Weston Consulting has been…

Weston Consulting has been retained by Beeton 3 Limited Partnership, the owner of the lands municipally known as 5842 8th Line in the Town of New Tecumseth (herein referred to as the “Subject Lands”) to comment on the proposed 2023 Provincial Planning Statement (the “proposed PPS”). The new planning policy instrument proposes to repeal A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (the “Growth Plan”) and the existing Provincial Policy Statement (the “PPS”) and replace both with an integrated policy statement.

In February 2023, we submitted written correspondence on behalf of the landowner to comments on the County of Simcoe’s OPA No. 7 (Attachment 1) to request a Settlement Area Boundary Expansion (SABE) to include the Subject Lands within the Beeton settlement area. OPA No. 7 forecasts the Town’s population to increase to 35,110 residents between 2021 and 2051. A SABE to include the Subject Lands will contribute to achieving this target. In our opinion, the proposed PPS provides policy direction that will supports the population projection outlined in OPA No. 7 and is in line with our SABE request to include the Subject Lands.

Our formal letter submission is provided in the attached document.