Notice of Public Open House and Statutory Public Meeting - Township of Wellesley Official Plan

The Township of Wellesley is creating a new Official Plan – a roadmap that will guide land use planning in the
Township to the year 2051.

TAKE NOTICE that the Township of Wellesley invites all interested persons to attend a Public Engagement Session, Public Open House and Public Meeting of Council for the purpose of providing feedback on the new draft Official Plan for the Township of Wellesley, held pursuant to Section 17(16) and Section 17(15)(d) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P.13, as amended.

The Township of Wellesley has released its Draft Official Plan for review. A copy of Draft Official Plan is available digitally at https://www.engagewr.ca/official-plan, or in person at the Township of Wellesley municipal office at 4639 Lobsinger Line, St. Clements ON N0B 2M0.

Any member of the public or group interested in viewing, participating, or making comments at this meeting on the application are encouraged to use the methods noted further below.

How to participate:

• Attend the public meeting virtually or in person. To participate virtually, please pre-register with the Township Clerk by sending an email to aharron@wellesley.ca before 12:00pm on June 18, 2026. All registrants will receive instructions on how to participate using the electronic platform.
• Send written comment by mail to 4639 Lobsinger Line St. Clements ON N0B 2M0 or email to tvanhinte@wellesley.ca.
• The Statutory Public meeting can be streamed live or after the meeting at https://www.youtube.com/@TownshipofWellesley.

If you wish to be notified of the decision of the Council of the Township of Wellesley on the proposed Official Plan, you must make a written request to the Clerk of the Corporation of the Township of Wellesley at 4639 Lobsinger Line St. Clements ON N0B 2M0 or by emailing aharron@wellesley.ca.

If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Council of the Township of Wellesley to the Ontario Land Tribunal but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Township of Wellesley before the proposed Official Plan is adopted, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision.

If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Township of Wellesley before the proposed official plan is adopted, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Land Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

For more information about this matter, including information about appeal rights, contact the Township of Wellesley Development Services Department at 4639 Lobsinger Line St. Clements ON N0B 2M0, or email officialplanreview@wellesley.ca.

For more information, please visit the Official Plan page on Engage Wellesley, available at https://www.engagewr.ca/official-plan or contact Tim Van Hinte, Director of Development Services at (519) 699-3952 or tvanhinte@wellesley.ca.

DATED at the Township of Wellesley, Ontario this 22nd day of April 2026.
Tim Van Hinte. MCIP, RPP, Director of Development Services, Township of Wellesley