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.
Plan documents have been approved for Antigonish, Inverness, Richmond and Victoria Counties. Check the Plan Documents page to view the documents and maps.
Check project news at the Plan Eastern Nova website.
Current Staff Reports
Antigonish County
| Review of Flood Mapping within the West River Antigonish Harbour and Central Antigonish Plan Areas. View Document |
| Proposed Amendments to the Plan Antigonish Land Use By-law for the Municipality of the County of Antigonish in Response to New Provincial Setback Requirements for Utility Scale Wind Turbines View Document |
Richmond County
| Review of the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation Housing Design Catalogue and assess compatibility with the Richmond County Land Use By‐law and Secondary Plan Area Land Use By‐law. View Document |
West River Antigonish Harbour Plan
| File No. AT-DA2025-007 Application to enter into a Development Agreement for Grouped Quadplexes on a Single Lot which will be registered against four new parcels from PID 10132611, Antigonish Landing, Antigonish County; andApplication to enter into a Development Agreements for Grouped Dwellings on a Single Lot (to be Consolidated) for PID 10137099, 10137115 and 10137131 Antigonish Landing, Antigonish County. View Document |
| Application by Stephan Hilber and Andrea Rueedi to amend the West River Antigonish Harbour Land Use By-law by rezoning a portion of the property located at PID# 01231182 from Rural General (RG-1) to Tourist Commercial (TC-1). View Document View Addendum Report |