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Planning application · Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance

New three-storey house

686 Cosburn Ave · Old East York · Ward 19 Beaches-East York

The owner is asking for exceptions to the zoning rules to construct a new three-storey detached dwelling as described in Consent Application B0092/17TEY. The decision has been appealed.

City file A0975/17TEY · Data as of Nov 13, 2026 · Every item lists its source

Where it is in the process
  1. SubmittedSep 7, 2017
  2. HearingJan 10, 2018
  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 it below and we’ll email you if a hearing is scheduled. Your councillor can tell you how the City is handling the appeal.

Your councillor

Brad Bradford, Ward 19 Beaches-East York. Councillors can hear your views on this application.

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02What’s proposed

To construct a new three-storey detached dwelling as described in Consent Application B0092/17TEY.

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. Sep 7, 2017Application submitted to the City.
  2. Sep 7, 2017A related consent application is filed: Split the lot.
  3. Jan 10, 2018Committee of Adjustment hearing: refused.
  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 A0975/17TEYUnder appealThe City’s Application Information Centre
ConsentFile B0092/17TEYUnder 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

Coxwell AveCosburn AveLankin BlvdPlains RdGlebemount AveRoblin AveBinswood AveHolborne AveFairside AveWoodmount Ave1234Map data: City of Toronto (Toronto Centreline)Cosburn AvePlains RdGlebemount AveRoblin AveBinswood AveFairside AveHolborne Ave1234Map data: City of Toronto (Toronto Centreline)

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

  1. 1
    Split the lot
    686 Cosburn Ave · next door

    Appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body

  2. 2
    Split the lot
    493 Plains Rd · about 330 m

    Approved by the Committee of Adjustment

  3. 3
    Split the lot
    109 Virginia Ave · about 330 m

    Approved by the Committee of Adjustment

  4. 4
    Split the lot
    111 Virginia Ave · about 340 m

    Approved by the Committee of Adjustment

All applications in progress in Ward 19

06Quick answers about this application

What is being built at 686 Cosburn Ave?

To construct a new three-storey detached dwelling as described in Consent Application (file A0975/17TEY). Source: Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.

Was the application at 686 Cosburn Ave approved?

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

Who is the councillor for 686 Cosburn Ave?

Brad Bradford, Ward 19 Beaches-East York. 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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