Scott McIntyre

The appellant appealed the City of Brampton's approval of an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment to facilitate an eight-storey mixed-use development.

The appellant and a local resident raised concerns regarding traffic congestion, safety, emergency vehicle access, and shadowing.

The Tribunal dismissed the appeals, preferring the uncontradicted expert evidence of the City and the applicant that the proposed development represents appropriate intensification, is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement, and conforms to the Growth Plan, Peel Official Plan, and City Official Plan.

The Tribunal found that the traffic and safety concerns related to existing conditions and that the proposed development would not cause unacceptable adverse impacts.

The appellant appealed the municipality's failure to make a decision on applications for a zoning by-law amendment, site plan approval, and draft plans of subdivision and condominium for a residential infill development.

The parties reached a settlement to permit an 11-unit residential development.

Based on uncontested expert planning and transportation evidence, the Tribunal approved the settlement, finding the revised applications consistent with provincial policies and in conformity with applicable official plans.

The Tribunal also granted the municipality authority to clear conditions and administer final approval of the subdivision plan.

The appellants appealed the City of Brampton's adoption of an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment that permitted a 360-unit residential subdivision on a 19.99-hectare infill site.

The appellants, representing residents of surrounding upscale executive housing neighborhoods, argued the proposed inclusion of townhouses and smaller lots was incompatible with the area's character and would cause traffic congestion.

The Tribunal dismissed the appeals, accepting the expert planning, urban design, and traffic evidence of the City and the developer.

The Tribunal found that the proposal represented a modernized form of executive housing that complied with provincial intensification policies while remaining compatible with the existing communities.