Province pushes through Fall River development

Nova Scotia Municipal Affairs Minister John Lohr speaks at a press conference in Halifax on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michael Tutton

By Mark Hodgins

Posted Feb 16, 2024 05:40:53 PM.

Last Updated Feb 16, 2024 05:41:28 PM.

A development that was narrowly rejected by Halifax Regional Council in 2022 will be moving forward under provincial authority.

Housing minister John Lohr announced Friday he had designated Fall River South as a special planning area. The designation will allow for a 120-unit development to move forward on a 12-hectare parcel of land at the end of Ingram Dr.

The province said the designation came on the recommendation of the Executive Panel on Housing in the Halifax Regional Municipality.

“The developer will now work with municipal planning and development staff to move the project forward,” the province said in a release. “Projects in special planning areas are subject to permitting, fees and safety and regulatory requirements specified in the Housing in the Halifax Regional Municipality Act.”

In late 2022, a tie vote to an amendment on the development resulted in council rejecting the plan.

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