Updated:
The North West Planning Advisory Council will discuss this project at their meeting on August 4, 2021. Please see the Status section below for more information.
Proposal
This process will consider mid-rise, multi-unit buildings on Dartmouth Road. The study area will also include some properties on Wardour Street. There are two proposals in the study area.
Shelley Dickey Land Use Planning, on behalf of the Stevens Group, is proposing a four storey residential building on Dartmouth Road, between Wardour Street and Stone Terrace. View the site in Google Maps.
The major aspects of this proposal are as follows:
• 4 storeys with 2-storey sections at both ends of the building
• 48 residential units
• Main driveway off Wardour Street for 47 underground parking spaces
• Secondary driveway off Stone Terrace for 9 surface parking spaces
The applicant’s letter provides drawings and more details about this building.
Zzap Consulting Inc., on behalf of Bedford Holdings Ltd., is proposing to develop a surface parking lot on Wardour Street behind the Wardour Centre. The proposal is to construct a five storey residential and commercial building. View the site in Google Maps.
The major aspects of this proposal are:
• 5 storey building, with upper stories set back
• About 6,300 square feet of ground level commercial space
• 51 residential units above the commercial space
• Adding a new driveway on Wardour Street
• 52 underground parking spaces and 24 surface parking spaces
The applicant’s letter has more information. Building drawings and plans are here.
Process
The applications will be considered under the process to amend a Municipal Planning Strategy. The next step in the process is for the North West Planning Advisory Committee to discuss the project and provide recommendations.
The following planning documents will guide Regional Council and municipal Planning staff as they review policy in the study area:
• Bedford Municipal Planning Strategy (MPS) e.g. the land use policy
• Bedford Land Use By-law e.g. the Zoning By-law
• Regional Plan
• Integrated Mobility Plan (IMP)
Status
North West Planning Advisory Committee will discuss this project on Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. The Committee will make recommendations only – the Committee is not the decision-making body. Members of the public can send correspondence to the Committee before 3:00 p.m. on August 2, 2021 via the Municipal Clerks office:
• by email;
• by fax at 902.490.4208;
• by mail at PO Box 1749 Halifax, NS, B3J 3A5
Meeting agendas are generally available the Friday before the scheduled meeting.
On November 12, 2019 Regional Council directed staff to begin this planning process. View the staff report.
A public meeting scheduled for Monday, March 23, 2020 was postponed due to COVID19 protocols.
Public Information Meetings: May 2021
Three Public Information Meetings were held virtually via Zoom. A live broadcast on YouTube was also available. View the recordings:
• Wednesday, May 26, 2021
• Thursday, May 27, 2021
• Monday, May 31, 2021
If you were unable to take part in the meetings you can still share your feedback with the planner until June 30, 2021.
Public Engagement and Survey
A survey on Case 22267, was sent to nearby residents in early October 2020. Through April 2021, municipal staff received over 100 surveys, a response rate of almost 40%. This response rate is much higher than surveys for other planning projects. View the survey results. In summary, the survey indicated strong opposition to the new development, especially to the new apartment buildings. Complied surveys (full comment with personal information removed) can be viewed below. Please note: some of these are large files so they have been broken up for easier viewing:
- Complied Surveys
- Survey
Contact Information
For further information, please contact:
Mailing Address
HRM Planning Applications
PO Box: 1749,
Halifax,
Nova Scotia,
B3J 3A5
Attention: Sean Gillis