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Planning application · Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance

Addition

43 Russell Hill Rd · Casa Loma · Ward 12 Toronto-St. Paul's

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

City file A0320/21TEY · Data as of Nov 13, 2026 · Every item lists its source

Where it is in the process
  1. SubmittedMar 9, 2021
  2. HearingJul 22, 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, Josh Matlow, can tell you how the City is handling the appeal.

02What’s proposed

To alter the existing detached dwelling by constructing a rear addition, altering the interior, and constructing a rooftop terrace.

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. Mar 9, 2021Application submitted to the City.
  2. Jul 22, 2021Committee of Adjustment hearing: refused.
  3. Aug 10, 2021A related minor variance application is filed: Addition.
  4. —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 A0320/21TEYUnder appealThe City’s Application Information Centre
Minor varianceFile A1029/21TEYUnder appealSee its page

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.

  1. 1
    Addition
    43 Russell Hill Rd · next door

    Appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body

  2. 2
    24-storey building
    438 Avenue Rd · about 220 m

    City planners are reviewing it

  3. 3
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    175 St Clair Ave W · about 260 m

    City planners are reviewing it

  4. 4
    New two-storey house
    91 Glen Edyth Dr · about 300 m

    Appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body

  5. 5
    49-storey building with shops
    135 St Clair Ave W · about 330 m

    City planners are reviewing it

  6. 6
    Consent
    67 Clarendon Ave · about 160 m

    Approved by the Committee of Adjustment

All applications in progress in Ward 12

06Quick answers about this application

What is being built at 43 Russell Hill Rd?

To alter the existing detached dwelling by constructing a rear addition, altering the interior, and constructing a rooftop (file A0320/21TEY). Source: Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.

Was the application at 43 Russell Hill Rd approved?

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

Who is the councillor for 43 Russell Hill Rd?

Josh Matlow, Ward 12 Toronto-St. Paul's. 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.

43 Russell Hill Rd Committee of Adjustment: Addition · My Address in Toronto