Adrianna Pilkington

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a third Case Management Conference regarding 14 active appeals to the City of Toronto's Official Plan Amendment 777 (Sheppard East Secondary Plan).

The City requested the scheduling of a fourth CMC and a three-week merit hearing for March 2027.

The Tribunal established procedural deadlines and scheduled the fourth CMC for September 2026, but declined to schedule the merit hearing at this stage due to ongoing mediation, pending City Council instructions, and the lack of finalized issues lists and procedural orders.

The appellants appealed the Town of Oakville's Neyagawa Urban Core Official Plan Amendment (NUC OPA) and site-specific zoning and subdivision applications.

The Tribunal adjudicated contested policies regarding food store requirements, public realm delivery, building heights, and minimum density targets.

The Tribunal also considered the site-specific appeal by Argo Neyagawa Corporation, determining that the developer was not required to provide a Village Square under the Master Parkland Agreement, but must accommodate a trail network.

The appeals were allowed in part on an interim basis, with the Tribunal approving the planning instruments in principle subject to modifications and finalization.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a Case Management Conference regarding appeals by PEM (Weston) Limited Partnership and PEM (Weston) GP Inc. for the City of Vaughan's failure to make decisions on Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment, and Draft Plan of Subdivision applications.

The Tribunal granted participant status to Kingsmoor Developments Inc. and approved the final Procedural Order and Issues List for the upcoming merit hearing scheduled for October 2026.

The Tribunal convened a second Case Management Conference concerning appeals by the applicant against the respondent for its failure to make a decision on Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendment applications.

The applications propose a mixed-use development with two residential towers.

The parties advised that settlement discussions were unsuccessful and requested a merit hearing.

The Tribunal scheduled a 9-day video hearing and issued a Procedural Order to govern the proceedings.

At a Case Management Conference for appeals concerning the failure of the City of Pickering to make decisions on Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications for a high-density mixed-use development, the Tribunal granted party status to Emix Ltd. on consent.

The Tribunal also ordered that these appeals be heard together with related site-specific appeals, as the parties had reached a comprehensive settlement in principle.

A written settlement hearing was scheduled.

The Ontario Land Tribunal issued a procedural order governing the hearing of an appeal by 1322104 Ontario Inc. regarding a site plan application for a 14-unit townhouse development in Toronto.

The order sets out the procedural deadlines, issues list, and order of evidence for a 7-day video hearing scheduled to commence on March 9, 2026.

Key issues include the safety specifications of a proposed crash wall adjacent to the Metrolinx rail corridor.

This was the second Case Management Conference regarding multiple appeals of the City of Toronto's Official Plan Amendment 777 (Sheppard East Secondary Plan).

The Tribunal granted added party status to Lencroft Holdings Inc., allowing it to shelter under an existing appeal.

The Tribunal also granted requests to adjourn two specific appeals while those appellants pursue site-specific applications.

Procedural dates were established for the exchange of materials ahead of Tribunal-led mediation and a third Case Management Conference.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference regarding appeals by the appellants against the respondent municipality's new Parkland Dedication By-law.

The Tribunal approved the draft Procedural Order submitted by the parties and scheduled a 10-day Merit Hearing to commence by video on July 6, 2026.

At a Case Management Conference, the Ontario Land Tribunal considered requests to have multiple appeals regarding the Neyagawa Urban Core Official Plan Amendments and a site-specific appeal by Argo Neyagawa Corporation heard together.

On consent of the parties, the Tribunal ordered the matters to be heard together and adjourned the previously scheduled hearing dates for the site-specific appeal.

The Tribunal also granted party status to 1816985 Ontario Inc. and Sherborne Lodge Development et al. in the site-specific appeal, as they have a direct interest.

A finalized Procedural Order and Issues List were approved to govern the proceedings.

The appellants appealed the Town's Official Plan Amendments 326 and 45, which establish policies for the Neyagawa Urban Core.

At the first Case Management Conference, the Tribunal considered a potential consolidation with a private site-specific appeal.

Although consolidation was initially contested, the parties subsequently reached an agreement to have the matters heard together.

