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.
Municipality of Inverness County
Notice of Public Hearing
Cheticamp and Inverness Plan Areas
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT the Council of the Municipality of Inverness County is considering the approval of two land development agreements:
- Rezoning Development Agreement – request for a mixed-use residential development on 47 Upper Railway Street, Inverness, by SCD Planning and Design on behalf of Place Craft Properties Inc. The request includes converting an existing building on the property into an eight-unit residential building and to subdivide the remaining land into eight parcels for the development of semi-detached dwellings and mixed-use (commercial/residential) buildings.
- Development Agreement – request for a resort on 36 Chemin De L’Anse Des Bois Maries, Petit Etang, by Omar Gandhi Architects on behalf of Charlamara Holdings Inc. This request includes the development of rental villas, a spa, restaurant and retail shops.
Written or oral presentations (in favour or opposition) to the proposed recommendations can be made before Municipal Council at a Public Hearing to be held on:
Date: Thursday, March 26th, 2024
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Location: Council Chambers of the County of Inverness, 375 Main Street, Port Hood
Written submissions must be submitted by 4:00 p.m. on March 25, 2026, to:
Debbie Nicholson
375 Main St.
PO Box 179
Port Hood, NS B0E 2W0
Or by email: Debbie.Nicholson@invernesscounty.ca
Current Staff Reports
Cheticamp
| Development Agreement application from Charlamara Holdings Inc. for a resort development at PID 50271824 (36 Chemin De L’Anse Des Bois Maries, Petit Etang) View Document |
Inverness
| Application to enter into a concurrent rezoning and Development Agreement for the adaptive reuse and mixed-use residential development on Lot 47, Upper Railway Street, Inverness. View Document |
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 |