Pelham Planning & Development

About Planning & Development

The Planning & Development Department consists of three distinct divisions:

Building

The Building Division receives, reviews and processes applications for the many types of permits which are required, to ensure that construction and other regulated activities within the Town meet the standards set out in the Ontario Building Code Act and any other applicable law... more

By-law Enforcement

By-law Enforcement receives complaints from the general public and directs them to the appropriate agency having jurisdiction or processes them in accordance with the Town's Complaint Policy as applicable.  Complaints which are deemed to be By-law matters are investigated and resolved through the Complaint Policy in accordance with the nature of the contravention and requirements of the relevant by-law... more

Planning

The role of the Planning Department is to facilitate orderly land development within the Town. The health, safety and physical and economic well-being of all of the residents is of paramount importance. This requires that development be analyzed relative to compatibility between competing land uses. It also requires that the concerns and interests of regulating agencies are co-ordinated in an orderly and timely manner... more

Municipal Heritage in Pelham

The Municipal Heritage Committee (MHC) is an advisory committee created to assist the Town of Pelham make decisions on matters relating to the designation of individual properties and heritage conservation districts as well as other historical matters.

The Pelham Municipal Heritage Committee was first formed in 2010 as a volunteer committee under the auspices of the Town of Pelham and is therefore funded and reports to Town Council. All Municipal Heritage Committee assume the duties of Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committees (LACAC)..more