Priority Issues - Urban Development Institute of Nova Scotia

Minister Lohr’s Designation of HRM as an Interim Planning Area.

There has been a lot of confusion around Minister Lohr’s implementation of an Interim Planning Area (IPA) for all HRM. This was put in place, so that the Minimum Planning Requirements (MPRs) could be enabled. These MPRs were supposed to have been put in place for December 2024. However, Council is now on track to […]

UDI Update Regarding Provinces Refusal to Approve HRM’s Amendments to the Regional Plan

From the desk of the Executive Director, Stephen Adams – August 12, 2025 Dear UDI members: As promised, I have an update to report regarding the Province’s refusal to approve HRM’s amendments to the Regional Plan. On Monday, August 11, Halifax Regional Municipality announced that the Nova Scotia government rejected changes to the revised Regional […]

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Minister Lohr’s Designation of HRM as an Interim Planning Area.

UDI Update Regarding Provinces Refusal to Approve HRM’s Amendments to the Regional Plan