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55 Shields Ave

55 Shields Ave is in Lawrence Park South. It's outside TRCA flood hazard areas, with 4 planning applications within 250 metres.

Data as of Nov 8, 2026 · Every item lists its source

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Key findings
  • Outside TRCA flood and shoreline hazard areas.
  • 0 active development applications and 4 Committee of Adjustment applications within 250 m.
Building permits0in the last 5 years
Applications nearby4active, within 250 m
Flood hazardOutsideTRCA mapping
HeritageNot listedCity Heritage Register
Avenue RdLatimer AveCastle Knock RdNew Haven DrCastlefield AveCastlewood RdBurnaby BlvdKelway BlvdCrestview RdShields AveRoselawn AveHeddington AveWingate PlElwood BlvdWillowbank Blvd1234Map data: City of Toronto (Toronto Centreline)Castle Knock RdBurnaby BlvdKelway BlvdCastlewood RdCrestview RdRoselawn AveHeddington AveElwood Blvd1234Map data: City of Toronto (Toronto Centreline)
The red dot is 55 Shields Ave. The circle shows 250 metres, about a 3-minute walk. Numbers match the applications in “What’s changing nearby”.

03The building

ItemFindingPrecisionSource
Building orders and noticesNone on recordThis addressBuilding Construction/Demolition Violations
Building permits, last 5 years0 permitsThis addressBuilding Permits · 1 on record
Short-term rentalNot registeredThis addressShort Term Rentals Registration
Heritage statusNot on the Heritage RegisterThis addressHeritage Register
Most recent permits (1 of 1)
  • Back Water Valve (Sewer only) · Closed · Nov 6, 2015
    install 1 backwater valve · Permit 15 248143 DRN

04Risks and the ground

ItemFindingPrecisionSource
River flood hazardOutsideThis addressTRCA Regulation mapping 2025
Lake shoreline hazardOutsideThis addressTRCA Regulation mapping 2025
TRCA regulated areaOutsideThis addressTRCA Regulation mapping 2025
Lead in tap-water tests, postal area M5N1.6% of tests above Ontario's limitYour area · M5NNon Regulated Lead Sample · 122 tests, Jan 22, 2014 to Aug 5, 2026

TRCA mapping is for screening, not site-specific decisions. Lead results are voluntary samples from homes in the postal area, not this address.

01What’s changing nearby

  1. 1
    48 Shields Ave · 53 m away
    Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance
    To construct a new dwelling.
    File A0007/19NY · submitted Jan 8, 2019
  2. 2
    99 Heddington Ave · 93 m away
    Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance
    To alter the existing detached dwelling to infill existing open-to-below area to create livable space in the existing dwelling.
    File A0322/26NY · submitted Aug 20, 2026
  3. 3
    81 Shields Ave · 102 m away
    Committee of Adjustment · Consent (severance)
    To consent to a technical severance of the two residential properties, which merged in title. Proposal to re-establish and restore the original lot line separating 81 and 83 Shields Avenue and to maintain existing vehicular/pedestrian…
    File B0008/24NY · submitted Mar 6, 2024
  4. 4
    136 Heddington Ave · 150 m away
    Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance
    To legalize and maintain the existing driveway and front yard landscaping area.Please note, this application was deferred at the September 3, 2026 Public Hearing.
    File A0280/26NY · submitted Jul 30, 2026
Short-term rentals nearby0 registered homesWithin 250 mShort Term Rentals Registration

Development Applications; Committee of Adjustment Applications; Short Term Rentals Registration.

02City services

ItemFindingPrecisionSource
Garbage dayNovember 12, 2026This addressSolid Waste Collection Schedule
City councillorMike ColleWard 8councillor_colle8@toronto.ca · 416-338-2500

05Quick answers about 55 Shields Ave

Is 55 Shields Ave in a flood plain?

No. It is outside TRCA's mapped flood and shoreline hazard areas. Source: TRCA Regulation mapping 2025.

What is being built near 55 Shields Ave?

0 active development applications within 250 metres. Source: Development Applications.

When is garbage day at 55 Shields Ave?

Collection calendar Thursday 2. Next garbage pickup: Nov 12, 2026. Source: Solid Waste Collection Schedule.

Answers are generated from the data on this page and update when the data changes.

06From the archives

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55 Shields Ave, Toronto M5N: permits, flood risk and what's planned nearby · My Address in Toronto