Planning fees

Before filing a planning application, we strongly recommend contact the Planning Department and reviewing the Development Applications Fee Schedule below. The fee schedule is also available as a PDF.

Development Applications Fee Schedule

Zoning By-law Amendment
Type of Application	Fees (cash or cheque only)
Major	$14,490
Minor	$10,500
Minor Amendment -specific types: removal of a Holding Provision (where application is required); adding 1 new use; extension of a temporary use by-law	$5,275
Plus Engineering Review Fee	$1,500

Block Plans / Extension of Settlement Area Boundary
Type of Application	Fees (cash or cheque only)
Block Plan Application+	$15,670+
+ per hectare or part hectare	+$500 per/ha or part
Extend Settlement Area Boundary	$51,750

Plan of Subdivision*
Type of Application	Fees (cash or cheque only)
Base application fee	$31,340+
+ per hectare or part hectare	$975 per/ha or part
Plus Engineering Review Fee	$5,000+ $100 per/ha or part
+ Subdivision Agreement preparation	$3,000
+ Engineering Review of Subdivision once draft approved, prior to signing & registration of subdivision agreement	6% of total cost of construction
+Detailed Subdivision Engineering submission once draft approved, for every complete submission. Collected at time of complete submission	Greater of $10/m of proposed road or $500
Redlining (amending) a draft approved plan of subdivision	$4,325
Plus Engineering Review Fee	$3,000
Revision to conditions of draft plan approval for subdivision	$1,450
*Subdivision in combination with a Zoning By-law application	25% reduction of the combined Planning fees

Plan of Condominium*
Type of Application	Fees (cash or cheque only)
Base application fee +	$27,600+
Plus Engineering Review Fee Up to, and including, 10 units	$5,355
Between 11 and 25 units	$8,032
Greater than 25 units	$10,710
Redlining (amending) a draft approved plan of condominium	$4,325
Plus Engineering Review Fee	$3,000
Revision to conditions of draft plan approval for condominium	$1,450
*Condominium in combination with a Zoning By-law application	25% reduction of the combined Planning fees

Site Plan Control
Type of Application	Fees (cash or cheque only)
Major Site Plan	$11,730
Plus Engineering Review Fee	$1,040
Prior to signing & registration of site plan agreement	1% of total cost of construction (Max. $10,000)
Minor Site Plan	$4,430
Plus Engineering Review Fee	$1,040
Minor site plan – infill ( <= 3 units)	$2,220
Plus Engineering Review Fee	$1,040
Amendment to an approved site plan (minor change / modification)	$2,215
Site plan Review (per circulation beyond 2)	$1,150 +$500 Engineering Fee
Site plan agreement (beyond standard agreement)	$1,100
Site plan inspections for release of securities (per inspection beyond 2)	$575
Extension of conditional site plan approval	$1,150

Relief from Part Lot Control
Type of Application	Fees (cash or cheque only)
Base application fee	$2,160+
+ per lot or unit	$85 per/lot or unit
Extension of Part Lot Control	$1,725

Committee of Adjustment
Type of Application	Fees (cash or cheque only)
Consent (severance) including long term lease and validation of title	$3,280
Plus Engineering Review Fee	$400
Minor Variance (Planning Act & Municipal Code (signage / fences))	$2,185
Plus Engineering Review Fee	$400
Combined Consent and Minor Variance	$4,100
Plus Engineering Review Fee	$400

Other Fees
Type of Application	Fees (cash or cheque only)
A. Preconsultation meeting (Not applicable to Committee of Adjustment applications. The fee is deducted from the related development application fee if the related application is submitted within one year of the meeting.)	$1,150
B. Engineering preconsultation fee (Non-refundable. Does not apply to Committee of Adjustment applications.)	$1,040
Complete application review (Returned if application is deemed complete)	$1,150
Peer Review administration fee (for an EIS or other study necessitating external consultants)	$2,300
Recirculation of Public Notice of Application	$800
Revisions to Committee of Adjustment Applications requiring technical recirculation	$400
Revisions to other applications requiring technical recirculation (For example: subdivision, condominium, amendments to the Official Plan / Zoning By-law)	$1,265
Cancellation of public meeting at applicant’s request	$230 for a mail out, and/or $290 per newspaper notice
Other application related reports (For example: requests to exempt from site plan control, fee refund, correction of By-law within 2 years of adoption, antenna system)	$1,725
Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) Administration Fee	$575
Letter of agreement compliance / removal from title	$115

Please note:

Application and related fees are charged in accordance with the fee that is in effect on the date that a complete application has been officially received and accepted by the Planning Department. For an application to be considered complete, the pre-consultation meeting (if required) must have been held and all necessary supporting documentation, including required reports, must be provided at the time of application submission.
Please contact the Planning Department at 519-759-4150 for questions relating to fees or the completion of the application.
Cheques are payable to the City of Brantford.
Under the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.p. 14 s. 1.0.1 all information and material that is required to be provided to the City of Brantford respecting planning applications shall be made available to the public.