Planning and Zoning

The following permits will be accepted using Cloud Permit: 

• Minor Variance
• Rezoning
• Official Plan Amendment 
• Site Plan Approval
• Municipal Addressing

All other applications are to be submitted to Huron County. However, you may receive an email from Cloud Permit with login details.

To get started with Cloud Permit, you need to create an account. Note: you will need an email address to use the system. 

1. Go to the Cloudpermit website
2. Click on the account column titled Register
3. Provide your email address
4. Cloudpermit will send an email to the address you have provided. 
5. Open the email and complete the registration process (note: this validation email is only valid for 24-hours)

The next time you visit the site, you'll use your email and password.

Log in to Cloudpermit.

1. Click Create a New Application in your Dashboard
2. Give a name for your application and click Next
3. Select Province and Municipality from the drop-down menus in Location for the application section
4. Enter the property's address or a roll number to find your property. You can also click and drag with a mouse on the interactive map with GIS to search for the property on the map
5. Select Planning approval for the application type
6. Select Project Type
7. Select Category, Scope, and Proposed Use. Some applications may not include the selection of scope and proposed use
8. Approval applications usually require a pre-consultation before submitting the approval. Your municipality authority will inform you with the following notification at the bottom of this view. 
9. Click Next
10. In the Summary, click Finish & Create
11. The pre-consultation workspace opens. Follow the instructions to fill our the pre-consultation request, if required

1. You have now provided the required application data. The Required Tasks progress bar shows that all requirements are met in the approval
2. Click Sign Off Application
3. In the Sign-Off view, scroll down to Affidavit and Signatures
4. Check which roles must sign off your application. Depending on your application's scope and proposed use, the declaration may require, for example, an Agent, or a Property Owner, to sign off on it
5. If you have given yourself the required roles in the Parties to the Application section, click Sign Off on each section. Cloudpermit trickers the role from your party card
6. If the sign-off form requires an affidavit, you must provide it
7. Click Download Affidavit. Fill out the affidavit and click Upload Affidavit
8. Next, click Submit Application
9. To download the signed-off form, click Download Signed Form
10. Save the file on your computer
11. Click Submit Application to send it to the municipal planning authority

1. In the Dashboard, click Create a New Application
2. Select Create a New Project
3. Type a name for the application 
4. Click Next
5. Fill out the rest of the pre-consultation request
6. In the Pre-Consultation request, invite parties to collaborate and add all necessary attachments
7. Once the request is completed, click Request Pre-Consultation
8. You have requested pre-consultation from your local government planning authority. Cloudpermit will notify you by email after your local government planning authority starts processing your pre-consultation request

Payment can be made in-person or mailed to: 

Municipality of Central Huron

23 Albert Street, PO Box 400

Clinton, ON, N0M 1L0

Note: we can only accept cash, cheque, or debit. 

Cloudpermit

• How to send a message through Cloudpermit - video
• What are the Planning application process phases and steps?
• How to complete required application data in your draft approval application
• How to know and check if your application has been appealed

Huron County 

• Planning fees
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Guides and Resources
• Citizens Guide to Zoning By-law 

Central Huron

• Central Huron's Official Plan
• Zoning page
• Planning fee schedule