Land Use Planning

Information about the Grey County Official Plan: Recolour Grey, land use planning, active development, planning application forms, and connections with local municipal planners and other agencies.

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Planning and Development Projects

Active development files in Grey County.

Planning and Development Projects

External Planning Contacts

Connect with other planning authorities at local municipalities, the Niagara Escarpment Commission, and Indigenous offices.

External Planning Contacts

Official Plan and Policies

Grey County’s official plan, called Recolour Grey, helps Grey County set goals related to development, communities, and our natural resources. On this page you will also find information relating to municipal zoning and other policies.

Official Plan and Policies

Interactive Planning Map

The Interactive Map map displays municipal zoning and other information contained with the Grey County Official Plan and supporting documents.

Interactive Map

Planning Application Forms

Find forms, technical guidelines, procedures and other resources for development applications in Grey County.

Planning Application Forms

Natural Resource Management

Natural Resource Management involves the responsible management of renewable and non-renewable resources such as water, land, forests, minerals, and wildlife within Grey County’s jurisdiction, as well as natural heritage review for planning.

Natural Resource Management

Ecological Offsetting

Ecological Offsetting is when environmental impacts are incurred in one area and compensated for in another area, aiming to achieve ‘no net loss’ and promote overall ‘net gains’ of natural features within the broader ecosystem.

Ecological Offsetting