The Tribunal scheduled a four-week merit hearing for February 2026 and a second Case Management Conference for September 2025 to finalize the procedural order and issues list.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a Case Management Conference regarding appeals by Burbank Heights Development Inc. for the City of Toronto's failure to make decisions on Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications for a mixed-use development.

The Tribunal granted participant status to three individuals/entities, noted the parties' intention to attend mediation, and scheduled a second Case Management Conference for October 17, 2025.

The appellant appealed the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on a site plan control application for a 14-unit townhouse development.

At the first Case Management Conference, the Ontario Land Tribunal scheduled a seven-day merit hearing and directed the parties to file a draft Procedural Order and Issues List.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference regarding appeals by the applicant against the municipality's failure to make decisions on applications for a 495-unit residential development.

On consent, the Tribunal granted party status to three entities.

The Tribunal directed the parties to file a draft Procedural Order and Issues List and scheduled a second Case Management Conference.

This was the first Case Management Conference regarding multiple appeals of the City of Toronto's Official Plan Amendment 777 (Sheppard East Secondary Plan).

The Tribunal granted Added Party status to the Toronto Lands Corporation, finding it is a public body that meets the statutory requirements under the Planning Act.

The Tribunal also granted Participant status to the Sheppard Avenue East Community Group on consent.

The Tribunal directed the parties to consider mediation and set a schedule for finalizing the Issues List ahead of the next Case Management Conference.

The applicant appealed the City's failure to make a decision on a zoning by-law amendment and site plan application for a 14-unit townhouse development.

The Tribunal had previously approved the zoning by-law amendment subject to post-approval conditions, including clearance from Metrolinx regarding rail safety.

After Metrolinx cleared its condition, the City required technical changes to the zoning by-law amendment to reflect updated planning policies.

The Tribunal accepted expert planning evidence that the revised by-law maintained the original development principles and approved the revised zoning by-law amendment without further conditions.

A case management conference was scheduled for the site plan appeal.

At a Case Management Conference concerning appeals for a Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Approval for a proposed townhouse development, the Tribunal considered Metrolinx's request for party status.

Metrolinx raised rail-safety concerns regarding the development and had not cleared a condition of the draft Zoning By-law approval.

Finding that Metrolinx had a direct and genuine interest and its involvement was necessary to resolve the appeals, the Tribunal granted Metrolinx party status on consent and scheduled a two-day hearing to address the outstanding conditions.

The appellant appealed the City of Hamilton's approval of an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendments that permitted a residential development of single-detached and townhouse dwellings.

The appellant argued the approvals were premature because the stormwater management strategy lacked coordination with adjacent lands and was not technically feasible.

The Tribunal preferred the evidence of the applicant's experts, finding that the preliminary stormwater management plans were sufficiently coordinated and that remaining technical matters could be addressed at the detailed design stage.

The Tribunal allowed the appeals in part to approve modified Zoning By-law Amendments that included appropriate holding provisions, concluding the proposal represented good planning and was in the public interest.

At a Case Management Conference for appeals of the City of Burlington's Official Plan Amendment No. 130, the City requested an amendment to the Procedural Order to change the order of argument so it could present first.

The Tribunal dismissed the request, finding the City failed to demonstrate undue prejudice to justify altering the previously ordered procedure, especially since evidence would be submitted in writing.

The Tribunal granted a joint request to adjourn the merit hearing to allow the parties to consider impending provincial legislation.

The Ontario Land Tribunal issued a procedural order to govern the hearing of appeals by the Building Industry and Land Development Association and Burlington Healthcare Centre Inc. & Carriage Gate Inc. against the City of Burlington's Official Plan Amendment 130.

The amendment updated policies in response to Bill 109 regarding pre-consultation processes and complete planning application submissions.

The order sets out the organization of the hearing, requirements before the hearing, key dates, parties, and the issues list.

This was the second Case Management Conference regarding appeals against the City of Pickering's Official Plan Amendment No. 46, which implements changes related to Bill 109.

The Tribunal reviewed a draft Procedural Order and Issues List submitted on consent, requested minor amendments including adding a party, and scheduled a two-day merit hearing for January 2025.