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Planning for the Future of our Strategic Growth Areas

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The City of Peterborough is developing a Secondary Plan and Community Planning Permit System for the City’s Strategic Growth Areas, as identified in the City’s New Official Plan as shown in Figure 1. The City of Peterborough has identified seven (7) key Strategic Growth Areas that will be the focus of the Secondary Plan, which are:

  1. Downtown Central Area
  2. Water Street North Corridor
  3. Chemong Road Corridor
  4. Clonsilla Avenue & Charlotte Street Corridor
  5. Lansdowne Street (West) Corridor
  6. Armour Road Corridor
  7. Lansdowne Street (East) Corridor

The Strategic Growth Areas (as shown with a red outline in the figure below) were selected for this planning exercise as they are the focus for intensification over the coming years. These are the areas where the City is investing in supporting more housing supply and will need to provide the infrastructure and community facilities to support more people living, working and playing in these neighbourhoods.

Figure 1: Strategic Growth Areas in Peterborough

Map of the city showing the study area/strategic growth areas of the city


The Secondary Plan will update the Official Plan policies for the City’s Strategic Growth Areas and will be implemented using a new tool for the City, through a new Community Planning Permit By-law (CPP By-law). The Secondary Plan will establish the long‐term vision, built form, permissions, and priorities for growth. This will provide the foundation needed to implement the vision by establishing development thresholds, criteria, community benefits and conditions that will be implemented through a CPP By‐law. With the two planning tools coming forward together, the City will be able to achieve optimal results ‐ good planning with accelerated implementation and approvals. This project is in support of the overall Official Plan vision and supports the key goals of increasing housing supply and supporting greater connectivity and neighborhood level planning in these strategic areas.

Community Engagement

The CPP By-law is intended to facilitate a positive change in how development approvals are processed in the Strategic Growth Areas, so it is important that the community understands what is changing and has an opportunity to share feedback through this process before the By-law is finalized and implemented. The planned engagement approach is built around five main themes of the project with seven rounds of engagement, each with unique objectives as outlined in Figure 2 and in the Project Timelines section of this page.

Figure 2: Engagement Process

Infographic of project phases and engagement process

The engagement stages will directly inform the development of the following key deliverables of the project, which include:

  1. A Secondary Plan for the Strategic Growth Areas;
  2. Community Planning Permit By-Law; and,
  3. Implementation support including:
    • Training materials; and,
    • Training for City Staff and developers.

Upcoming Engagement Opportunities

Date: Thursday, February 6, 2025

Time: 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM

Location: Healthy Planet Arena, Banquet Hall, 911 Monaghan Rd

Agenda/Event Program:

TimeDescription
6:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Registration and Open House
7:00 PM – 7:45 PM
20-minute presentation by the Project Team followed by Q&A period
7:45 PM – 8:30 PM

Activities and Discussion


Group of people at a roundtable discussing mapsExplore the draft Secondary Plan concept and discuss community priorities to guide the development of the Community Planning Permit By-law and Secondary Plan policies for the Strategic Growth Areas. Light refreshments will be provided.

Residents and interested parties are encouraged to Save the Date by signing up on Eventbrite. Signing up to this event on Eventbrite helps the Project Team get a sense of the number of attendees to set-up the event space and provide refreshments. Pre-registration is not needed to attend the event.

The City of Peterborough is developing a Secondary Plan and Community Planning Permit System for the City’s Strategic Growth Areas, as identified in the City’s New Official Plan as shown in Figure 1. The City of Peterborough has identified seven (7) key Strategic Growth Areas that will be the focus of the Secondary Plan, which are:

  1. Downtown Central Area
  2. Water Street North Corridor
  3. Chemong Road Corridor
  4. Clonsilla Avenue & Charlotte Street Corridor
  5. Lansdowne Street (West) Corridor
  6. Armour Road Corridor
  7. Lansdowne Street (East) Corridor

The Strategic Growth Areas (as shown with a red outline in the figure below) were selected for this planning exercise as they are the focus for intensification over the coming years. These are the areas where the City is investing in supporting more housing supply and will need to provide the infrastructure and community facilities to support more people living, working and playing in these neighbourhoods.

