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Planning application · Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance

Laneway suite

94 St Clarens Ave · Little Portugal · Ward 9 Davenport

The owner is asking for exceptions to the zoning rules to construct a new two-storey ancillary building (including a basement walkout with one laneway suite), in the rear yard, abutting the laneway. The decision has been appealed.

City file A0497/25TEY · Data as of Nov 13, 2026 · Every item lists its source

Where it is in the process
  1. SubmittedJun 30, 2025
  2. HearingAug 20, 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 (including a basement walkout with one laneway suite), in the rear yard, abutting the laneway. The second storey will be cantilevered on the south side.

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 30, 2025Application submitted to the City.
  2. Aug 20, 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 A0497/25TEYUnder 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
    Laneway suite
    52 A St Clarens Ave · about 110 m

    Waiting for a hearing date

  2. 2
    7-storey building (19 homes)
    1744 Dundas St W · about 160 m

    City planners are reviewing it

  3. 3
    New house
    249 Macdonell Ave · about 270 m

    Waiting for a hearing date

  4. 4
    Minor variance
    367 Brock Ave · about 400 m

    Waiting for a hearing date

  5. 5
    Minor variance
    15 Wyndham St · about 280 m

    Approved by the Committee of Adjustment

  6. 6
    Minor variance
    40 Wabash Ave · about 340 m

    Approved by the Committee of Adjustment

All applications in progress in Ward 9

06Quick answers about this application

What is being built at 94 St Clarens Ave?

To construct a new two-storey ancillary building (including a basement walkout with one laneway suite), in the rear yard, abutting the laneway. The second storey will be cantilevered on the south (file A0497/25TEY). Source: Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.

Was the application at 94 St Clarens Ave approved?

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

Who is the councillor for 94 St Clarens Ave?

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.

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