Welcome to the Planning St. John's page. This page provides a site where the public can find information and give feedback on planning applications all in one place. Planning applications include Municipal Plan and Development Regulation amendments such as rezonings and text amendments, but do not include development applications, discretionary use applications, or non-conforming use applications.

Occasionally, a person or company proposes a type of development that does not meet our policies or regulations and would have to be rejected, unless an amendment can be made. Amendments undergo careful consideration by City staff and Council. As part of the amendment process, we invite you to learn about each application and give your comments and concerns – they help inform Council's decisions on these matters.

Links to current applications (starting in June 2022) are provided below. We invite you to view the applications that are of interest to you. Click the link to be taken to each planning application project page to learn more, ask a question, or provide your feedback.

If you prefer to provide comments or ask questions using mail or email, please do so to the Office of the City Clerk and include your name and address, or e-mail cityclerk@stjohns.ca or write to P.O. Box 908, St. John’s, NL, A1C 5M2. Be sure to include the name of the application in your submission.

Currently Open for Feedback

  • Updated Definition of Dwelling Unit

    Council is considering amending the St. John's Development Regulations to update the definition of Dwelling Unit.

    The revised definition will serve as the standardized definition to be used across all City divisions. The updated definition clarifies what features are required to be considered a Dwelling Unit and clarifies that a Dwelling Unit does not need to be occupied to be considered a Dwelling Unit.

    Read full details and the proposed definition on the project page.

    Provide your feedback by Friday, August 28 

  • Landscaping for Townhouse in the R3 Zone

    Council is considering an amendment to Section 7.6.1(3) of the Envision St. John's Development Regulations to clarify the landscaping requirements for Townhouse Lots in the Residential 3 (R3) Zone.

    With this proposed amendment, Townhouse Lots in the R3 Zone that are within the Downtown Snow Removal Area and have a 0 metre building line are exempted from the requirement to have a minimum 45% of the front yard landscaped.

    Review the project page for full details.

    Provide your feedback by Friday, August 28 

Current Applications

Each application has its own project page. Click the name of the project below to learn more or leave your feedback. Projects that are currently open for comments are identified in the list below.

1 Clift's-Baird's Cove(External link)

1-5 Petty Harbour Road(External link)

5 and 7 Ricketts Road(External link)

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18 Mount Cashel Road(External link)

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46 Hazelwood Crescent(External link)

50 International Place(External link)

51 Hazelwood Crescent 2024(External link)

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57 Margaret's Place

100 Logy Bay Road
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125 Southlands Boulevard

188 Airport Heights Drive

245 Forest Road

366-374 Empire Avenue

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405 Ruby Line
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424 Kenmount Road(External link)

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500 Kenmount Road

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746 Blackmarsh Road

Text Amendment - Accessory Buildings and Backyard Suites

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Text Amendment - Harbour Use

Text Amendment - Heat Pumps

Text Amendment - Housekeeping

Text Amendment - Landscaping for Townhouse in the R3 Zone - Open for feedback

Text Amendment - Updated Definition of Dwelling Unit -Open for feedback

Text Amendment - Waterway Buffers
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Inactive/Past Applications

The list generally includes past applications that have been closed within the last 12 months. If you have questions about an application that closed more than a year ago, please email planning@stjohns.ca


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7 Waterford Bridge Road (2025)

8 Shaw Street and 4 McLea Place

18 Campbell Avenue

19 King's Bridge Road

20 George's Pond Road

30 Duckworth Street - Text Amendment
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38 Robin Hood Bay Road

45-53 Blackmarsh Road
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55 Groves Road

69 Military Road

74 Doyle's Road

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121-125 Bay Bulls Road

135 Harbour Drive - Text Amendment

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222 LeMarchant Road - Text Amendment - Dwelling Units on 1st Storey

358-376 Portugal Cove Place
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670 Kenmount Road
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Main Road and Shoal Bay Road, Goulds

Map Amendment - Floodplains

Map Amendment - Waterways and Wetlands - 853 Main Road

Text Amendment - Cidery/Winery Use - 70 Powers Road (Goulds)

Text Amendment - Heavy Equipment Storage
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Text Amendment: Housing

Text Amendment - Landscaping Requirements and Driveways

Text Amendment - Public Consultation

Text Amendment - Residential Uses and Subsidiary Dwelling Units
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