Contact(s)
Have a Planning Question?
- "Frequently Asked Questions" (FAQ)
- Email us anytime at planning@orillia.ca
- Virtual appointment - Email planning@orillia.ca.
- Call us at 705-325-2622
- In person, 1st Floor City Centre - scheduled appointments are preferred
- Digital Submission Guidelines for Applications
*NEW* - We’ve Moved!
Effective immediately, the Planning Division has relocated to the 1st Floor of the Orillia City Centre across from the Council Chamber and adjacent to the Service Canada Offices. Thank you.
The Planning Division is a component of the Development Services and Engineering Department.
Preconsultation is mandatory for the following types of Planning Applications:
- Site Plan
- Zoning By-law Amendment
- Official Plan Amendment
- Draft Plan of Subdivision or Condominium
Preconsultation for Minor Variances and Consents is encouraged. Please contact coa@orillia.ca for more information.
Effective January 1, 2023, the Preconsultation process has changed to a two-stage Preconsultation process.
- Stage 1 Preconsultation: The City will identify what plans, studies, information, and material is required for submission of a Complete Application.
- Stage 2 Preconsultation: The City will require the detailed review of reports/studies/assessments required for a Complete Application to ensure the reports/studies/assessments conform to the City’s policies, guidelines and standards before submission of a Complete Application.
- Stage 2 Preconsultation will also provide the applicant with the opportunity to have any required plans to be reviewed by the City prior to submission of a Complete Application.
Guide to Preconsultation
The City has developed a Guide to Preconsultation to assist applicants through the City's two-stage Preconsultation process.
Preconsultation with the City is time-limited and has an expiry date. The expiry date depends on whether or not Stage 2 Preconsultation is required.
WHEN STAGE 2 PRECONSULTATION IS NOT REQUIRED
WHEN STAGE 2 PRECONSULTATION IS REQUIRED 
There is an application form and fee for each of the two stages of Preconsultation:
Transition Provisions:
If you’ve completed Preconsultation with the City prior to January 1, 2023 and your Preconsultation hasn’t yet expired, then you will automatically be required to go through Stage 2 Preconsultation if your initial Preconsultation identified any required reports/studies/assessments to be completed.
If you’ve completed Preconsultation with the City prior to January 1, 2023 and your Preconsultation hasn’t expired and your Preconsultation did not require any reports/studies/assessments to be completed, then you may apply for a formal planning application.
