There are certain uses and kinds of development that have additional and/or separate processes for their approval such as:
infrastructure development (for example, sewage pipes, wastewater treatment facilities, energy transmission lines, energy generation facilities) - Environmental Assessment Act
mineral aggregates extraction - Aggregate Resources Act
landfills - Environmental Protection Act
There are also provincial frameworks regulating operations and activities that may have the potential for negative impacts on the landscape, such as:
water-taking - Ontario Water Resources Act (permit to take water)
tree-cutting, and grading of land - Municipal Act, 2001 (tree cutting and site alteration by-laws)
removing or damaging certain plants or habitat of certain animals - Endangered Species Act
dumping of toxic waste - Environmental Protection Act
development and activities in regulated areas including hazardous lands (floodplains, shorelines, valleylands, wetlands etc.) - Conservation Authorities Act (development and interference regulation)
building of certain structures - Building Code Act (building permit)