Expedited Approval Process
Expedited Approval Process
Welland offers a coordinated and speedy approach to obtaining the necessary site plan approvals and building permits
Instead of just policing, the City of Welland assists in streamlining your projects. City Staff have proven time and time again that Welland can get your project to the construction phase faster than anywhere else. If you don’t believe us, just ask some of the companies that have recently invested in Welland. We have aligned ourselves to work in a business and entrepreneurial mindset and will work with your timeline to get you to the building phase fast.
A key tool to our proven process is the Development Team Approach which combines building, economic development, planning, engineering, and utility representatives into one development team. This allows investors and developers to work with all services at one time. The end result is a coordinated and speedy approach to obtaining the necessary site plan approvals and building permits.
The City of Welland uses other effective tools to reduce red-tape and promote economic development which include the following:
- Pre-consultation Meetings
- New Comprehensive Zoning By-law
- Site Plan Approval delegated to staff
- Conditional permits
- Community Improvement Plans
- Development Charges Exemptions/Grant
Some of Welland’s Expedited Projects:
Fonthill Lumber (7 Woodlawn Road)
Project: 96,000ft² Manufacturing facility and lumber yard with an investment of $18,500,000.00
Pre-consultation with the City: May 3, 2018
Building Permit Issued: June 10, 2021
Kit Steel (100 Downs Drive)
Project: 12,787ft² Manufacturing facility with an investment of $8,600,000.00
Pre-consultation with the City: None held
Building Permit Issued: December 4, 2020
Upper Canada Railway Service ( Enterprise Drive)
Project: 20,000ft² Manufacturing facility with an investment of $1,500,000
Pre-consultation with the City: August 1, 2019 and April 30, 2020
Building Permit Issued: February 2, 2021
Winoa Canada (650 Rusholme Road – Expansion)
Project: 11,250ft² expansion project with an investment of $650,000
Pre-consultation with the City: May 20, 2022
Building Permit Issued: April 19, 2022
Holiday Inn Express (224 Power Drive)
Project: 51,731.35ft² 4 storey 80 room hotel offering with an investment of $14,555,000.00
Pre-consultation with the City: April 4, 2019
Building Permit Issued: August 22, 2019