PUBLIC HEARINGS

     Council Meetings are typically held the fourth Wednesday of every month, in the Upper Nappan Service Center Council Chambers. These meetings are typically open to the public and are live streamed the Municipality of Cumberland County Facebook page.


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there are a variety of types Planning and development of proceedings, all serving different functions…..

Public Hearings are a mandatory part of the planning process for any planning application in which the council is voting on. Public hearings are open to the public and provide the ideal opportunity for residents to voice their opinion on specific planning projects. 

Open House are informal meetings where residents are given the opportunity to shape the development of new policies and plans for the municipality.

Notice of Adoption is an official memo that informs the public of a plan or policy that was recently approved by the council for adoption.  Notices of Adoption can be found in The Casket, a locally circulating newspaper for Cumberland County. The publication of a notice is the marker for the beginning of an appeal period. For 14 days after the Notice of Adoption is published, residents can submit an appeal to the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (NSUARB)/

Readings is the legal term for presenting a case to council. Whether it is a proposal for a rezoning, an amendment, a site plan, or a development agreement, anything going to be voted on in council must undergo a first AND second reading. After a second reading, council will make the final decision to approve or reject the proposal.


Planning Notice Board

*** Due to recent changes to the Municipal Government Act, official planning notices will be posted to the Cumberland County website, as a provincially approved method of public notification. ***

Public Information Meeting for the Redevelopment of 40 Chapel St Springhill. October 21, 2025
Second REading: Rezoning a portion of 3999 HWY321, PID 25127630, Oxford Jct. October 29 2025
PAUSED : Rezoning, Mervil Rushton Building Movers, PID 25446477, Little River. February 14, 2024

Recent Council Decisions

Rezoning 1370 Southampton Rd, West Amherst - APPEALED ALLOWED
Rezoning multiple PIDs along Wyvern Rd and Wentworth Collingwood Rd, Collingwood NS. ADOPTED
Rezoning between 148 Blue Sea Road and Golden Brook, Malagash Centre ADOPTED
Rezoning PID 25182171 on the corner of HWY 6 and Malagash Rd ADOPTED
Rezoning Multiple PIDs adjacent to Fox Harb'r Resort, Fox Harbour ADOPTED
Development Agreement for 2 King St Springhill ADOPTED
Rezoning a portion of PID 25066473 on Smith Rd, Upper Nappan, WITHDRAWN
Rezoning between 292 and 354 Smith Rd Upper Nappan ADPOTED
Rezoning 19 McCully Lane, Wards Brook REJECTED
Amendment to requirements for development of an undersized lot- ADOPTED

Past Proposals

2024

Rezoning 11339 HWY6, PID 25150665, South Pugwash - ADOPTED
Commercial Development Districts Policy - aDOPTED
Shaw Rural Housing Development Agreement and Rezoning, Mechanic & Crossin St, Springhill - ADOPTED
Rezoning North of 23 Fenton Rd, PID 25044124, West Amherst - ADOPTED
Rezoning Burns Drive, PID 25359803 & a portion of 25072455, Upper Nappan - ADOPTED
Rezoning 8252 HWY 366, PID 25115965, Linden - ADOPTED
Rezoning 2019 HWY 307, PID 25184144, Middleboro - ADOPTED
Rezoning 496 Fox Point Rd, PID 25510272 & 25331612, Fox River - ADOPTED
Rezoning Kolbec Rd. PID 25144031 & 25143215, Carrington- ADOPTED
Rezoning 11175 HWY 6, PID 25478355, South Pugwash. - ADOPTED
Rezoning 121 Main St, PID 25273434, Parrsboro - ADOPTED
lUB Amendment 272 Gulf Shore Rd. PID 25360710 Pugwash - ADOPTED
Rezoning 189 Main St, PID 25369026, Springhill - ADOPTED
Sunrise Landing Development Agreement PID25517459 Pugwash -Approved
Municipality of Cumberland PID 25228214, Elm St/Robertson Ave -Approved
Boak Group, PID 25477431, 3331 Highway 2, New Prospect - Approved
Elemental Energy Development Agreement, Higgins Mountain Wind Farm - Approved

2023

All Saints Parish, PID 25224874, 40 Chapel St. - December 20, 2023
Powell & Scallion: PIDs 25267402 & 25358581, Westchester Stn. - Approved
Feldershore Properties: PID 25451535, Gulf Shore - Approved
Sargent & Perrin: Various PIDs, Parrsboro - Approved
Chester and Elaine Urquhart: PID 25166851, Victoria – Hansford Road - Approved (Pg 26)
Bragg Lumber Company Ltd.: PID 25267543, Sutherland Lake - Approved (Pg 23)

2022

RZ22-07: PID 25070723, Highway 2, Fort Lawrence- Approved
RZ22-06: PID 25088600, Valley Road- Approved
RZ22-01 - PID 25143934: 3055 Kolbec Rd, Riverview.- Approved
RZ 22-02- PID 25088162: Wentworth-Collingwood Rd, Greenville- Approved
RZ22-03 - PID 25511056 and Part of PID 25511049, Fenwick Rd, Fenwick - Approved
RZ 22-04- PID 25372038 207 Spencer Island Rd, Spencer Island - Approved
RZ22-05 - PIDs 25126152 and 25466327: Cove Rd., Little River

2021

RZ21-07 - PIDs 25260043 & 25139593, 1072 Lynn Rd, Southampton - Withdrawn
RZ21-06 - PID 25088626, 556 Valley Road, Westchester - Approved
RZ21-05 - PID 25062530, 59 Charles Street, Joggins - Approved
RZ21-04 - PID 25152562, Gulf Shore Road, Gulf Shore - approved
RZ21-03 - PID 25172917, at 689 Kerrs Mill Road - approved
Public Highway Signage Bylaw - approved
RZ21-02 - PID 25360272, 768 Tidnish Head Road -approved
RZ21-01 - PID 25365511, 746 Miller Road, Miller Road -approved
HR21-01 - PID 25152497, 2029 Gulf Shore Road- approved

2020

DA20-02 - PID 25074808, 324 Nappan Road, Upper Nappan - approved
RZ20-07 - PID 25394859, Fort Lawrence Road - Denied
HR20-2 - PID 25053117, 5355 Barronsfield Road, Minudie - 12 Month HolD
hr20-01 - PID 25214503, 4030 Eastern Ave Parrsboro - approved
RZ20-06 - PID 25508177, 3815 Highway 302, Nappan -Approved
DA20-01 - PID 25331653, 44 King St. Parrsboro -Approved
RZ20-03 - PID 25176561, 45 North Shore Road, East Wallace -Approved
RZ20-02 - PID 25337460, 467 MacDonald Rd, Upper Nappan - Approved
RZ20-01 - PID 25143785, 2550 Highway 301, Riverview -Approved

2019

RZ19-04 - PID 25180183, 3145 Malagash Road - Approved
RZ19-03 - PID 25162041, 13394 Hwy 4, Wentworth - Approved
RZ19-02 - PID 25188889, 11 Brook Road, Port Greville - Approved
RZ19-01 - PID 25480625, Malagash Road - Approved