Official Plan & Other Land Use Policies

Wellington County, Ontario

This is the exact embedded text of the captured official document. Snapshot 1f669ca00b5f · verified 2026-06-09 · original document · archived snapshot · unofficial consolidation, the official version is held by the municipal clerk.

Image ![Field of wheat at the edge of a forest of trees and big blue sky with two birds flying by.](/sites/default/files/styles/4_1/public/2024-03/PL_FieldSky_1920x480.jpg?itok=IWxZTnwM) # Official Plan & Other Land Use Policies The County Official Plan is a legal document intended to give direction over the next 20 years, to the physical development of the County, its local municipalities and to the long term protection of County resources. Through this Plan, County Council will outline a long-term vision for Wellington County's communities and resources. The Plan provides policy to attain the long-term vision. County of Wellington Official Plan **Below is the list of maps that form part of the Wellington County Official Plan.** County Index Map ## Growth Structure * Schedule A - County Growth Structure * Schedule A1 - Centre Wellington * Schedule A2 - Erin * Schedule A3 - Guelph-Eramosa * Schedule A4 - Mapleton * Schedule A5 - Minto * Schedule A6 - Wellington North * Schedule A7 - Puslinch ## Land Use * Schedule B1 - Centre Wellington * Schedule B1-1 - Wellington Place * Schedule B2 - Erin * Schedule B2-1 - Erin Greenbelt * Schedule B3 - Guelph-Eramosa * Schedule B3-1 - Rockwood * Schedule B4 - Mapleton * Schedule B4-1 - Drayton * Schedule B4-2 - Moorefield * Schedule B4-3 - Wallenstein * Schedule B5 - Minto * Schedule B5-1 - Clifford * Schedule B5-1a - Clifford Transportation Network * Schedule B5-2 - Harriston Land Use * Schedule B5-3 - Palmerston * Schedule B6 - Wellington North * Schedule B6-1 - Mount Forest * Schedule B6-2 - Arthur * Schedule B7 - Puslinch * Schedule B7-1 - Aberfoyle * Schedule B7-2 - Morriston * Schedule B7-3 - Puslinch Greenbelt ## Source Water Protection * Schedule C1 - Centre Wellington * Schedule C2 - Erin * Schedule C3 - Guelph-Eramosa * Schedule C4 - Mapleton * Schedule C5 - Minto * Schedule C6 - Wellington North * Schedule C7 - Puslinch ## Mineral Aggregate * Schedule D - Mineral Aggregate Resource Areas ## Appendices * Appendix 1 - South Wellington Watershed Study Area * Appendix 2 - License Aggregate Operations * Appendix 3 - Provincially Significant Wetlands * Appendix 4 - Source Protection Plan Areas Local Official Plans are currently in effect in the Township of Centre Wellington and the Town of Erin. Wellington County is in the western outer ring of the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Image ![Map of the Province of Ontario's Greater Golden Horseshoe.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-03/Planning_GreaterGoldenHorseshoe_Map.jpg?itok=57B5qY4d) There are two Provincial Plans that apply to lands in Wellington County: * The Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe * The Greenbelt Plan ## Provincial Agricultural Land Base and Natural Heritage System On February 9, 2018, the Province issued the final Agricultural Land Base and Natural Heritage System mapping for the Greater Golden Horseshoe; the mapping tool below shows these systems on Wellington County base mapping and air photos for your convenience. Provincial Agricultural Land Base and Natural Heritage System **For official versions of these maps, visit Ontario Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA)** **Agricultural Land Base** **and the province's** **Make a Natural Heritage Area****.** ![PlanWell logo](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9/public/2024-03/PlanWell_960x495.jpg?itok=CyfjCczt) ## Official Plan Review Get updates and information on PlanWell, the Official Plan Review. ### Planning and Development Department Phone 519.837.2600 x2140 Address 74 Woolwich Street, Guelph ON N1H 3T9 Email Us