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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Phase 2 - Grow Scenarios Assessment Report & Survey

We are now in Phase 2 of the Woodgrove Area Plan project. This phase explores what actions move us closer to achieving a complete community and the implications of residential and commercial growth in the Woodgrove area through three growth scenarios. Each scenario examines the impacts of transportation, access to daily needs and infrastructure. The growth scenarios and findings are summarized in the Phase 2 - Growth Scenarios Assessment Report. On June 16th, Staff presented the Phase 1 - Phase 1 - Engagement Summary Summary and the Phase 2 - Growth Scenarios Assessment Report findings on the Woodgrove Area Plan project. Click here to view the Council agenda and video. 

Provide your feedback! The Phase 2 - Growth Scenarios Survey is seeking feedback on each proposed scenario to identify the communities’ priorities and/or concerns with each growth scenario. The findings will help inform what policy and actions to include in the final Woodgrove Area Plan. The survey is open from June 16th - July 2nd. The survey can be completed online or hard copies are available at the following locations: Service & Resource Centre - 411 Dunsmuir St; Oliver Woods Community Centre - 6000 Oliver Woods Rd; and Nanaimo North Vancouver Island Regional Library - 6250 Hammond Bay Rd. 

Phase 1 - Engagement Summary

Thank you to everyone who provided their feedback for Phase 1 of the Woodgrove Area Plan project. The main themes we heard are now summarized in the Phase 1 - Engagement Summary. The feedback we received was used to inform what growth scenarios to test in Phase 2. 

 

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