In May 2022, Council adopted OPA 32 which changed the land use designation for the majority of 16250, 16353, and 16450 Yonge Street. The purpose of Amendment 32 was to establish permissions for urban land uses on the subject lands and to set the policy framework for future development of a new community through a Secondary Plan. OPA 32 set the high-level goals for the proposed Shining Hill community with a focus on three guiding principles: 1) Housing Affordability, 2) Addressing Climate Change, 3) Community Focused Design to reduce car dependency. The OPA 32 document is available here.
The next phase of the project is a second Official Plan Amendment which creates the required Secondary Plan. The application to create the Secondary Plan was deemed complete in August 2024. Throughout 2023 & 2024, a series of consultations were conducted to inform a comprehensive and inclusive Secondary Plan for the area, including several meetings with residents, the Kick-Off and Visioning PIC #1 in June 2023, PIC #2 in October 2023 and PIC #3 in April 2024. The Statutory Public
Meeting is set for December 1, 2025 at 1pm. Details are available here.
Staff are currently reviewing the 3rd submission, which will be presented at the Public Meeting. From the 2nd to 3rd submission, the unit count has decreased from 3,000 units to 1,500 units, with a reduced population estimate of 3,000 from 7,000. Additionally, the Town has received an application for the rezoning and draft plan of subdivision for the southern neighbourhood (adjacent to Aurora). The public meeting on December 1st will also consider these applications. The proposed draft plan is below.
Draft Plan of Subdivision. 
To access the submission material, please visit our Current Application Map and click on the subject lands.
For more information or to obtain a copy of Official Plan Amendment 32, please contact Planning Services of the Town of Newmarket at [email protected]
