Through Request for Proposal process, the Municipality has hired consultant Stantec to update our Land-Use By-law, to ensure that the Municipality’s policies will adhere to the Province’s mandate for minimum planning standards. The Municipality is required to complete this work by March 31, 2025.

On June 25, 2025, the Municipality of the District of Shelburne approved, by motion, their first set of comprehensive of planning documents. These documents have now been sent to the Province for ministerial approval. Once confirmation of approval is received from the Minister, the documents will be publicly published in the Vanguard newspaper. The planning documents are considered officially adopted and in effect as of their date of publication.

Final MPS Approved by Council June 25, 2025
Final LUB, Approved by Council June 25, 2025

For reference below are the documents used throughout the planning review process:

February 12, 2025 webinar – RECORDING
February 13, 2025 webinar – RECORDING

November 28, 2024, Renewable Energy webinar RECORDING

Energy Best Practice Report

What We Heard Report 1
What We Heard Report 2

Proposed Wind Turbine Setback Scenarios

Municipality’s LUB_MPS – 2015

Version 2 LUB
Version 2 MPS

Version 3 LUB
Version 3 MPS

Version 4 LUB
Version 4 MPS

Version 4.1 LUB
Version 4.1 MPS