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Planning application · Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance

New house

579 Glencairn Ave · Englemount-Lawrence · Ward 8 Eglinton-Lawrence

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

City file A0299/24NY · Data as of Nov 13, 2026 · Every item lists its source

Where it is in the process
  1. SubmittedJun 5, 2024
  2. HearingNov 7, 2024
  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, Mike Colle, can tell you how the City is handling the appeal.

02What’s proposed

To construct a new detached dwelling. File numbers B0025/24NY , A0299/24NY & A0300/24NY will be jointly considered

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 5, 2024Application submitted to the City.
  2. Jun 5, 2024A related consent application is filed: Split the lot.
  3. Jun 5, 2024A related minor variance application is filed: New house.
  4. Nov 7, 2024Committee of Adjustment hearing: refused.
  5. —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 A0299/24NYUnder appealThe City’s Application Information Centre
ConsentFile B0025/24NYUnder appealSee its page
Minor varianceFile A0300/24NYUnder appealSee its page

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

05Nearby applications

Glencairn AveBathurst StEnglemount AveDalemount AveGlengrove AveGlenmount AveStrathallan WoodViewmount AveHillmount AveLytton BlvdHollaman RdGlen Park AveCortleigh Blvd123456Map data: City of Toronto (Toronto Centreline)Glencairn AveDalemount AveGlengrove AveGlenmount AveViewmount AveHillmount AveHollaman RdGlen Park Ave123456Map data: City of Toronto (Toronto Centreline)

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

  1. 1
    New house
    579 Glencairn Ave · next door

    Appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body

  2. 2
    Split the lot
    579 Glencairn Ave · next door

    Appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body

  3. 3
    New house
    547 Glencairn Ave · about 110 m

    Waiting for a hearing date

  4. 4
    New house
    547 Glencairn Ave · about 110 m

    Waiting for a hearing date

  5. 5
    Split the lot
    547 Glencairn Ave · about 110 m

    Waiting for a hearing date

  6. 6
    New two-storey house
    33 Glen Park Ave · about 130 m

    Appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal

All applications in progress in Ward 8

06Quick answers about this application

What is being built at 579 Glencairn Ave?

To construct a new detached dwelling. File numbers B0025/24NY , A0299/24NY & A0300/24NY will be jointly (file A0299/24NY). Source: Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.

Was the application at 579 Glencairn Ave approved?

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

Who is the councillor for 579 Glencairn Ave?

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.

579 Glencairn Ave Committee of Adjustment: New house · My Address in Toronto