The Municipality of Clarington will be presenting the draft Courtice Waterfront and Energy Park Secondary Plan and associated Official Plan Amendment - and we want to hear from you! This area is located south of Highway 401, east of Darlington Provincial Park, north of Lake Ontario, and west of Crago Road.

The refreshed vision includes the creation of a new waterfront community featuring a prestigious municipal-wide park. This new waterfront park will significantly increase access to Lake Ontario and attract residents from across Clarington and beyond with year-round recreational opportunities.

The plan also protects land for employment uses and supports the development of a mixed-use neighbourhood with a variety of housing and commercial amenities—such as shopping, dining, and services—all while being surrounded by greenspace.

Key map showing the secondary plan area

What’s next? We want to hear from you!

The Municipality of Clarington will be presenting the draft Courtice Waterfront and Energy Park Secondary Plan and associated Official Plan Amendment - and we want to hear from you!

Public Meeting information

Join us at Council Chambers, Municipal Administrative Centre, 40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville or attend virtually by watching the live stream at www.clarington.net/calendar.

Date: Monday, May 12, 2025
Time: Beginning at 6:30 pm
Place: Online or in person in Council Chambers, Municipal Administrative Centre, 40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville

How to speak at the public meeting

If you are attending online and wish to speak at the public meeting, please pre-register by completing the online form at www.clarington.net/delegations or contact the Clerk’s Division at 905-623-3379 ext. 2109 or clerks@clarington.net by Friday, May 9, 2025, at 3:30 p.m. Once registered, staff will provide further instructions. If you are attending in person, you do not need to pre-register as a delegate to speak at the meeting.

How to provide comments

We encourage you to submit your comments for the Committee’s consideration to Sylvia Jennings, Planner II at sjennings@clarington.net, or Amanda Crompton, Principal Planner at acrompton@clarington.net, or by mail or drop box to 40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville, ON L1C 3A6 before the date of the public meeting.

Interested parties list

You can request to be added to the interested party list and receive updates regarding this application. If you wish to be notified of the decision of Clarington Council on the Official Plan Amendment, you must make a written request to the Municipal Clerk at 40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville, Ontario, L1C 3A6.

The personal information you submit will become part of the public record and may be released to the public. Questions about the information we collect can be directed to the Clerk’s Department at 905-623-3379 ext. 2102.

If you have accessibility needs and require alternate formats for this document or other accommodation, please contact the Accessibility Coordinator at 905-623-3379 ext. 2131.

In accordance with Sections 22(7) of the Planning Act, an appeal may only be filed by the applicant, the registered owner, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, or a specified person or public body that has interest in the matter.

If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Municipality of Clarington to the Ontario Land Tribunal but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Municipality of Clarington before the proposed official plan amendment is adopted, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision.

If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Municipality of Clarington before the proposed official plan amendment is adopted, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Land Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

Background information

The Municipality presented the draft Courtice Waterfront and Energy Park Secondary Plan and Urban Design and Sustainability Guidelines at a Statutory Public Meeting on June 13, 2022.