The Eastern District Planning Commission
provides planning, subdivision and building inspection services in eastern Nova Scotia for the Counties of Antigonish, Inverness, Richmond, and Victoria and the Towns of Port Hawkesbury and Antigonish. The planners, development officers, building inspectors and support staff work toward developing a safe and healthy community for you and your family. For more information on the application and permitting processes see below.
Plan Area Notices
Plan Eastern Nova is a project to create a Municipal Planning Strategy (MPS) and Land Use Bylaw (LUB) for all areas of the Municipalities of Antigonish, Inverness, Richmond and Victoria Counties that currently do not have planning documents in place. This project will bring these municipalities into compliance with the Provincial mandate that all areas of Nova Scotia have comprehensive land use planning. Check project news at the Plan Eastern Nova website.
Employment Opportunities
The District Planning Commission provides building inspection, planning and development services for the Counties of Antigonish, Richmond, Victoria, Inverness and the Towns of Antigonish and Port Hawkesbury. We are looking for those interested in applying for our available positions as:
Municipal Planner and Development Officer
Building / Fire Inspector
Current Staff Reports
Chéticamp
| Development agreement application by Charlamara Holdings Inc. for a test kitchen at 13716 Cabot Trail, Point Cross, Inverness County, NS (PID 50089655). View Document |
| Development Agreement application by Charlamara Holdings Inc. for a museum and restaurant at 759 Chéticamp Island Road, Chéticamp Island (PID 50168384). View Document |
| Development Agreement application from Charlamara Holdings Inc. for up to twelve (12) rental cottages at Chéticamp Island Road, Chéticamp (PIDs 50350693, 50350685, and 50350677).Development Agreement application from Charlamara Holdings Inc. for up to twelve (12) rental cottages at Chéticamp Island Road, Chéticamp (PIDs 50350693, 50350685, and 50350677). View Document |
Eastern Antigonish County
| Application by Tallgrazz Adventures Ltd to amend the Eastern Antigonish Land Use By-law by rezoning a portion of PID 01252956, located at 385 East Tracadie Road, East Tracadie, Antigonish County, Nova Scotia. View Document |
Inverness County Wind Turbine Development
| Amending Pages as recommended to Council from the November 21, 2024 Inverness County Planning Advisory Committee. View Document |
| Memo to Inverness County Committee of the Whole. View Document |
West River Antigonish Harbour Plan
| Planning Advisory Committee Reference: File No. AT-DA2025-002; Emphasis on accessible and unobstructed sidewalks in the Development Agreement and the correct Site Plan in the Development Agreement View Document |
| File No. AT-DA2025-002; Application to enter into a Development Agreement to construct a Gas Station with a Convenience Store and Restaurant on Lot 9, PID 10140010, Beech Hill Road, Beech Hill, Antigonish County View Document |
| Application to rezone 1648 Addington Forks Road, Addington Forks (PID 01210582) from the Local Commercial (C-1) and Rural General (RG-1) zones to Residential (R-1) to match the existing residential use. View Document |
| Application to rezone two properties (PIDs: 10137115; 10137131) located within Mount Cameron Estates on Mount Cameron Circle in Antigonish Landing, Antigonish County, with the former from the Residential (R-1) Zone to the Residential Multi-Unit (R-2) Zone, and the latter from R-2 to R-1. Both are a part of the proposed development of fourplexes. View Document |
| Inclusion of small-scale automobile sales in the General Commercial (C-2) zone of the West River Antigonish Harbour GFLUM and Zoning map amendments. View Document |
| Application to rezone 1648 Addington Forks Road, Addington Forks (PID 01210582) from the Local Commercial (C-1) and Rural General (RG-1) zones to Residential (R-1) to match the existing residential use. View Document |
| Application to rezone a portion of property (PID 10132611) located between Highway 337 and Mount Cameron Circle (extensions to Harbour View Drive and Duykers Drive) as well as four properties (PIDs 10137099, 10137107, 10137115 and 10137131) located on Mount Cameron Circle, Antigonish Landing, Antigonish County from the Residential (R-1) Zone to the Residential Multi-unit (R-2) Zone to allow for the development of a quadplex residential development View Document |