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Planning application · Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance

Add a storey

57 Lawrence Ave W · Lawrence Park South · Ward 8 Eglinton-Lawrence

The owner is asking for exceptions to the zoning rules to construct a second storey addition to the rear south portion of the existing dwelling. The decision has been appealed.

City file A0585/16NY · Data as of Nov 13, 2026 · Every item lists its source

Where it is in the process
  1. SubmittedJun 21, 2016
  2. HearingAug 11, 2016
  3. DecisionApproved 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, Mike Colle, can tell you how the City is handling the appeal.

02What’s proposed

To construct a second storey addition to the rear south portion of the existing 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. Jun 21, 2016Application submitted to the City.
  2. Aug 11, 2016Committee of Adjustment hearing: approved.
  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 A0585/16NYUnder 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.

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06Quick answers about this application

What is being built at 57 Lawrence Ave W?

To construct a second storey addition to the rear south portion of the existing (file A0585/16NY). Source: Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.

Was the application at 57 Lawrence Ave W approved?

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

Who is the councillor for 57 Lawrence Ave W?

Mike Colle, Ward 8 Eglinton-Lawrence. 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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