Ontario Land Tribunal
Tribunal ontarien de l’aménagement du territoire
ISSUE DATE: June 27, 2023
CASE NO.: OLT-21-001960
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 53(19) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended
Appellant: Township of Springwater
Applicant: John Kapteyn
Owner: Nick and Lynda Van Casteren
Subject: Consent
Reference Number: B17/21
Property Address: 3088 Horseshoe Valley Road
Municipality/UT: Springwater/Simcoe
OLT Case No: OLT-21-001960
OLT Case Name: Township of Springwater v. Springwater (Township)
BEFORE:
MICHAEL KRALJEVIC CHAIR
Tuesday, the 27th day of June, 2023
THIS IS A MATTER of the appeal filed by the Township of Springwater (“Appellant”), under subsection 53(19) of the Planning Act, of the Township of Springwater (“Township”) Committee of Adjustment’s approval of consent applications for severance;
AND WHEREAS THE TRIBUNAL issued its Decision on March 21, 2023.
AND WHEREAS the Appellant filed a request for review (“Request”), pursuant to s. 23 of the Ontario Land Tribunal Act, 2021 and Rule 25 of the Tribunal’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (“Rules”), that seeks to review and reconsider the Decision;
AND WHEREAS THE CHAIR after having reviewed the Request, determined that the Request meets the threshold established under Rule 25.7 to warrant a review to set aside the Decision for the reasons set out in his letter of disposition dated June 20, 2023.
ACCORDINGLY, THE TRIBUNAL HEREBY ORDERS that:
The Decision issued on March 21, 2023 is hereby set aside and rescinded.
The Appeal in this matter will be re-heard by a differently constituted panel of the Tribunal in accordance with the Chair’s letter of disposition.
All of which are ordered pursuant to my authority under section 23 of the Ontario Land Tribunal Act, 2021 and Rule 25 of the Tribunal’s Rules of Practice and Procedure.
“Euken Lui”
EUKEN LUI REGISTRAR Ontario Land Tribunal
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