On October 11, 2006, City Council adopted Official Plan Amendments OP93-270 and OP93-271 that revised the existing Bram West Secondary Plan.

The purpose of OP93-270/271 was to revise certain land use designations, road alignments and policies of Chapters 40(a) and 40(b) of the Bram West Secondary Plan in order to implement a revised land use plan and policies based on an enhanced public consultation process.

The City received eleven appeals against the official plan amendments. The appeals are generally focused on the issues of financing, growth management, urban design and infrastructure matters, as well as land use and road alignments, in addition to the Corridor Protection Area west of Heritage Road. Many of these appellants submitted appeals against the 2006 Official Plan.

The OMB partially approved OP93-270 for the lands east of Mississauga Road in the Bram West Secondary Plan. This was done by the approval of a new Chapter to the Bram West Secondary Plan known as 40(c). The next phase of approval for Bram West was for the lands between Mississauga Road and Heritage Road, also known as Sub-Area 40-3. These lands underwent block planning by the City and were approved by the OMB as Chapter 40(d) in mid 2010.

Approvals for the balance of the Bram West Secondary Plan, west of Heritage Road and south of Steeles Avenue were to follow the final disposition of the corridor protection related appeals by the OMB.

Recent History

In 2022, staff initiated a review of the Bram West Secondary Plan Review to align the secondary plan land uses and policy with current planning contexts. With input from stakeholder sessions, a set of guiding principles was developed and refined to shape a proposed land use concept for the Secondary Plan Area. The only exception is Sub-Area 40(a), where development potential remains limited by the City’s Interim Control By-law 306-2003 and existing Corridor Protection Area policies, which safeguard lands for a future transportation corridor in western Brampton.

The Bram West Secondary Plan Review was paused due to factors beyond its scope and control. This included uncertainty around the design and alignment of the future Highway 413, the Corridor Protection Area affecting Sub-Area 40(a), and the ongoing process of resolving appeals to the Heritage Heights Secondary Plan.

With the design and alignment of Highway 413 now clarified and the Heritage Heights appeals resolved, the review of the Secondary Plan has resumed. A revised work program has been established to guide growth and development in accordance with the objectives of the Secondary Plan area.