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Planning application · Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance · Decided

Add a storey

51 Hill Cres · Scarborough Village · Ward 24 Scarborough-Guildwood

The owner is asking for exceptions to the zoning rules to legalize the two second-storey balconies at the rear of the existing two-storey dwelling. The Committee of Adjustment decided: deferred.

City file A0185/25SC · Data as of Nov 13, 2026 · Every item lists its source

Where it is in the process
  1. SubmittedAug 14, 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.

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 legalize the two second-storey balconies at the rear of the existing two-storey dwelling.

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. Aug 14, 2025Application submitted to the City.
  2. —Deferred by the Committee of Adjustment. Date not in the City’s data.

04City files and documents

TypeFileStatus
Minor varianceFile A0185/25SCApprovedThe City’s Application Information Centre

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
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  2. 2
    Addition
    32 Markham Rd · about 300 m

    Appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body

All applications in progress in Ward 24

06Quick answers about this application

What is being built at 51 Hill Cres?

To legalize the two second-storey balconies at the rear of the existing two-storey (file A0185/25SC). Source: Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.

Was the application at 51 Hill Cres approved?

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

Who is the councillor for 51 Hill Cres?

Paul Ainslie, Ward 24 Scarborough-Guildwood. 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.

51 Hill Cres Committee of Adjustment: Add a storey (deferred) · My Address in Toronto