Figure 1: Strategic Growth Areas in Peterborough

Map of the city showing the study area/strategic growth areas of the city


The Secondary Plan will update the Official Plan policies for the City’s Strategic Growth Areas and will be implemented using a new tool for the City, through a new Community Planning Permit By-law (CPP By-law). The Secondary Plan will establish the long‐term vision, built form, permissions, and priorities for growth. This will provide the foundation needed to implement the vision by establishing development thresholds, criteria, community benefits and conditions that will be implemented through a CPP By‐law. With the two planning tools coming forward together, the City will be able to achieve optimal results ‐ good planning with accelerated implementation and approvals. This project is in support of the overall Official Plan vision and supports the key goals of increasing housing supply and supporting greater connectivity and neighborhood level planning in these strategic areas.

Community Engagement

The CPP By-law is intended to facilitate a positive change in how development approvals are processed in the Strategic Growth Areas, so it is important that the community understands what is changing and has an opportunity to share feedback through this process before the By-law is finalized and implemented. The planned engagement approach is built around five main themes of the project with seven rounds of engagement, each with unique objectives as outlined in Figure 2 and in the Project Timelines section of this page.

Figure 2: Engagement Process

Infographic of project phases and engagement process

The engagement stages will directly inform the development of the following key deliverables of the project, which include:

  1. A Secondary Plan for the Strategic Growth Areas;
  2. Community Planning Permit By-Law; and,
  3. Implementation support including:
    • Training materials; and,
    • Training for City Staff and developers.

Upcoming Engagement Opportunities

Date: Thursday, February 6, 2025

Time: 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM

Location: Healthy Planet Arena, Banquet Hall, 911 Monaghan Rd

Agenda/Event Program:

TimeDescription
6:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Registration and Open House
7:00 PM – 7:45 PM
20-minute presentation by the Project Team followed by Q&A period
7:45 PM – 8:30 PM

Activities and Discussion


Group of people at a roundtable discussing mapsExplore the draft Secondary Plan concept and discuss community priorities to guide the development of the Community Planning Permit By-law and Secondary Plan policies for the Strategic Growth Areas. Light refreshments will be provided.

Residents and interested parties are encouraged to Save the Date by signing up on Eventbrite. Signing up to this event on Eventbrite helps the Project Team get a sense of the number of attendees to set-up the event space and provide refreshments. Pre-registration is not needed to attend the event.

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    Overview

    There will be multiple opportunities to provide feedback throughout the project process, including surveys, public meetings, workshops, interviews and working group meetings. Feedback will be documented and will be used to help inform the policies and directions that will be implemented through this exercise.

    The next round of community engagement is intended to collect feedback and input on the community vision for growth and will include the following activities:

    • Public Engagement: Early February 2025
    • Indigenous Community Outreach and Engagement: Ongoing

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    Stay tuned for more information on each round of engagement and how you can participate.

    Upcoming Engagement Opportunities

    Date: Thursday, February 6, 2025

    Time: 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM

    Location: Healthy Planet Arena, Banquet Hall, 911 Monaghan Rd

    Agenda/Event Program:

    Time Description
    6:30 PM – 7:00 PM
    		Registration and Open House
    7:00 PM – 7:45 PM
    		 20-minute presentation by the Project Team followed by Q&A period
    7:45 PM – 8:30 PM

    Activities and Discussion


    Group of people at a roundtable discussing mapsExplore the draft Secondary Plan concept and discuss community priorities to guide the development of the Community Planning Permit By-law and Secondary Plan policies for the Strategic Growth Areas. Light refreshments will be provided.

    Residents and interested parties are encouraged to Save the Date by signing up on Eventbrite(External link). Signing up to this event on Eventbrite(External link) helps the Project Team get a sense of the number of attendees as we plan for space, set up and provide refreshments. Pre-registration is not needed to attend the event.

    Past Engagement Opportunities

    October 29, 2024: Coffee Conversation

    On October 29th, 2024 the City of Peterborough's Planning Division hosted a Coffee Conversation at the McDonnel Activity Centre. Copies of the display panels from the October 29th Coffee Conversation are available below.

    Introductory display panel for the projectProject Introduction Display Panels

    Aerial map of the Downtown and Central AreaStrategic Growth Areas Maps







    November 13, 2024: Downtown Farmer's Market Pop-up

    On November 13th, 2024 the City of Peterborough's Planning Division set-up a pop-up booth at Peterborough Square. Attendees were invited to provide their feedback on the display panels and online surveys.

    October 28 to November 22, 2024: Online Survey and Mapping Poll

    Participants were invited to share their perspectives on key priorities for Peterborough in planning for growth and development in our City’s Strategic Growth Areas through the online survey and mapping tool.

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