North Meadows Secondary Plan

What is the purpose of a secondary plan?

• It provides specific policies for a particular area having unique characteristics;
• It requires a coordinated approach in order to give guidance for a specific area;
• It contains recommendations for Council’s consideration which ultimately become part of the Official Plan;
• It is based on community consultation.

 North Meadows Secondary Plan – What is it?

• A planning and engineering evaluation and study supported by Strathroy-Caradoc;
• Becomes a concept plan for properties located in the north-east portion of Strathroy (south side of Second Street east of Deborah Drive) known as the North Meadows Secondary Planning Area;
• There has been a significant increase in residential building permit activity and interest in developing the town’s remaining vacant residential land;
• The lands are intended to be developed primarily for residential uses over the next ten years. For this to happen, the Secondary Plan must first be prepared and approved;
• The Secondary Plan will become part of the Official Plan and will provide specific policies tailored to the area;
• The Secondary Plan is not a detailed development plan, rather it is considered a conceptual plan showing preferred locations for parks, residential areas, streets, and  trails and open space areas.

• areas for low, medium, and high density residential purposes (e.g. single unit dwellings, semi-detached dwellings, townhouses, low-rise apartments);
• the road network and pedestrian connections;
• areas to be maintained in a natural state and set aside for open space and parks;
• the need for school facilities;
• measures to reduce potential land use conflicts;
• ways to enhance the area and  improve the quality of life for future residents;
• ways to address water, wastewater and drainage needs.

Council’s Vision for the North Meadows Secondary Planning Area

 Strathroy-Caradoc Council has recently approved the following statement as its overall vision for the North Meadows Secondary Planning Area:

“The North Meadows Secondary Planning Area is intended to provide a well-integrated pedestrian scaled residential community comprising of a range of residential dwelling types and densities that includes enhanced streetscaping, urban design and parkland/trail features. Further, it will be sensitive to the significant natural features and corridors of the area and maintain the unique pedestrian connection between the north end of Strathroy and its downtown.”

This page is focused on the North Meadows Secondary Plan. It provides you with updates on background information and reports and future meetings.

The Municipality of Strathroy-Caradoc wants to keep you informed throughout this important process. We encourage you to check this site periodically for all updates and additional opportunities for input.

Feel free to contact us with your questions and comments. Our contact information can be found at the bottom of this page.

In preparing a draft preferred option for land use within the North Meadows Secondary Plan, the following documents were prepared and reviewed at stakeholder and public meetings:

• Summary of Consultation and Preferred Land Use Plan
• North Meadows Secondary Plan Transportation Study - Updated Jan. 24/2020
• North Meadows Secondary Plan Trails and Open Space Report
• North Meadows Secondary Plan Environmental Features and Natural Hazards Report - Updated Jan. 24/2020
• North Meadows Secondary Plan Municipal Servicing Report
• North Meadows Secondary Plan Background and Land Use Options Report

Draft Documents

Three land use options were considered during consultation and at the stakeholder and public meetings:

• Land Use Option #1
• Land Use Option #2
• Land Use Option #3

Draft Preferred Land Use Option

This is the Draft Preferred Land Use Option that resulted from the consultation and meetings:

• Draft Preferred Land Use Option
   

• Sanitary Sewer Master Plan for the Community of Strathroy (2006)
• Middlesex Natural Heritage Study (2014)
• Strathroy-Caradoc Parks and Recreation Master Plan (2015)
• Municipality of Strathroy-Caradoc Servicing Standards (2016)

A final summary of consultation and background studies was presented to Strathroy-Caradoc Council on March 2, 2020. View this summary.

A public meeting was held at the Gemini Sportsplex (May 15, 2019) to meet with the project consultants, Monteith Brown Planning Consultants and Dillon Consulting Ltd., as well as the Mayor, members of Council and Municipal officials. The meeting was well attended with over 50 persons participating.

This was the Notice of Public Meeting.

A presentation was given followed by a question period and “round table discussions”; display boards introduced the public to the North Meadows Secondary Planning Area and the characteristics which shape it.

Here is the presentation which was given at the meeting.

January Meetings

The next round of meetings, for stakeholders and for members of the public, was held in late January. For complete information, see the presentation from these meetings that went to Strathroy-Caradoc Council.

Notice of Public Meeting #3

A virtual public meeting to review draft secondary plan and urban design guidelines was held on September 17, 2020 at 6:00 pm.  See below for information regarding this meeting: 

• Notice of Public Meeting #3
• Presentation - Public Meeting #3
• Draft Secondary Plan
• Schedule M1 - Draft Land Use Designations
• Schedule M2 - Draft Natural Heritage Designations
• Urban Design Guidelines DRAFT

Statutory Public Meeting

Based on the feedback received from the public open house, and additional feedback from the Project Executive Committee, the Secondary Plan has been revised, and the Final Secondary Plan, including the Land Use Plan has been prepared for adoption by Municipal Council. 

In conjunction with the preparation of the Final North Meadows Secondary Plan, an Amendment to the Municipality of Strathroy-Caradoc’s Official Plan has been prepared to incorporate the Secondary Plan into the Official Plan.

A virtual public meeting to present the application to adopt the North Meadows Secondary Plan and amend the Municipality of Strathroy Caradoc Official Plan was held on Monday, January 18, 2021 at 6:00pm.  See below for information regarding this meeting: 

• Presentation: Statutory Public Meeting for the North Meadows Secondary Plan (PDF [6MB])
• Notice of Statutory Public Meeting
• Draft North Meadows Secondary Plan
• Draft North Meadows Urban Design Guidelines
• Draft Schedule M1 - Land Use Designations
• Draft Schedule M1 - Land Use Designations (Annotated)
• Draft Schedule M2 - Natural Heritage Designations
• Draft Official Plan Amendment

The County of Middlesex is the approval authority for the Secondary Plan and Official Plan Amendment, and as such, the Plan must be approved by County Council before coming into force and effect. Following the approval of the plan by Municipal Council, the North Meadows Secondary Plan and Official Plan Amendment has been forwarded on to County Council for final approval.