N. Chandra

The Tribunal held a second Case Management Conference regarding appeals by Argo Neyagawa Corporation against the Town of Oakville's failure to make decisions on applications for an Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment, and Draft Plan of Subdivision.

The Tribunal granted participant status to one individual on consent.

The parties agreed to engage in Tribunal-led mediation.

A Procedural Order was approved, and a 10-day video hearing was scheduled for December 2025 and January 2026.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference regarding an appeal by the applicant against the municipality's failure to render a decision on a site-specific Official Plan Amendment application.

The Tribunal granted party status on consent to two neighbouring entities.

A third entity requested party status but agreed to accept participant status after concerns were raised.

The Tribunal set a timeline for finalizing the Issues List and Procedural Order, and scheduled a five-day video hearing.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference regarding appeals by Argo Neyagawa Corporation against the Town of Oakville's failure to make decisions on applications for an Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment, and Draft Plan of Subdivision.

The Tribunal granted party status to Burnhamthorpe/Oakville Holdings Inc. and denied participant status to an absent individual without prejudice.

A second Case Management Conference was scheduled to allow the parties to assess the prospects of settlement or mediation following an upcoming Town Council meeting.

The applicant appealed the Town of Oakville's failure to make a decision on a Zoning By-law Amendment application to facilitate a 10-unit townhouse development.

The parties reached a settlement.

Based on uncontroverted expert planning evidence, the Tribunal found the proposed amendment is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement, conforms to the Growth Plan and local official plans, and represents good planning.

The appeal was allowed in part and the amendment was approved.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a third Case Management Conference regarding an appeal of the Town of Oakville's Town-Wide Development Charges By-law No. 2022.068.

The parties submitted a finalized Procedural Order and Issues List on consent.

The Tribunal approved the Procedural Order and scheduled a five-day hearing on the merits to commence on April 22, 2024.

A second Case Management Conference was held regarding an appeal of the Town of Oakville's Town-wide Development Charges By-law.

The parties agreed on most of the draft Procedural Order but requested an additional month to refine the Issues List.

The Tribunal directed the parties to submit a finalized Issues List or their preferred versions prior to the next Case Management Conference.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference regarding an appeal by the appellant against the respondent's Town-wide Development Charges By-law No. 2022.068.

The parties agreed on a timeline to move the appeal to a hearing on the merits.

The Tribunal directed the appellant to provide a draft Issues List and scheduled a second Case Management Conference to consider a final draft Procedural Order.

SmartCentres appealed the Town of Oakville's failure to make decisions on Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendments for a mixed-use development.

The parties reached a settlement on revised amendments permitting two residential towers with a commercial podium.

Based on uncontested expert planning evidence, the Tribunal found the revised amendments consistent with provincial policies, in conformity with regional and local plans, and representative of good planning.

The appeal was allowed in part to approve the revised amendments.

The appellants appealed the Town of Oakville's Parkland Dedication By-law No. 2022-108.

At the first Case Management Conference, the parties advised that the recent enactment of Bill 23 and its pending regulations might necessitate the repeal and replacement of the by-law.

The Tribunal ordered the Town to provide a status update by October 1, 2023, after consulting with the appellants.