Committee approves concept plan for development of Stittsville South

The Planning and Housing Committee today approved a concept plan and an Official Plan amendment to allow the future development of a residential subdivision south of Stittsville.

The proposed development includes low-rise housing, two new parks, environmental protection areas, stormwater management ponds and a well-connected network of streets and pathways. It will include approximately 1,700 detached homes and townhouses, supporting the City’s strategic priority to increase the housing supply.

Two new parks will serve the community, including a larger park on the west side of an existing hydro corridor and a smaller one along Shea Road. The applicant is also committed to enhanced tree planting within two environmental protection areas and throughout the subdivision’s streets and open spaces.

The 65-hectare property, northwest of Flewellyn and Shea roads, was identified as a new growth area and was brought into the urban boundary when the City adopted the current Official Plan in 2022. Before development could proceed, a planning process was required to help guide future development, and the concept plan and studies approved today fulfill that requirement.

The Official Plan amendment will allow the applicant to proceed with next steps, which include seeking approval of a Plan of Subdivision application and a Zoning By-law amendment. The Official Plan amendment also includes a policy requiring the development of some commercial space for the neighbourhood, to help foster a complete community, with details to be finalized through the zoning amendment.

Tracking Ottawa’s housing approvals To help address the housing crisis, City Council committed to providing home builders enough opportunities to build 151,000 quality market homes by 2031. The City tracks the progress of residential development in Ottawa and shares that data through an interactive housing approvals dashboard.

From Q1 2023 to Q4 2024, Council provided approvals for more than 52,000 new homes, putting applicants in a position to build roughly one third of the homes required to meet that 2031 goal. If Council approves the land-use permissions recommended today by the Planning and Housing Committee, applicants will be in a position to build another 1,692 new dwellings. Since the start of 2025, it is estimated this Committee has enabled the development of about 10,100 new dwellings.

City Council will consider the recommendations from today’s meeting on Wednesday, September 24.

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