HRM Planning Policies & Info
Vision of Future Growth Nodes as stated in HRM planning documents:
“This plan envisions each Node developing in a coordinated manner based on a master neighbourhood plan that considers its environmental, social, cultural and economic impact.
Large-sized nodes are envisioned to develop into complete communities with supportive transit services, pedestrian-oriented streets, a mix of uses, services, parks, open spaces and community facilities and a mix of high-rise, tall mid-rise, mid-rise and low-rise buildings.”
Work In Progress
West End Mall Future Growth Node
September 2023
West End Mall FGN: Phase 1 What We Heard Report (16.7 MB) (pdf)
West End Mall Future Growth Node development project site
Shape Your City Halifax
Link to the HRM’s engagement hub that details various issues facing the municipality. Of particular note for this website is the inventory of all building projects underway, from application stage through to the building stage.
CMHC Announcement - Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF)
12 October 2023 - Helping build more homes, faster in Halifax
Today, the Government of Canada and the Halifax Regional Municipality announced that they have reached an agreement to fast track 2,600 housing units over the next three years. This work will help spur the construction of over 8,866 homes over the next decade.
Background
Halifax Shopping Centre Master Plan - Preliminary
Conceptual site plans and drawings were submitted May 21st, 2021.
Halifax City Regional Plan - Documents
In June 2023 a draft regional planning strategy (DRPS) was presented to Regional Council. The associated presentation indicates the intention of releasing it for community engagement from July 12th to October 27th, 2023.
This is intended as an update to the current regional planning strategy which was approved in October 2014 and incorporates updates to February 3rd, 2023.
HRM Planning and Development Public Participation Item 15.1.1
This is a detailed HRM document that lays out the master planning process for the West End Mall Future Growth Node, as the result of an application by Cushman Wakefield to redevelop part of the Halifax Shopping Centre properties, referred to as the Halifax Shopping Centre Annex.
2022-08-09 HRM Planning and Development Public Participation.pdf
Integrated Mobility Plan
In 2017, Regional Council endorsed a new vision for moving people and goods, all of which is detailed in the Integrated Mobility Plan.
More information about Halifax transportation planning here.