Planning application · Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance

Garage or parking

153 Gough Ave · Playter Estates-Danforth · Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth

The owner is asking for exceptions to the zoning rules to construct a new rear one-storey ancillary building (containing a lounge, sports simulator, storage. The Committee of Adjustment hears it on Wednesday, November 25. Neighbours can send comments or speak at the hearing.

City file A0716/26TEY · Data as of Nov 13, 2026 · Every item lists its source

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Where it is in the process

SubmittedOct 6, 2026
Notice to neighboursHearing scheduled
NowComments open until Nov 18
NextHearing Nov 25
ThenDecision; appeals until Dec 15

01Have your say

HearingWednesday, November 25, 2026, 3:00 p.m.Online, or in person at Committee Room 2, Second Floor, Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen Street W, M5H 2N2

Written comments due by 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, November 18

Write your comments, mentioning file A0716/26TEY and the address.
Email them as a PDF to the Committee of Adjustment (Toronto and East York panel) by the deadline. How to submit, on the City’s site
To speak at the hearing, online or in person, register with the Committee. How to take part

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The deadline is 4:30 p.m. five business days before the hearing, the City’s rule for written submissions. Hearings are sometimes postponed: follow the application to hear about changes.

02What’s proposed

To construct a new rear one-storey ancillary building (containing a lounge, sports simulator, storage, and washroom). The existing detached garage will be demolished. Also, to alter the existing two-and-one-half-storey storey detached dwelling by constructing a rear ground floor deck.

The application’s description, from the City’s Committee of Adjustment data. A minor variance is permission for a small exception to the zoning rules, such as height or lot coverage.

03Timeline

Oct 6, 2026Application submitted to the City.
Nov 25, 2026Committee of Adjustment hearing.

04City files and documents

Type	File	Status
Minor variance	File A0716/26TEY	In progress	The City’s Application Information Centre

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05Nearby applications

The red dot is this application. The circle shows 400 metres, about a 5-minute walk.

1
Site plan
885 Pape Ave · about 60 m
City planners are reviewing it
2
New house
111 Gough Ave · about 140 m
Appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body
3
Addition
108 Eaton Ave · about 220 m
Hearing scheduled: hearing Wed, Dec 2
4
Add a storey
43 Eaton Ave · about 300 m
Hearing scheduled: hearing Wed, Dec 2
5
Minor variance
88 Woodycrest Ave · about 330 m
Hearing scheduled: hearing Wed, Nov 25
6
Add a storey
153 Fulton Ave · about 370 m
Waiting for a hearing date

All applications in progress in Ward 14

06Quick answers about this application

When is the Committee of Adjustment hearing for 153 Gough Ave?

Wednesday, November 25, 2026, at 3:00 p.m., online or at Committee Room 2, Second Floor, Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen Street W, M5H 2N2. Source: Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.

What is the deadline to comment?

4:30 p.m., Wednesday, November 18, 2026: five business days before the hearing. Email comments as a PDF to the Committee of Adjustment. Source: City of Toronto, Committee of Adjustment participation rules.

What is being built at 153 Gough Ave?

Who is the councillor for 153 Gough Ave?

Paula Fletcher, Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth. Source: City Wards and Councillors, as of Nov 13, 2026.

Sources: City of Toronto Development Applications, Committee of Adjustment Applications, Public Notices and Building Permits (Open Data, updated nightly). Not legal advice. Something wrong? Tell us.