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Planning application · Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance

New house

86 Briar Hill Ave · Lawrence Park South · 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 A0185/17NY · Data as of Nov 13, 2026 · Every item lists its source

Where it is in the process
  1. SubmittedFeb 27, 2017
  2. HearingFeb 20, 2020
  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. Application numbers B0016/17NY, A0184/17NY & A0185/17NY will be considered jointly. Please note this application was previously deferred Wednesday, July 19, 2017, in order to allow the applicant an opportunity to revise their application.

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. Feb 27, 2017Application submitted to the City.
  2. Feb 27, 2017A related minor variance application is filed: New house.
  3. Feb 20, 2020Committee 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 A0185/17NYUnder appealThe City’s Application Information Centre
Minor varianceFile A0184/17NYUnder appealSee its page

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
    New house
    86 Briar Hill Ave · next door

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  2. 2
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  3. 3
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  4. 4
    Garage or parking
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  5. 5
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  6. 6
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06Quick answers about this application

What is being built at 86 Briar Hill Ave?

To construct a new detached dwelling. Application numbers B0016/17NY, A0184/17NY & A0185/17NY will be considered jointly. Please note this application was previously deferred Wednesday, July 19, 2017, in order to allow the applicant an opportunity to revise… (file A0185/17NY). Source: Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.

Was the application at 86 Briar Hill Ave approved?

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

Who is the councillor for 86 Briar Hill 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.

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