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Minor variance

157 Falkirk St · Bedford Park-Nortown · Ward 8 Eglinton-Lawrence

The owner is asking for exceptions to the zoning rules to construct a new three-storey Place of Worship. The decision has been appealed.

City file A0077/18NY · Data as of Nov 13, 2026 · Every item lists its source

Where it is in the process
  1. SubmittedFeb 1, 2018
  2. HearingApr 18, 2018
  3. DecisionApproved by the Committee
  4. NowAppealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body
  5. NextAppeal hearing and decision

01Have your say

Nothing scheduled right now

Because the application has been appealed, the Toronto Local Appeal Body, not the Committee of Adjustment, will make the decision. No public meeting or comment deadline is set at the moment.

Follow this application and we’ll email you if a hearing is scheduled. Your councillor, Mike Colle, can tell you how the City is handling the appeal.

02What’s proposed

To construct a new three-storey Place of Worship. The existing Place of Worship would be demolished. Further to the previous Public Hearing Notice, please see the revised number of proposed parking spaces, as outlined below.

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

  1. Feb 1, 2018Application submitted to the City.
  2. Apr 18, 2018Committee of Adjustment hearing: approved.
  3. —Appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body. Date not published in the City’s data; from now on we record the date we first see each change.

04City files and documents

TypeFileStatus
Minor varianceFile A0077/18NYUnder appealThe City’s Application Information Centre

Plans, studies and staff reports are on the City’s Application Information Centre. We link to them rather than copy them.

Earlier at this address

  • Site plan · 2017 · closed · City record
  • Site plan · 2013 · closed

05Nearby applications

Bathurst StHaddington AveSunshine StBannockburn AveBrooke AveOld Orchard GrvGrey RdLedbury StKereven StFalkirk StClyde AveBarse StDeloraine AveDinan St12Map data: City of Toronto (Toronto Centreline)Sunshine StBannockburn AveOld Orchard GrvBrooke AveLedbury StKereven StHaddington AveFalkirk StBarse StDeloraine AveDinan St12Map data: City of Toronto (Toronto Centreline)

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

  1. 1
    New two-storey house
    2 Dinan St · about 200 m

    Appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal

  2. 2
    Deck or porch
    507 Melrose Ave · about 340 m

    Waiting for a hearing date

All applications in progress in Ward 8

06Quick answers about this application

What is being built at 157 Falkirk St?

To construct a new three-storey Place of Worship. The existing Place of Worship would be demolished. Further to the previous Public Hearing Notice, please see the revised number of proposed parking spaces, as outlined (file A0077/18NY). Source: Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.

Was the application at 157 Falkirk St approved?

Appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body. Source: Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.

Who is the councillor for 157 Falkirk St?

Mike Colle, Ward 8 Eglinton-Lawrence. 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.

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