Building & Development Services
Building and Development services fall under Portugal Cove-St. Philip’s Planning and Development department. This department facilitates the following:
- The administration of the Town’s Municipal Plan and Development Regulations
- Building permits
- Occupancy permits
- Development control
- Town plan review and updating of the plan
- GIS and mapping
- Environmental initiatives
To speak with someone in the Planning & Development Department, call 709-895-8000 (option 4 from the menu)
Notices
Applications and Submissions
Applications and related forms are available on this page. We encourage residents to email planning and development submissions or applications to [email protected]. Submissions and applications are also accepted at the Town Office during normal business hours (Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm).
Processing of Fees
Credit Card: Payments can be made using your credit card by phone or on the Town’s eServices website https://pcsp.ws.townsuite.com/login. For assistance with eServices, please call Accounting Technician Joe Donkers at 709-895-8000 (ext. 260).
Other methods of payment include cash, debit, bill payments through your online banking, or by cheque. If making a payment through eServices or bill payments, please notify the Town to ensure the payment is properly applied to your account.
For any assistance regarding payments, please call the Planning & Development Department at 709-895-8000 (option 4 from the menu).
Forms & Applications
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Municipal Plan and Development Regulations
The Municipal Plan and Development Regulations are legal documents created under the authority of the Urban and Rural Planning Act, 2000 and guide the future growth and physical improvements of the Town for a 10-year period.
Please be advised that periodically Council may make amendments to the Town’s Municipal Plan and Development Regulations 2014-2024. Below, for your convenience, are working copies of the planning documents with amendments which have been registered and published in the Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette. The original amendment documents can be found at the Town Office.
Development Regulations 2014-2024 (Updated August 2024)
- Land Use Zoning Map
- Schedule A Definitions
- Schedule B Classifications
- Schedule C – Use Zones
- General Provisions
- Residential Small Lot
- Residential Medium Density
- Residential Low Density
- Residential Rural
- Residential Development Scheme Area
- Traditional Community
- Mixed Use
- Public Use
- Recreational Open Space
- Protected Watershed
- Agricultural
- Rural
- Eco Village Cluster
- Eco Village Sustainable Agriculture
- Schedule D – Off-street Parking Requirements
- Schedule E- Environment Protection Overlay
Subdivision Design and Construction Standards
Flood Zone Information and Maps
- Town of Portugal Cove-St. Philip’s Flood Risk Mapping Study
- Technical Appendices – Volume 1
- Technical Appendices – Volume 2
- 1:20 and 1:100 AEP Floodlines
- 1:20 and 1:100 AEP Climate Change Floodlines
- 1:20 and 1:100 AEP Inundation Floodlines
- 1:20 and 1:100 AEP Velocity Distribution Floodlines
- 1:20 and 1:100 AEP Flood Hazard Floodlines
Municipal Plan and Development Regulations
The Town of Portugal Cove-St. Philip’s Council and staff in collaboration with Tract Consulting is undertaking a review and update to the Town’s Municipal Plan and Development Regulations. Updates will be provided as the review process continues. Information on the Municipal Plan and Development Regulations review and update is available here.
Appeals
In accordance with Part VI (APPEALS) of the Urban and Rural Planning Act, 2000, a person(s) aggrieved of certain decisions of Council may appeal that decision to the Eastern Newfoundland Regional Appeal Board. Information regarding appeals (i.e. what can be appealed, filing and appeal, and results of appeal hearings) can be found here.
Permits Issued
For additional yearly permit collections, please contact the Planning and Development Department.
For the Planning and Development overview page, please click here.
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