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Planning application · Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance · Decided

Minor variance

244 Homewood Ave · Newtonbrook West · Ward 18 Willowdale

The owner is asking for exceptions to the zoning rules to construct a new three-storey multi-residential building (fourplex). The Committee of Adjustment decided: deferred.

City file A0435/25NY · Data as of Nov 13, 2026 · Every item lists its source

Where it is in the process
  1. SubmittedOct 9, 2025
  2. DecisionDeferred
  3. ThenBuilding permit

01Outcome

DecidedDeferred by the Committee of Adjustment

This application is decided, so no more comments are taken on it.

The decision can be appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body until Aug 26, 2026.

What happens next: The owner can now apply for a building permit. When one is issued, it’s added to the timeline below.

02What was proposed

To construct a new three-storey multi-residential building (fourplex). File numbers B0028/25NY - A0435/25NY - A0436/25NY will be jointly considered. Please note, the appliucation was deferred on August 6, 2026, to allow the applicant to review correspondience received.

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. Oct 9, 2025Application submitted to the City.
  2. Oct 9, 2025A related consent application is filed: Split the lot.
  3. Oct 9, 2025A related minor variance application is filed: Minor variance.
  4. —Deferred by the Committee of Adjustment. Date not in the City’s data.

04City files and documents

TypeFileStatus
Minor varianceFile A0435/25NYApprovedThe City’s Application Information Centre
ConsentFile B0042/24NYRefusedSee its page
ConsentFile B0028/25NYIn progressSee its page
Minor varianceFile A0436/25NYApprovedSee its page

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

05Nearby applications

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

  1. 1
    Split the lot
    244 Homewood Ave · next door

    Waiting for a hearing date

  2. 2
    New two-storey house
    137 Goulding Ave · about 240 m

    Appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal

  3. 3
    Minor variance
    85 Peckham Ave · about 380 m

    Waiting for a hearing date

  4. 4
    Minor variance
    85 Peckham Ave · about 380 m

    Waiting for a hearing date

  5. 5
    Minor variance
    244 Homewood Ave · next door

    Deferred by the Committee of Adjustment

  6. 6
    Garden suite
    244 Homewood Ave · next door

    Refused by the Committee of Adjustment

All applications in progress in Ward 18

06Quick answers about this application

What is being built at 244 Homewood Ave?

To construct a new three-storey multi-residential building (fourplex). File numbers B0028/25NY - A0435/25NY - A0436/25NY will be jointly considered. Please note, the appliucation was deferred on August 6, 2026, to allow the applicant to review correspondience… (file A0435/25NY). Source: Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.

Was the application at 244 Homewood Ave approved?

Deferred by the Committee of Adjustment. Source: Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.

Who is the councillor for 244 Homewood Ave?

Lily Cheng, Ward 18 Willowdale. 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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