County of Simcoe Official Plan – Office Consolidation July 2026
Simcoe County Official Plan Text
Text of the County of Simcoe Official Plan, Office Consolidation July 2026. This Office Consolidation includes all eight (8) of the amendments to the County Official Plan approved by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH) or Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT)/Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) following December 29, 2016.
Several site-specific appeals to the Official Plan remain in effect. A list of site-specific appeals, current as of July 2026, identifies the appellant and the location of lands subject to the appeal on Schedule 5.1 by number.
Simcoe County Official Plan Map Schedules
Schedule 5.1 – Land Use Designations
Schedule 5.1a – Friday Harbour Resort Structure Plan
Schedule 5.1.2 – Simcoe Sub Area
Schedule 5.2.1 – High Potential Mineral Aggregate Resources
Schedule 5.2.2 – Streams and Evaluated Wetlands
Schedule 5.2.3 – Areas of Natural and Scientific Interest
Schedule 5.2.4 Wellhead Protection Areas and Surface Water Intake Protection Zones
Schedule 5.2.5 Highly Vulnerable Aquifers
Schedule 5.2.6 Significant Groundwater Recharge Areas
Schedule 5.3.1 – Niagara Escarpment Plan Land Use Designations
Schedule 5.3.2 – Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan Land Use Designations
Schedule 5.3.2.1 – Oak Ridges Moraine, Hydrologically Sensitive Features and Aquifer Vulnerability
Schedule 5.3.2.2 – Oak Ridges Moraine, Key Natural Heritage Features and Landform Conservation Areas
Schedule 5.3.3 – Greenbelt Plan
Schedule 5.5.1 – County Transportation Systems
Schedule 5.5.2 – Future County Transportation Systems
Schedule 5.6.1 – County Waste Management System
Schedule 5.6.2 – Private, Local Municipality and Provincial Government Waste Management Sites
Official Plan History
For information and documents relating to the previous versions of the County Official Plan, please visit the Official Plan History webpage.