Planning & Building Services Department

The Planning & Building Services Department consists of the following sections:

• Planning Policy
• Urban Design
• Development

For City Council and Standing Committee Meetings, visit the City Council Meetings page.

Important Notice:

Please note that as of July 1, 2023, the review process will change for some planning applications and will require a two-stage consultation process. This will apply to all applications requiring any of the following:

• Zoning By-law amendments,
• Official Plan amendments and
• Plans of subdivision or condominium

The new process will require you to begin by submitting the “Planning Consultation Stage 1” application available by clicking this link.

The Planning & Building Services Department is also your contact for services including:

• Windsor's Official Plan
• Windsor's Community Strategic Plan
• Special Policy Studies
• Development and Heritage Standing Committee (DHSC)
• Central Riverfront Implementation Plan
• Demographic Information
• Heritage Planning
• Community Improvement Plans
• Business Improvement Areas
• Urban Design Projects 
• Rezoning
• Plan of Subdivision/Condominium 
• Site Plan Control
• Minor Variance
• Consent/Land Severance
• Committee of Adjustment
• Street and Alley Closings
• Telecommunication Towers

The Corporation of the City of Windsor Municipal Housing Pledge

The City of Windsor supports the Province of Ontario's goal to build 1.5 million homes over the next ten years. To support that goal, the City of Windsor acknowledges the minister's municipal housing target of 13,000 homes for our community.

For more information, please see the complete Corporation of the City of Windsor Municipal Housing Pledge.

For general information, call 311. For detailed inquiries, contact us at:

2nd Floor, 350 City Hall Square West
Windsor, Ontario, Canada, N9A 6S1
Phone: (519) 255-6543
Fax: (519) 255-6544
Email: planningdept@citywindsor.ca