David Tang

The appellant appealed the City of Vaughan's adoption of Official Plan Amendment 139, raising concerns about land use compatibility with its existing industrial operations.

The parties reached a settlement that included updated policy language requiring land use compatibility studies, noise mitigation measures, and holding provisions until noise reports confirm appropriate designations.

Based on uncontradicted expert planning evidence, the Tribunal found the modified OPA consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement 2024 and representative of good planning.

The appeal was allowed to approve the settlement.

The City of Brampton brought a motion for directions seeking approval of modifications to its new Official Plan to resolve multiple appeals.

The Tribunal found that the proposed modifications and unmodified policies had regard for matters of provincial interest, were consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement, and conformed to the Greenbelt Plan and the Region of Peel Official Plan.

The Tribunal granted the motion, approving the modifications and unmodified policies without prejudice to the remaining outstanding appeals.

The Ontario Land Tribunal issued a Procedural Order on consent of the parties to govern the proceedings for an appeal regarding an official plan amendment and zoning by-law amendment in the City of Vaughan.

The hearing is scheduled for 10 days commencing September 14, 2026.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a third Case Management Conference regarding an appeal by the appellants against the Municipality of Port Hope's refusal to issue a demolition permit for heritage properties.

The appellants seek to demolish existing buildings to construct a 192-bed long-term care home.

The Tribunal noted ongoing mediation efforts and scheduled dates for a further Case Management Conference and a three-day hearing on the merits.

The Ontario Land Tribunal issued a corrective order under Rule 24.4 of its Rules of Practice and Procedure to amend a previous Memorandum of Oral Decision and Order issued on October 17, 2025.

The correction fixed a typographical error in the spelling of counsel's name for Home Depot of Canada Inc. from Noah Jorden to Noah Gordon.

In all other respects, the original decision remains unchanged.

This was a Case Management Conference regarding appeals of the City of Brampton's Official Plan Amendment for Major Transit Station Areas and the new City Official Plan.

The Tribunal granted party status to 201 County Court Brampton Holdings Inc. on consent.

The parties reported progress in mediation and proposed a written settlement motion once a draft order is finalized.

A subsequent Case Management Conference was scheduled for March 2026 to address outstanding matters and potential consolidation of the appeals.

The appellant appealed a municipal by-law designating a church property as having cultural heritage value under the Ontario Heritage Act.

The parties reached a settlement to amend the by-law's schedule to clarify the property's heritage attributes.

Based on uncontested expert heritage evidence, the Tribunal found the proposed amendments represented good heritage planning and met the statutory criteria.

The appeal was allowed in part to amend the designating by-law in accordance with the settlement.

A status Case Management Conference was held regarding the remaining appeals against the City of Toronto's comprehensive Zoning By-law No. 569-2013.

The City provided updates on settlement discussions concerning various issue-specific and site-specific appeals, including those related to propane storage, school boards, parking, cemeteries, and places of worship.

The Tribunal scheduled a further one-day CMC for December 3, 2025, and directed the City to provide a written status update and an updated tracking chart of remaining appeals by November 26, 2025.

The Ontario Land Tribunal issued a procedural order to govern the hearing of appeals by Telephone City Aggregates Inc. concerning the failure of the County of Brant to make a decision on applications for a zoning by-law amendment and a plan of subdivision.

The applications propose a 390-unit residential development.

The hearing is scheduled to commence on August 18, 2025, for five days.

Multiple appeals were filed regarding the City of Toronto's adoption of Official Plan Amendment 469 and the Sherway Area Secondary Plan.

Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited and the City presented a settlement proposal to resolve Cadillac Fairview's site-specific appeals concerning 25 The West Mall.

Based on uncontested expert planning evidence, the Tribunal found the settlement proposal has regard for matters of provincial interest, is consistent with the Provincial Planning Statement, and conforms to the Official Plan.

The Tribunal allowed the appeals in part to implement the settlement.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a case management conference to receive status updates on multiple remaining appeals against the City of Toronto's comprehensive Zoning By-law No. 569-2013.

The Tribunal received updates on various site-specific and topic-specific appeals, noted several withdrawals and ongoing settlement discussions, and scheduled a further case management conference for May 2025.

The moving parties brought a motion for leave to appeal a decision of the Ontario Land Tribunal.

The Divisional Court dismissed the motion on jurisdictional grounds and awarded costs of $5,000 to the responding party.

At the first Case Management Conference for appeals against the City of Toronto's adoption of Official Plan Amendment 716 (Downsview Secondary Plan), the Tribunal granted party status to two entities on consent.

The Tribunal directed that OPA 716 is in force and effect as of August 9, 2024, for lands not subject to the appeals.

A second Case Management Conference was scheduled to allow the parties to further scope the issues and finalize the Procedural Order.

At a Case Management Conference for appeals concerning applications to rezone and approve a plan of subdivision, the County of Brant requested an adjournment of the merit hearing to review a newly received geotechnical report.

The appellant consented on the condition that the report be circulated on a 'with prejudice' basis and the hearing be rescheduled by August 2025.

The Tribunal granted the adjournment, rescheduled the five-day merit hearing to August 18, 2025, and issued procedural directions.

The Tribunal issued an amending decision pursuant to Rule 24.4 of its Rules of Practice and Procedure to correct typographical errors in a decision issued on October 16, 2024.

The amendments included replacing an attachment, correcting the spelling of 'Brampton', and correcting the word 'sized' to 'seized'.