Skip to content
My Address in Toronto
Planning application · Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance

Deck or porch

72 Gwendolen Cres · Lansing-Westgate · Ward 18 Willowdale

The owner is asking for exceptions to the zoning rules to construct a new three-storey detached duplex with front and rear covered porches. The Committee of Adjustment hears it on Thursday, November 26. Neighbours can send comments or speak at the hearing.

City file A0354/26NY · Data as of Nov 13, 2026 · Every item lists its source

Where it is in the process
  1. SubmittedOct 16, 2026
  2. Notice to neighboursHearing scheduled
  3. NowComments open until Nov 19
  4. NextHearing Nov 26
  5. ThenDecision

01Have your say

HearingThursday, November 26, 2026, 10:00 a.m.Online, or in person at Council Chamber, North York Civic Centre, 5100 Yonge Street, M2N 5V7
Written comments due by 4:30 p.m., Thursday, November 19
  1. Write your comments, mentioning file A0354/26NY and the address.
  2. Email them as a PDF to the Committee of Adjustment (North York panel) by the deadline. How to submit, on the City’s site
  3. To speak at the hearing, online or in person, register with the Committee. How to take part
The deadline is 4:30 p.m. five business days before the hearing, the City’s rule for written submissions. Hearings are sometimes postponed: follow the application to hear about changes.

02What’s proposed

To construct a new three-storey detached duplex with front and rear covered porches.

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. Oct 16, 2026Application submitted to the City.
  2. Nov 26, 2026Committee of Adjustment hearing.

04City files and documents

TypeFileStatus
Minor varianceFile A0354/26NYIn progressThe 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.

05Nearby applications

Radine RdFlorence AveJohnston AveFranklin AveGwendolen CresEvan RdCameron AveGwendolen AveStuart Ave123456Map data: City of Toronto (Toronto Centreline)Florence AveJohnston AveFranklin AveGwendolen Cres123456Map data: City of Toronto (Toronto Centreline)

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

  1. 1
    14-storey building (139 homes)
    283 Sheppard Ave W · about 250 m

    City planners are reviewing it

  2. 2
    Minor variance
    271 Poyntz Ave · about 360 m

    Appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal

  3. 3
    New two-storey house
    261 Poyntz Ave · about 380 m

    Appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal

  4. 4
    New two-storey house
    293 Bogert Ave · about 380 m

    Appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal

  5. 5
    New two-storey house
    253 Poyntz Ave · about 400 m

    Appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal

  6. 6
    6-storey building
    290 Sheppard Ave W · about 290 m

    Inactive

All applications in progress in Ward 18

06Quick answers about this application

When is the Committee of Adjustment hearing for 72 Gwendolen Cres?

Thursday, November 26, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., online or at Council Chamber, North York Civic Centre, 5100 Yonge Street, M2N 5V7. Source: Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.

What is the deadline to comment?

4:30 p.m., Thursday, November 19, 2026: five business days before the hearing. Email comments as a PDF to the Committee of Adjustment. Source: City of Toronto, Committee of Adjustment participation rules.

What is being built at 72 Gwendolen Cres?

To construct a new three-storey detached duplex with front and rear covered (file A0354/26NY). Source: Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.

Who is the councillor for 72 Gwendolen Cres?

Lily Cheng, Ward 18 Willowdale. 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.

72 Gwendolen Cres Committee of Adjustment hearing Nov 26, 2026: Deck or porch · My Address in Toronto