Landmark Planning and Design (LPD) met with stakeholders on Monday, December 8 to unveil conceptual plans for phase two of the Oak River development at the south end of Île-des-Chênes.

Roads and utility installation in phase one are nearly complete. Housing builds will begin in the coming weeks for the 161-acre residential development.

Once complete, phase one will accommodate 44 single-family homes, 42 two-family homes, and one multi-family parcel, along with a retention pond, two parks, and walking paths.

Phase two is the larger 90-acre section and the area for which Monday’s stakeholder presentation was created.

“There is no set timeline for when phase two construction would begin,” says LPD. “As the development of phase one progresses, the project team is considering how infrastructure, such as pipes and roads, may eventually connect to the phase two area, and how land uses between phases may integrate. This is a long-term planning effort.”

The original stakeholder open house was held at the TC Energy Centre in June of this year with the goal of garnering feedback. From that feedback, LPD developed four conceptual plans which were presented at a second meeting in September.

On December 8, a final preferred land use drawing was proposed.

In keeping with the phase one plan, the majority of the phase two exit and entry points will connect to Old Highway 59.

Just under half of phase two will be comprised of single- and two-family homes. The majority of the multi-family units and potential commercial space is designated for the section of land which is bordered on one side by Highway 59 and on the other by Old Highway 59.

Just over ten acres will be set aside for greenspace, ponds, and walking paths.

Efforts have been made, throughout both phases of development, to ensure that sidewalks and paths connect the new development with existing sidewalks in Île-des-Chênes.

LPD is still collecting stakeholder feedback online. Once collated, a development application will help initiate the formal approval process. A public hearing is expected to take place sometime in spring.