The Town of Whitby's Planning and Development Department is responsible for assisting Town Council and members of the public with land use planning. This includes:

• Determining how our community should be shaped
• Where homes and businesses should be built
• Where parks and schools should be located
• Where and how other essential services should be provided

Planning application and guidelines

Before you submit a planning and development application, you need to book a pre-consultation meeting. Learn how to apply and view out:

• Planning applications and guidelines
• Building applications
• Heritage and community development

Official Plan and zoning

The Town of Whitby's Official Plan and Zoning By-law regulate land use and planning in our community. You'll need to make sure that your building or planning proposal complies with the Official Plan and Zoning By-law.

Development charges

Depending on your application, you may need to pay development charges to cover the cost of infrastructure to service your new development. Review the development charges for the Town of Whitby.

Planning and development fees

Check out our planning and development fees to find out how much it costs to submit each type of development and planning application. Payment can be made by cheques (mailed or dropped off), cash or debit (in-person).

Payment can be made by cheque made payable to the Corporation of the Town of Whitby, or in person at Town Hall (by cash or debit).  

Appeals

You can appeal the decision surrounding a planning and development application to the Ontario Land Tribunal.

Conveyance of Parkland and Cash-in-Lieu of Parkland By-law

On March 29, 2021, the Council of the Town of Whitby passed By-law # 7733-21 to require the conveyance of land or the payment of cash-in-lieu thereof for park or other recreational purposes as a condition of the development or redevelopment of land. The by-law applies to the entirety of the Town of Whitby. There are different provisions in the by-law for properties inside the Historic Downtown Whitby Priority Area and for properties outside the Historic Downtown Whitby Priority Area. There are also different provisions in the by-law for high density residential uses outside of the Historic Downtown Whitby Priority Area. A copy of the by-law, including a map showing the boundaries of the Historic Downtown Whitby Priority Area is available below.

Conveyance of Parkland and Cash-in-Lieu of Parkland By-law # 7733-21