Development Applications
If your project does not comply with the City's Zoning By-law or involves the division of land, you may need to submit a development application. Projects involving apartments, block townhouses, commercial, industrial or institutional development may require a development application.
Planning Services is responsible for the processing of the following types of development applications:
- Committee of Adjustment
- Condominium
- Land Severance
- Official Plan Amendment
- Removal of Holding Symbol
- Removal of Part Lot Control
- Sign Variance
- Site Plan Control
- Subdivision
- Zoning By-law
The development application fees can be found in the 2023 Planning Fees Brochure.
To divide a single lot of land into two or more lots, you may need to submit one of the following applications:
- Land Severance (Land Division)
- Removal of Part Lot Control
- Draft Plan of Subdivision or Condominium
If your project does not comply with the City's Zoning By-law or the Oshawa Official Plan, you may need to revise your plans to comply or submit one of the following applications:
Specific projects also require Site Plan Approval, such as apartment buildings, block townhouses and commercial, institutional and industrial buildings.
Please review your proposal with Planning Services before submitting an application.
Application forms may change at any time. The most up-to-date copies of the application forms are available on the City of Oshawa website. A paper copy may be obtained at City Hall in Planning Services on the 8th Floor of Rundle Tower. It is your responsibility to ensure that you are using a current form.