000661- OLT-23-000662
Reference Number(s): P3266, P3266, 42CDM-2022-11
Public Meetings
A Public Meeting to consider this application was held on May 16, 2023 at 9:30am.
Development Timeline
Visit Explore the Development Process for a more in depth look at each phase.
Pre-Consultation:
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Planning:Application Under Appeal
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Development Engineering:
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Building:
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