Community Planning Permit System
Downtown Community Planning Permit System
We’ve completed the Community Planning Permit System for Stone Road/Edinburgh Road area! And we’re moving the CPPS into Downtown! The draft CPPS By-law and Official Plan Amendment for Downtown are ready for feedback.
Let us know your thoughts on the proposed affordable housing requirements for development Downtown!
The Downtown CPPS By-law provides flexibility in the development standards and requires affordable housing as a condition of most development. There are no current plans to further increase building heights in the Downtown as part of this project.
About the project
The City of Guelph is developing a Community Planning Permit System, also called a CPPS, for two areas of the city: the Downtown and Stone Road / Edinburgh Road. The Stone Road/Edinburgh Road portion of the CPPS is currently in effect. The CPPS is a land use planning tool that combines Zoning By-law Amendments, Minor Variances, and Site Plan applications into a single application and approval process. Watch this video to understand what a Community Planning Permit System is and how we are considering using it in Guelph.
This tool helps make the application and approval process more efficient, allowing housing to reach the market more quickly, and delivers other important elements to build thriving communities such as affordable housing and diverse housing types, public facilities, parks and open spaces as well as infrastructure improvements to support the growth.
The CPPS will be designed to create a streamlined development process and a more flexible set of development standards. The permit system is one of eight initiatives outlined in the Housing Accelerator Fund Action Plan.
How can I participate right now?
Review the final CPP by-law, and attend the Council Planning Meeting on April 15, 2026. See Phase 13 below for instructions on how to delegate or submit comments to the meeting.
Please note: This project began in an older version of our website. Some of the tools and information may appear different than originally designed.
Who's Listening
Will Gregory, Project Manager, City of Guelph
Phases
Final CPP By-law and OPA goes to Council
The Final CPP By-law and Official Plan Amendment will be going to Council for April 15, 2026. The final by-law and Official Plan Amendment are available below.
If you want to speak about the project at the Council Planning Meeting on April 15, please register with the City Clerk’s Office by 10 a.m. on Friday, April 10, 2026. You can register in any of the following ways:
To delegate at the Council Planning meeting, please register with the City Clerk’s Office by 10 a.m. on Friday, April 10, 2026. You can register in any of the following ways:
- Online at guelph.ca/delegation
- By phone at 519-837-5603 or TTY 519-826-9771
- By email to clerks@guelph.ca
Once you register, we will send you a message to confirm and give you instructions on how to join the hybrid Council meeting. We will also explain during the meeting how people watching and attending in-person can take part and share their thoughts.
You can send written comments to be included in the Council agenda in the following ways:
- Email clerks@guelph.ca
- Drop off in-person at the Service Guelph counter at City Hall, 1 Carden Street, Guelph
- Send by regular mail or courier to Guelph City Clerk, 1 Carden Street, Guelph, ON N1H 3A1
They must be received by the City Clerk’s Office by 10 a.m. on Friday, April 10, 2026.
Upcoming and ongoing events
Past events
Event date: January 8th, 2026 from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM.
1 Carden Street
4 registrants
Event date: June 12th, 2025 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM.
Guelph City Hall
3 registrants
Event date: January 14th, 2025 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM.
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