This page provides application details and updates for Official Plan Amendment (OPA) applications and Plan of Subdivision/Condominium applications currently open with Lanark County.
Once an application is made and deemed complete, initial application materials will be posted here. As a file progresses through the review process, updated information will be posted here.
Open severance (consent) applications are not posted on this site. You can speak directly with staff regarding any severance (consent) application using the contacts at the bottom of this page. Information related to an application can be made available on request.
Similarly, local municipal OPAs that have been adopted by the local municipality and forwarded to the County, as the approval authority, are not listed here. You can speak directly with staff regarding an adopted OPA that is before Lanark County, as the approval authority, using the contacts at the bottom of this page.
Open Planning Act Applications
County Official Plan Amendments (OPA) – Open Applications
The following documents are available for review:
- Notice of Consultation and Public Meeting (Jan 16 2025)
- Background Report: Lanark County Aggregate Resources Master Plan (2025)
- Schedule of Amendments
- Illustrative Mapping of Aggregate Resources in Lanark County Based on ARIP 189
You can also review a recording of a recent Special Committee Meeting where the Planning Manager provided a policy-by-policy review of the proposed amendments here. OPA 18 starts at 39:30.
A public meeting was held on February 18th, 2026. Written comments can be provided until a Decision is issued by County Council. They can be submitted to the Planning Manager, Mike Dwyer, at mdwyer@lanarkcounty.ca.
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The McKinnon Pit Expansion Official Plan Amendment (OPA) seeks to change the designation for a parcel of land in Lot 5 Concession 10 Dalhousie in the Township of Lanark Highlands from ‘Rural’ to ‘Licensed Aggregate Extraction Operation’. Concurrent and inter-related applications have been made to the Ministry for a Aggregate Resources Act (ARA) license as well as a Lanark Highlands OPA and Zoning By-law Amendment (ZBA). The OPA relates to the expansion of an existing licensed Pit to incorporate new adjacent lands.
The application materials, submission updates as well as application Notices can be reviewed HERE.
Interested members of the public and agencies are encouraged to review the application materials. Written comments as well as a written request to receive the Notice of Decision can be made by emailing Mike Dwyer, Planning Manager.
As a part of the ARA license process the applicant maintains a project website that includes all application related materials, reports and studies submitted (see studies linked in Appendix of Summary Report). These materials informs both the ARA as well as the local OPA and ZBL applications. The website can be reviewed here: Application Website.
The Highland Line Pit Official Plan Amendment (OPA) seeks to change the designation for a parcel of land in Lot 5 Concession 10 Dalhousie in the Township of Lanark Highlands from ‘Rural’ to ‘Licensed Aggregate Extraction Operation’. Concurrent and inter-related applications have been made to the Ministry for a Aggregate Resources Act (ARA) license as well as a Lanark Highlands OPA and Zoning By-law Amendment (ZBA).
As a part of the ARA license process the applicant maintains a project website that includes all application related materials, reports and studies submitted. These materials informs both the ARA as well as the local OPA and ZBL applications. The website can be reviewed here: Application Website.
The Provincial Government is the review body for ARA applications. The province assesses the technical merits of the application. The following Ministry responses to the ARA application have been issued, which also inform the OPA review:
Comments on ARA Application – Highland Line – MNRF – June 6 2023
MECP SAR Comments – May 31 2023 – MECP
MECP Groundwater Comments – May 19 2023 – MECP
MECP Surface Water Review – Jun 2 2023 – MECP
MNRF Objection From Response ARA Highland Line – March 11, 2025 – MNRF
In addition to the Ministry reviews, the County, in coordination with Lanark Highlands, has commissioned peer reviews of applicant submitted studies and reports to supplement Ministry processes. The peer reviews can be found here:
Natural Environment Report Peer Review – Nov 15 2023 – JP2G
Natural Environment Report Update Peer Review – Feb 14 2025 – JP2G
Natural Environment Peer Review Response – June 16 2025 – WSP
Traffic Impact Study Peer Review – DM Wills – March 18 2025
Traffic Impact Study Peer Review Response – Castleglenn – May 30 2025
Traffic Impact Study Addendum – Castleglenn – May 30 2025
Traffic Impact Study Peer Review Response – August 7 2025 – DM Wills
Acoustic Assessment Peer Review – April 14 2025 – Jade
Acoustic Assessment – Summary of Response to Jade Peer Review – Sept 5 2025 – Freefield Ltd
Updated Acoustic Assessment – Sept 5 2025 – Freefield Ltd
Subdivision & Condominium Applications
Interactive GIS Public Mapping Tool
To review documents related to each Subdivision & Condominium application, please click on the file name link and the link will take you the the County’s document repository for the application, where you can access the application materials as submitted, notices, and other administrative documents issued by the County. Following submission, the application undergoes a review process involving agency, stakeholder, and public input. As part of this process, the applicant may submit revised materials in response to comments received. The repository contains the complete record of agency, stakeholder, and public comments, as well as any updated submissions provided by the applicant. New documents will be posted online as they become available.
To receive notifications of key application updates and file uploads, or to submit comments on the application, please contact Koren Lam, Senior Planner, at klam@lanarkcounty.ca or planning@lanarkcounty.ca. Alternatively, please fill out the Public Comments form below to submit comments on an application.
- 09-T-21004 – Beckwith – Gardiner’s Grove
- 09-T-22005 – Carleton Place – Boyd Street
- 09-T-23007 – Carleton Place – 400 Lanark Street
- 09-T-23003 – Mississippi Mills – Mill Run Extension Phase 7 & 8
- 09-T-23008/09-CD-23002 – Carleton Place – Lake Avenue West
- 09-T-24001 – Montague – Matheson & Rosedale
- 09-T-25001 – Beckwith – Douglas Landing
- 09-T-25002 – Beckwith – Santaguida
- 09-T-25003 – Beckwith – 10th Line
- 09-T-25004 – Lanark Highlands – Easton
- 09-T-26001 – Beckwith – Mississippi Ridge
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- 09-T-84002 – Mississippi Mills – Glen Isle Shores
- 09-T-14001 – Beckwith – Powell
- 09-T-17002 – Beckwith – Beckwith Estates
- 09-T-18001 – Beckwith – Beckwith Industrial Park
- 09-T-18004 – Beckwith – Lakeside Drive Phase 2 & 3
- 09-T-20001 – Mississippi Mills – Baker’s Quarry
- 09-T-20002 – Beckwith – McEwen’s Mill
- 09-T-21002 – Mississippi Mills – Hannan Hills
- 09-T-21003 – Carleton Place – McNeely Landing
- 09-T-22001 – Perth – Caivan
- 09-T-22002 – Carleton Place – 347 Franktown
- 09-T-22004 – Beckwith – 4th Line
- 09-T-22006 – Mississippi Mills – Appleton
- 09-CD-23001 – Carleton Place – Joseph, Edward, Pattie (JEP)
- 09-T-23001 – Carleton Place – 355 Franktown
- 09-T-23002 – Mississippi Mills – Weaver’s Way
- 09-T-23004 – Carleton Place – Comrie Hills
- 09-T-23005 – Mississippi Mills – Brown Lands