Development Appeal Board Support

We assist communities in managing development appeals through clear procedures, strong administrative support, and a solid understanding of local planning rules.

Supporting Municipalities with Development Appeal Board Expertise

Northbound Planning is proud to offer specialized Development Appeal Board (DAB) Support Services tailored to the needs of communities across Saskatchewan. Our team brings deep expertise in planning legislation, procedural fairness, and administrative support to ensure your community can easily navigate appeal board procedures, and issue enforcement smoothly, efficiently, and in full compliance with applicable regulations.

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Services Offered

  1. Professional Planning Support
    Consult with our professional planners when you become aware of development non-compliance to review options to achieve compliance beyond simply issuing a development enforcement order.

  2. Pre-Enforcement Guidance
    We help communities, and their development officers, to navigate the pre-enforcement order process to try and achieve compliance with development regulations to ensure the issuance of an enforcement order as the last option.

  3. Document Review
    Work alongside our professional planners in writing your development enforcement orders to ensure proper act and section referencing, violation context, appropriate timelines, and contravention remedy solutions. We assist in reviewing notices, submissions, and draft orders to ensure clarity, consistency, and procedural correctness.

  4. Pre-Hearing Guidance
    We help communities, and their development officers, prepare for development appeal board hearings by reviewing procedures, timelines, and documentation to ensure everything is in order before the hearing takes place.

  5. Compliance Assurance
    Our team ensures your community’s appeal submission aligns with planning legislation and administrative law, reducing risk and improving defensibility.

  6. Staff Support & Training
    We offer training and ongoing support to municipal staff involved in the appeal process, helping build internal capacity and confidence.

  7. Development Appeal Board Representation
    While our professional planners are not legal counsel, our expertise in planning legislation and implementation, we can appear beside your development officer at the appeal hearings to explain the nuances of your planning bylaws, the contravention and how the municipality navigated the enforcement process.

  8. Saskatchewan Municipal Board Representation
    Similar to representing you at the Development Appeals Board, we can also support you with submissions and representation at the Saskatchewan Municipal Board (SMB), pre-presenting the community’s position at the development appeals board.

Subscribe for Ongoing Support

Communities can subscribe to Northbound’s Development Appeal Process Support Services for continuous access to expert guidance. Subscriptions include:

  • Access to planning consultants

  • Regular updates on legislative changes

  • Document templates and best practices

  • Annual process reviews and recommendations

  • Navigation through the development appeal board process

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Let Northbound Planning help your community navigate the development appeal process with clarity and confidence.

Contact us at office@northboundplanning.ca, or via phone at (306) 313-4434 or enter your contact information here to learn more and ask about annual subscription rates.