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Planning application · Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance

Add a storey

217 Howard Park Ave · High Park-Swansea · Ward 4 Parkdale-High Park

The owner is asking for exceptions to the zoning rules to alter the existing three-storey detached dwelling by constructing a three-storey rear addition. The decision has been appealed.

City file A0937/21TEY · Data as of Nov 13, 2026 · Every item lists its source

Where it is in the process
  1. SubmittedJul 16, 2021
  2. HearingNov 3, 2021
  3. DecisionRefused 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 three-storey detached dwelling by constructing a three-storey rear addition, a front porch addition, first, second and third storey rear balconies, second and third storey front balconies, third storey dormers and to enclose the existing second storey front balcony.

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. Jul 16, 2021Application submitted to the City.
  2. Nov 3, 2021Committee of Adjustment hearing: refused.
  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 A0937/21TEYUnder 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.

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

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    Appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body

  2. 2
    Garage or parking
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  3. 3
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  4. 4
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06Quick answers about this application

What is being built at 217 Howard Park Ave?

To alter the existing three-storey detached dwelling by constructing a three-storey rear addition, a front porch addition, first, second and third storey rear balconies, second and third storey front balconies, third storey dormers and to enclose the existing… (file A0937/21TEY). Source: Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.

Was the application at 217 Howard Park Ave approved?

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

Who is the councillor for 217 Howard Park Ave?

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.

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