Comprehensive Zoning By-Law & Official Plan Review

Notice of Public Meeting

On December 17, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. a Public Meeting will be held at the Bruce County Council Chambers (30 Park Street, Walkerton) to review the new Walkerton Official Plan. View the Notice of Public Meeting to learn more information. You can also review the draft new Walkerton Official Plan and corresponding schedules.

Notice of Public Meeting - New Official Plan

The Municipality of Brockton is undertaking a review and update of its Walkerton Official Plan and Brockton Comprehensive Zoning By-law.

An Official Plan describes the Municipality’s policies on how the municipality will grow, what will be protected and how land in your community should be used. An Official Plan is prepared with input from your community to ensure it meets your specific needs.

A Zoning By-law is a legal document which implements the Official Plan. It regulates the use of the land and the required standards for each use.

The intent of this update is to review the existing planning framework to incorporate new policy direction following recent changes to provincial legislation and to align with the Bruce County Official Plan. In addition, it will consider local planning issues that impact your community.

The Official Plan will be updated by the end of December 2025, and the Zoning By-Law will be finalized in 2026.

Summary of key community engagement initiatives:

March 18th, 2025 - Special Meeting of Council (Council Presentation)
March - April 2025 - Online Public Survey
June 10th, 2025 - Council Meeting (Background Report) *Available as of June 6, 2025
June 18th 2025 - Public Information Session
November 25, 2025 - Council Report - Notice of Public Meeting
December 17, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. - Public Meeting to consider the draft updated Official Plan (and draft updated Community Improvement Plan)
2026 - Zoning By-Law Review continues

Draft New Walkerton Community Official Plan

View the draft new Walkerton Community Official Plan, published on November 28, 2025, which will be considered at the Public Meeting on December 17, 2025:

Draft Walkerton Community Official Plan
- Draft Walkerton Community Official Plan Schedule A - Land Use
- Draft Walkerton Community Official Plan Schedule B - Roads
- Draft Walkerton Community Official Plan Schedule C - Natural Heritage System
- Draft Walkerton Community Official Plan Schedule D - Natural Hazards

Project Initiation

Information Gathering and Analysis / Public Engagement

Notice of Walkerton Official Plan and Brockton Comprehensive Zoning By-Law Review Background Report Presentation to Council and Public Information Session
- J.L. Richards & Associates Background Report - June 6, 2025 - Commenting for the Background Report closed on July 18th, 2025
- J.L. Richards & Associates June 10, 2025 Council Presentation
- J.L. Richards - June 18 Public Information Session Posters and Presentation

Where are we now?

JL Richards have prepared a draft updated Official Plan for review. A Public Meeting is being held on December 17, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. at the Bruce County Council Chambers to consider the updated Official Plan.

If you have any comments or questions on the updated Official Plan, please submit your feedback in writing by mail or to by email to Fiona Hamilton, Clerk for the Municipality of Brockton (100 Scott Street, P.O. Box 68, Walkerton, ON N0G 2V0).

If you wish to be notified of the adoption of the proposed Official Plan, please submit a written request by mail or to by email to Fiona Hamilton, Clerk for the Municipality of Brockton (100 Scott Street, P.O. Box 68, Walkerton, ON N0G 2V0). Your request must include your name and the address to which the notice should be sent.

Current Documents

These are the current documents in place for any applications or uses. They will remain in place until such a time that Council has approved the draft Official Plan and Zoning By-law that is being created as part of this update.