PLANAPP 2024-02891 - Kearney Lake Road, Halifax, Bedford West 10 Special Planning Area

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Request

To enter into a development agreement to allow for five single unit dwellings and one multiple unit dwelling at 189 Kearney Lake Road, Halifax, within the Bedford West 10 Special Planning Area.

Proposal

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The applicant wishes to enter into a development agreement to allow for five single unit dwellings and one multiple unit dwelling at 189 Kearney Lake Road in Halifax, within the Bedford West 10 Special Planning Area. 

The major aspects of the proposal are as follows:

  • Five single unit dwellings
    • One existing
    • Four new
  • One multiple unit dwelling
    • Nine storeys
    • Ninety-eight dwelling units
    • 82 underground and 50 surface parking spaces
  • Driveway access off of Kearney Lake Road
  • A recreational trail loop behind the multiple unit building
  • A multi-use pathway along the eastern side of Kearney Lake Road

The Development Plans (provided below) outline the development proposal in detail, and include information related to proposed buildings, parking, servicing, driveway accesses, and landscaping.

Process

In accordance with the Housing for the Halifax Regional Municipality Act and the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing for the Province of Nova Scotia, Bedford West 10 has been designated as a Special Planning Area. In accordance with this new Provincial Act, planning decisions for the area inclusive of changes to policy, zones, or the application of Development Agreements to these lands will no longer be considered via the Public Hearing process and a Council decision. Instead, applications will be seen by the newly established Executive Panel on Housing in the Halifax Regional Municipality and decided upon by the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Once made, this decision will then be posted to this website.

Status

Public consultation has concluded for this application and a summary of the feedback received can be found here. Comments from the public have been received and further review of the proposal by municipal planning staff is ongoing. Next steps involve staff drafting a report to recommend the approval or refusal of the proposal for review and consideration by the NS Executive Panel on Housing.

Documents Submitted for Evaluation

The applicant has submitted plans and studies required by HRM staff to properly evaluate the application. The documents are also available for review at the Planning Applications office in Downtown Halifax.

Revised Documents Submitted September 2025

Project Description Letter

Site Plan

Lot Grading Plan

Architectural Drawings

Original Documents Submitted February 2025

Project Rationale Letter - superseded

Site and Landscaping Plan - superseded

Traffic Impact Study

Grading Plan - superseded

Project Summary Data - superseded

Preliminary Servicing Schematics

Building Elevations - superseded

Contact Information

For further information, please contact:

Megan Backos

Planner III

Current Planning

Telephone: 902.478.9725

Mailing Address

HRM Planning and Development

Planning Applications

PO Box: 1749,

Halifax,

Nova Scotia,

B3J 3A5

Attention: Megan Backos