The City of London - Approval to amend a municipality’s official plan

Instrument type: Approval to amend a municipality’s official plan

ERO number
019-9332
Ministry reference number
39-OP-248396
Notice type
Instrument
Act
Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990
Posted by
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Comment period
November 6, 2024 - December 6, 2024 (30 days) Closed
Last updated

This consultation was open from:
November 6, 2024
to December 6, 2024

Decision summary

A decision was made on July 25, 2025, to approve Official Plan Amendment 124 to the London Plan, as adopted by By-law No. C.P.-1512(du)-223, with no modifications. OPA 124 aims to update policies on building heights, introduce new Transit Villages, and designate Strategic Growth and Major Shopping Areas to enhance housing and economic development.

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Site address

300 Dufferin Avenue
London, ON
N6B 1Z2
Canada

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Proponent(s)

The City of London
300 Dufferin Ave.
PO Box 5035
London, ON
N6A 4L9
Canada

Decision details

A decision was made on July 25, 2025 to approve Official Plan Amendment (OPA) 124 to the London Plan, as adopted by By-law No. C.P.-1512(du)-223, with no modifications.

OPA 124 was adopted by the City of London on September 24, 2024, by By-law No. C.P.-1512(du)-223. The adopted OPA 124 was received on October 09, 2024, and deemed complete on October 24, 2024. The ministry is seeking feedback on the council adopted OPA and will review all comments before recommendations are provided to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing for a decision in accordance with sections 17 and 26 of the Planning Act.

OPA 124 amends the maximum building heights across all place types, ensuring a cohesive policy approach to urban growth. This amendment will also revise policies within the Transit Village Place Type to allow for new Transit Villages, specifically surrounding the area of 100 Kellogg Lane. Additionally, it seeks to create and identify Strategic Growth Areas, and Major Shopping Areas to support targeted development and urban density.

Comments received

Through the registry

4

By email

0

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0
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Effects of consultation

The Ministry has received four public feedback submissions regarding OPA 124, posted concurrently on the ERO for public comment.

A total of four issues were raised under OPA 124 through ERO, including the reclassification of 200 Albert Street, the exclusion of 1924 Adelaide Street North and 1269 Hyde Park Road from the Major Shopping Area designation, and the request to increase base heights from 6 to 8 storeys along major streets. City staff based these changes on BRT alignment revisions, the need to concentrate commercial growth within the Built-Area Boundary, and maintaining context-specific height limits rather than a citywide increase. Ministry staff did not recommend modifications, as the City’s decisions align with the PPS, 2024, ensuring planned intensification, efficient infrastructure use, and balanced density distribution, making ministerial intervention unnecessary.

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Municipal Services Office - Western Ontario
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659 Exeter Road
Floor 2
London, ON
N6E 1L3
Canada

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Original proposal

ERO number
019-9332
Ministry reference number
39-OP-248396
Notice type
Instrument
Act
Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990
Posted by
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
Proposal posted

Comment period

November 6, 2024 - December 6, 2024 (30 days)

Proposal details

Official Plan Amendment 124 was adopted by the City of London on September 24, 2024, by By-law No. C.P.-1512(du)-223. The submission was received on October 09, 2024, and deemed complete on October 24, 2024. The ministry is seeking feedback on the council adopted OPA and will review all comments before recommendations are provided to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing for a decision in accordance with sections 17 and 26 of the Planning Act.

The Official Plan Amendment (OPA 124) amends the maximum building heights across all place types, ensuring a cohesive policy approach to urban growth. This amendment will also revise policies within the Transit Village Place Type to allow for new Transit Villages, specifically surrounding the area of 100 Kellogg Lane. Additionally, it seeks to create and identify Strategic Growth Areas, and Major Shopping Areas to support targeted development and urban density.

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Some supporting materials may not be available online. If this is the case, you can request to view the materials in person.

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Municipal Services Office - Western Ontario
Address

659 Exeter Road
Floor 2
London, ON
N6E 1L3
Canada

Office phone number

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This consultation was open from November 6, 2024
to December 6, 2024

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