Development Activity Bi-Annual Update 2025
Development Activity Bi-Annual Update 2025
The Building and Planning Departments of the Town of Aylmer have collaborated to prepare a report for Council that provides a development activity update for 2025. The report was presented at the February 18, 2026 Regular Meeting of Council.
Summary of Building Department Activity
- 92 permits issued (January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025)
- 10 single-family dwelling permits issued for Centennial Estates – 5 of which have basement Additional Residential Units
- 27 permits issued for 73 new dwelling units for Cottonwood (single-family, semi-detached, townhouses)
Summary of Planning and Development Department Activity
- Cottonwood Subdivision Phase 2 & 3
- Residential lots current under construction for Phase 2
- 74 single detached houses constructed or are under construction
- Phase 3 is the extension of Cottonwood Boulevard and Aspen Parkway and includes 19 single and 16 semi-detached lots
- Phase 3 has been serviced and is complete to rough road grading. The phase will be ready for building permit issuance in early 2026
- Centennial Estates Subdivision Phase 2B
- Residential lots currently under construction for Phase 2B of the subdivision under individual building permits
- 12 single detached houses are constructed or under construction
- Willow Run Subdivision
- The residential subdivision includes:
55 single detached residential lots
8 semi-detached lots
13 townhouse residential lots
44-unit vacant land condominium community
9.87ha of dedicated parkland. - The subdivision also includes over 1km of new multi-use pathways that were completed through a partnership with the Town from Rotary Park to the new SWM facility.
- Residential construction on the individual lots has commenced at a rapid pace over 60% of this development has had permits issued in 2025
- The residential subdivision includes:
- AIM Park Industrial Development/Employment Lands
- Project has been fully serviced including, watermain, SWM pond, storm sewers, sanitary sewers, utilities and over 1km of new road construction for the new road “AIM Park Way”.
- 14 lots of varying sizes fully serviced for industrial development
- Two lots have been sold and developed
- 47 AIM Park Way (Block 3) – Southwest Color Plus
- 2,238.04 m2 new manufacturing facility with associated parking and loading areas.
- Site plan complete
- 123 White Street (Block 1) – Stubbe’s Concrete
- New Redi-mix concrete facility with associated parking and loading areas.
- Site plan complete
- Phase 1 includes a temporary Redi-mix plant. Phase 2 will include a permanent facility and building.
- 25 Progress Drive – Restaurant Site (Phase 2)
- 425 m2 building with a drive thru restaurants, site plan complete
- 60 Willow Drive
- 30-unit rental townhouse site.
- 6 residential townhouse buildings consisting of 4 to 6 rental units per building currently under construction. Site is nearing completion
- 335 John Street South
- 34-unit townhouse condominium site.
- Condos currently being built under individual building permits.
- Landscaping, fencing and final grading of lots currently underway.
- 69 White Street – REM-Tech Industries Inc.
- 1,807.7 m2 building addition to existing manufacturing/industrial, additional parking and trucking route at this location.
- Site currently under construction.
- 555 John Street North – Wendy’s Restaurant
- 188 m2 1 storey drive through restaurant; development nearing completion
- 657 John Street North – Shoppers Drug Mart
- 17056sqft (1584 m2) commercial addition for a new Shoppers Drug Mart store; development currently under construction
- Site Plan Applications
- 78 Spruce Street West – 29 townhouse units, site plan approval in process
- Zoning By-Law Amendments
- 22 Wellington Street OPA and ZBA – OPA & ZBA in effect
- 448 Talbot St W / 215 South St W, OPA and ZBA – OPA has been adopted, ZBA has been passed
- Minor Variances
- 9 Rebecca Drive – minor variance in effect
- 45 & 47 Forest Street – minor variance in effect
- 95 Queen St South – minor variance in effect
- 71 Rebecca Drive
- 11 & 13 Pierce Street
- 104 Aspen Parkway
- All minor variance listed above are in force and effect
- Severances
- 11 & 13 Pierce Street – semi-detached residential lots have been approved and created
- Menno Lodge Phase 2 – severances have been conditionally approved
- Pre-Consultations
Collectively, the Director of Operations & Infrastructure, Chief Building Official, Manager of Planning and Development and as well as the Director of Emergency Services/Fire Chief have been actively engaged in holding pre-consultation meetings for possible future site plan applications and other planning applications for the following:- Cherry St Affordable housing multi residential, 103 Sydenham St W
- Expansion of commercial uses EIC – 516 John St N
- New seniors Apt building – Caverly Road
- Policy Planning Review
The Planning and Development Department has been actively reviewing new provincial planning policies:- Fighting Delays, Building Smarter Act, 2025 (Bill 60, not in effect yet)
- Updates to the Ontario Heritage Act
Summary of Engineering Activities
- Review and coordinate various servicing activities as they relate to new development (i.e. replacement of main pump station water service to Town owned lands)
- Amend pavement management and sidewalk program as necessary with ongoing development activities.
- Review and provide comments on various development applications:
- Storm water management calculation review
- Low impact Development review (storage for 2-to-100-year storm capacity)
- Sanitary design calculation review
- Water modeling review
- Development, roadway, and lot grading review
- Servicing Easement requirements
- Private and public parking requirements
- Landscaping requirements
- Lighting requirements as per RP-8-14
- AODA requirements
- Issuance and receipt of Road Occupancy Permits and necessary documents (i.e., Utility contractors, Servicing in the Town ROW, etc.)
- Receipt and issuance of Site Alteration Permits
- Respond to various public and development concerns