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Planning application · Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance

Add a storey

171 Parkside Dr · High Park-Swansea · Ward 4 Parkdale-High Park

The owner is asking for exceptions to the zoning rules to alter the existing rear one-storey ancillary building (detached garage which gains access from Algonquin Avenue) by constructing a complete second storey addition (which will be cantilevered). The decision has been appealed.

City file A0075/26TEY · Data as of Nov 13, 2026 · Every item lists its source

Where it is in the process
  1. SubmittedJan 26, 2026
  2. HearingApr 1, 2026
  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, Gord Perks, can tell you how the City is handling the appeal.

02What’s proposed

To alter the existing rear one-storey ancillary building (detached garage which gains access from Algonquin Avenue) by constructing a complete second storey addition (which will be cantilevered). This building will be converted into one garden suite. There will be a total of five residential dwelling units on this lot (four units occupying the main dwelling, and one unit occupying the ancillary building).

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. Jan 26, 2026Application submitted to the City.
  2. Apr 1, 2026Committee 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 A0075/26TEYUnder 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.

05Nearby applications

Parkside DrGarden AveParkdale RdRidley GdnsGlendale AveWright AveSunnyside AveIndian RdHigh Park Blvd1234Map data: City of Toronto (Toronto Centreline)Parkside DrGarden AveHigh Park BlvdWright AveIndian Rd1234Map data: City of Toronto (Toronto Centreline)

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

  1. 1
    Garden suite
    81 Indian Rd · about 210 m

    Waiting for a hearing date

  2. 2
    Garden suite
    36 High Park Blvd · about 290 m

    Waiting for a hearing date

  3. 3
    Garage or parking
    134 Indian Rd · about 160 m

    Deferred by the Committee of Adjustment

  4. 4
    Add a storey
    167 Westminster Ave · about 380 m

    Approved by the Committee of Adjustment

All applications in progress in Ward 4

06Quick answers about this application

What is being built at 171 Parkside Dr?

To alter the existing rear one-storey ancillary building (detached garage which gains access from Algonquin Avenue) by constructing a complete second storey addition (which will be cantilevered). This building will be converted into one garden suite. There… (file A0075/26TEY). Source: Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.

Was the application at 171 Parkside Dr approved?

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

Who is the councillor for 171 Parkside Dr?

Gord Perks, Ward 4 Parkdale-High Park. 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.

171 Parkside Dr Committee of Adjustment: Add a storey · My Address in Toronto