The City has received an application from the NL Department of Transportation and Infrastructure on behalf of Tucker Group Inc., to rezone land at 746 Blackmarsh Road from the Rural Residential (RR) Zone to the Apartment 1 (A1) Zone for a Cluster Development. The applicant is proposing to develop three Apartment Buildings with a total of approximately 45 units and a building height of 12 metres. A Municipal Plan amendment is required to redesignate the property to the Residential District. A preliminary site plan is included in the Background Information, however the applicant will be required to prepare a Land Use Report with additional details for the proposed development. The Land Use Report will be publicly available prior to the required Public Hearing.

This will be an affordable housing project. The applicant is the recipient of Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation’s Affordable Rental Housing Program. The full parcel contains land that extends over 550 metres from Blackmarsh Road toward George’s Pond. The province is considering divesting the front of the parcel between Blackmarsh Road and the Team Gushue Highway for this proposed development. Should the application proceed, the land will be subdivided and only the portion to be developed will be rezoned.

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Update: April 8, 2026

The St. John's Municipal Council adopted St. John’s Municipal Plan Amendment Number 22, 2026, and St. John’s Development Regulations Amendment Number 72, 2026, on April 7, 2026, and hereby gives notice of its intent to seek registration of the amendments from the Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, in accordance with the Urban and Rural Planning Act.

The effect of the Municipal Plan amendment would be to re-designate land along the front 746 Blackmarsh Road from the Urban Expansion District to the Residential District.

The effect of the Development Regulations amendment would be to rezone land along the front of 746 Blackmarsh Road from the Rural Residential (RR) Zone to the Apartment 1 (A1) Zone.

A Public Hearing will take place on Wednesday, May 6 regarding an amendment to rezone land along the front of 746 Blackmarsh Road from the Rural Residential (RR) Zone to the Apartment 1 (A1) Zone for a Cluster Development comprised of three Apartment Buildings and a total of 45 units.

Comments should be provided by 9:30 a.m., Monday, May 4, to the Office of the City Clerk including your name and address to cityclerk@stjohns.ca or P.O. Box 908, St. John's NL A1C 5M2.