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Planning application · Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance

Garden suite

6 Kirknewton Rd · Caledonia-Fairbank · Ward 9 Davenport

The owner is asking for exceptions to the zoning rules to construct a new two-storey ancillary building (containing one garden suite) in the rear yard of the lot, approved for a three-storey detached dwelling (fourplex) in Minor Variance Decision A1079/24TEY. The decision has been appealed.

City file A0554/25TEY · Data as of Nov 13, 2026 · Every item lists its source

Where it is in the process
  1. SubmittedJul 22, 2025
  2. HearingSep 10, 2025
  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, Alejandra Bravo, can tell you how the City is handling the appeal.

02What’s proposed

To construct a new two-storey ancillary building (containing one garden suite) in the rear yard of the lot, approved for a three-storey detached dwelling (fourplex) in Minor Variance Decision A1079/24TEY. There will be a total of five residential dwelling units on this lot (four units within the main dwelling and one unit within the ancillary building).

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. Jul 22, 2025Application submitted to the City.
  2. Sep 10, 2025Committee of Adjustment hearing: refused.
  3. —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 A0554/25TEYUnder 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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The red dot is this application. The circle shows 400 metres, about a 5-minute walk.

  1. 1
    Garden suite
    80 Dynevor Rd · about 150 m

    Hearing scheduled: hearing Wed, Dec 9

  2. 2
    New three-storey house
    74 Kirknewton Rd · about 200 m

    Appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body

  3. 3
    Minor variance
    18 Preston Rd · about 210 m

    Waiting for a hearing date

  4. 4
    40-storey building
    632 Northcliffe Blvd · about 290 m

    City planners are reviewing it

  5. 5
    41-storey building (485 homes)
    1801 Eglinton Ave W · about 290 m

    City planners are reviewing it

  6. 6
    50-storey building with shops (687 homes)
    1812 Eglinton Ave W · about 300 m

    City planners are reviewing it

All applications in progress in Ward 9

06Quick answers about this application

What is being built at 6 Kirknewton Rd?

To construct a new two-storey ancillary building (containing one garden suite) in the rear yard of the lot, approved for a three-storey detached dwelling (fourplex) in Minor Variance Decision A1079/24TEY. There will be a total of five residential dwelling… (file A0554/25TEY). Source: Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.

Was the application at 6 Kirknewton Rd approved?

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

Who is the councillor for 6 Kirknewton Rd?

Alejandra Bravo, Ward 9 Davenport. 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.

6 Kirknewton Rd Committee of Adjustment: Garden suite · My Address in Toronto