Planning and Development

Development Charges

The Council of the Municipality of Brockton passed a Development Charges By-Law on January 14, 2025. Please review the Notice of Passing of  Development Charges By-Law. 

View the 2026 Brockton Development Charges Pamphlet for more information.

Comprehensive Zoning By-Law & Official Plan Review

The Municipality of Brockton undertook a review and update of its Walkerton Official Plan and Brockton Comprehensive Zoning By-law. Visit our Comprehensive Zoning By-Law & Official Plan Review for more information on this project.

Brockton is open for business with a vibrant downtown community and the East Ridge Business Park which features available land for new businesses and business expansion. Our rural areas and small villages are welcoming to business both large and small. 

The Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing defines land use planning as "managing our land and resources". It helps each community to set goals about how it will grow and develop and to work out ways of reaching those goals while keeping important social, economic, and environmental concerns in mind. It balances the interests of individual property owners with the wider interests and objectives of the whole community."

Official Plans, Zoning By-Laws, and similar documents are tools of the land use planning system in Ontario.

Planning and Development in Brockton is managed in part by the County of Bruce as the County is the approval authority for the Municipality of Brockton. The Bruce County Planning Department carries out certain planning activities on behalf of the Municipality.