Hours of Operation:
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM

Planning, Zoning & Wetlands Division
Office of Development & Planning
111 Union Street, 2nd floor
New London, CT 06320
Phone    [860] 437-6379
Fax       [860] 437-4467

The Planning and Zoning Division is responsible for an increasingly broad range of regulatory functions, project management and planning projects. Staff are specifically responsible for administering and enforcing the City's Zoning Regulations (* Please note the changes made to the C-1 & C-2 zones effective 4/20/10, are not yet available in digital format but are available in the office.), Subdivision Regulations and the coastal management program. This division is also responsible for working with members of the community in the preparation of long- and short-range plans for the community and special districts in the City. Recently, staff have assumed responsibility for applying for and administering a variety of grants and special projects.

These special projects have ranged from the reconstruction of a major city intersection, tree planting programs, a nature walk at Ocean Beach Park, a multi-use linear walkway, a pedestrian bridge at the City's Multi-Modal Transportation Center and a Citywide vehicular wayfinding sign program.

Staff presently provide administrative and technical assistance to the Planning & Zoning Commission, the Zoning Board of Appeals the Inland Wetland/Conservation Commission,  Main Street's Design Committee and the City Center District.

Regulations:
• Zoning Regulations * Please note the changes made to the C-1 & C-2 zones effective 4/20/10, are not yet available in digital format but are available in the office.
• Subdivision Regulations
• Inland Wetland Regulations
• Sign Regulations
Applications:
• Conservation Commission
• Planning & Zoning Commission
• Subdivision/Resubdivision Application
• Zone Map & Regulation Amendment Application
• Zoning Board of Appeals
Administrative Applications:
• Home Based Business
• Sign Permit 
• Zoning Permit (Modification/Addition/Change of Use)
• Zoning Permit (Structures, Driveways, Fences, Sheds)
• Zoning Permit (New Business)
Miscellaneous:
• Contact Staff
• Certificate of Zoning Compliance
• Complaint (Zoning)
• Lot & Bulk Requirements
• Sign Design Guidelines
• Plan of Conservation & Development [POCD]
• Map 1, Existing Land Use
• Map 2, Community Facilities
• Map 3, Properties Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
• Map 4, Environmental Features
• Map 5, Land Use Plan
• Public Act 06-08 (Public Notice Registry)
• Public Notice Registry
Resource Links:
• New London Code of Ordinances
• Southeastern Connecticut Council of Governments (SCOG)
• Economic Development Data Information (EDDI)
• University of Connecticut Map Room
• FEMA Flood Map Resource Center
• CT Department of Environmental Protection
• CT Chapter of American Planning Association
• American Planning Association
• U.S. Census Bureau