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Planning application · Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance

New two-storey house

253 Poyntz Ave · Lansing-Westgate · Ward 18 Willowdale

The owner is asking for exceptions to the zoning rules to construct a new two-storey dwelling. The decision has been appealed.

City file A0991/16NY · Data as of Nov 13, 2026 · Every item lists its source

Where it is in the process
  1. SubmittedNov 14, 2016
  2. HearingJan 26, 2017
  3. DecisionApproved with conditions by the Committee
  4. NowAppealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal
  5. NextAppeal hearing and decision

01Have your say

Nothing scheduled right now

Because the application has been appealed, the Ontario Land Tribunal, 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, Lily Cheng, can tell you how the City is handling the appeal.

02What’s proposed

To construct a new two-storey dwelling. The existing dwelling would be demolished.

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. Nov 14, 2016Application submitted to the City.
  2. Jan 26, 2017Committee of Adjustment hearing: approved with conditions.
  3. —Appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal. 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 A0991/16NYUnder 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

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

  1. 1
    New two-storey house
    261 Poyntz Ave · next door

    Appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal

  2. 2
    Minor variance
    271 Poyntz Ave · about 50 m

    Appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal

  3. 3
    6-storey building with shops
    202 Sheppard Ave W · about 80 m

    City planners are reviewing it

  4. 4
    6-storey building (17 homes)
    202 Sheppard Ave W · about 80 m

    Appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal

  5. 5
    New two-storey house
    293 Bogert Ave · about 180 m

    Appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal

  6. 6
    Split the lot
    284 Bogert Ave · about 190 m

    Appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body

All applications in progress in Ward 18

06Quick answers about this application

What is being built at 253 Poyntz Ave?

To construct a new two-storey dwelling. The existing dwelling would be (file A0991/16NY). Source: Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.

Was the application at 253 Poyntz Ave approved?

Appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal. Source: Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.

Who is the councillor for 253 Poyntz 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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