Woodgrove Area Plan

The purpose of the Woodgrove Area Plan project is to provide more detailed land use and policy guidance for land within the Woodgrove Secondary Urban Centre. The Plan is intended to build on City Plan: Nanaimo ReImagined and the Nanaimo Framework of Five City Goals. 

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Woodgrove Area Plan

The Phase 3 Engagement Summary and Woodgrove Area Plan are proposed to be presented to Council on Monday, May 25th. To view the Council Report, click on this link or visit nanaimo.ca and search "Council Meetings". 

• Phase 3 - Woodgrove Area Plan Engagement Summary
• Woodgrove Area Plan (proposed)

Thank you to everyone in our community who helped contribute to this project. Your insights and input were greatly appreciated and were vital in drafting the Woodgrove Area Plan.

Phase 3 - Draft Policies, Actions,  Monitoring Framework & Design Guidelines.

Thank you to everyone who provided their feedback for Phase 3 of the Woodgrove Area Plan project. A summary of the engagement results is now available Phase 3 - Woodgrove Area Assessment - Engagement Summary. The feedback we received was used to inform the Woodgrove Area Plan.

For a recap of Phase 3, we examined what policies, actions, monitoring framework & design guidelines will move us closer to achieving a complete community in the Woodgrove Urban Centre.  Check out the Phase 3 - Draft Policies, Actions, Monitoring Framework & Design Guidelines Report. Staff presented the findings to Council on January 19th. To view the Staff Report and video of the meeting, visit the Council Meeting webpage.

Phase 2 - Growth Scenarios

Thank you to everyone who provided their feedback for Phase 2 of the Woodgrove Area Plan project. A summary of the engagement results is now available Phase 2 - Woodgrove Area Assessment - Engagement Summary. The feedback we received was used to inform potential policies, actions and monitoring framework that may form the final Woodgrove Area Plan.

For a recap on Phase 2 - Growth Scenarios, we examined the impacts further growth may have on transportation, access to daily needs and infrastructure. The findings of the assessment are summarized in the Phase 2 - Growth Scenarios Assessment Report. Staff presented the findings to Council on June 16th. To view the Staff Report and video of the meeting, visit the Council Meeting webpage.

Phase 1 - Baseline Assessment

Phase 1 of this project focused on preparing a Baseline Assessment Report (March 2025) to identifies the current state of the Woodgrove Secondary Urban Centre as it relates to the supply of housing, daily needs, retail, capacity of the transportation and transit network, and capacity of sewer and water infrastructure. For more information on the findings, view the Phase 1 - Baseline Assessment Report.

Staff presented the findings to the Governance and Priority Committee meeting on March 24th. To view the Staff Report and video of the meeting, visit the Council Meeting webpage.

A summary of what we heard from the community on the Baseline Assessment findings are summarized in the Phase 1 - Engagement Summary.

Scope Area

The scope area for the Woodgrove Area Plan includes the boundaries of the Woodgrove Secondary Urban Centre, as shown here: Woodgrove Area Plan Boundary. The boundaries reflect those shown on Schedule 2: Future Land Use Designation of City Plan: Nanaimo ReImagined. However, as the Woodgrove area currently serves both a citywide and regional function, a wider lens will be cast for the purposes of preparing the Area Plan. 

Objectives

The objectives of the Woodgrove Area Plan are as follows:

1. Build on City Plan: Nanaimo ReImagined desired outcomes, policies, and public input;
2. Refine the vision and desired outcomes for the study area that will guide its evolution over the next 25 years, within the context of the new Provincial Housing Legislation;
3. Develop a future growth concept and development policies for where and how new development can be integrated into the scope area over time (if/when development is proposed);
4. Identify implementation actions and monitoring to determine what infrastructure and public amenity investments are needed to realize the growth concept; and,
5. Produce a Woodgrove Area Plan document that represents the community visions for growth for the area and acts as a tool for the development community in realizing that vision. 

Project Timeline

The Woodgrove Area Plan project launched in January 2025 and is scheduled to be completed by the first quarter of 2026. Check back for updates to the project timeline. 

Have Any Questions? 

For more information please visit https://www.getinvolvednanaimo.ca/woodgrove

Feel free to reach out to staff if you have any questions on this project.

Kasia Biegun | Project Manager

T: 250.755.4434

E: kasia.biegun@nanaimo.ca