Ontario Land Tribunal

Tribunal ontarien de l’aménagement du territoire

ISSUE DATE: November 28, 2025

CASE NO(S).: OLT-24-001229

PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 41(12) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended

Applicant/Appellant: Worldwide Properties (Alliston) Inc.

Subject: Site Plan

Description: To facilitate the development of two buildings as additional commercial buildings with new Retail spaces

Reference Number: D11-AL-177

Property Address: 17-37 Young Street

Municipality/UT: Town of New Tecumseth/ Simcoe County

OLT Case No.: OLT-24-001229

OLT Lead Case No: OLT-24-001229

OLT Case Name: Worldwide Properties (Alliston) Inc. v. New Tecumseth (Town)

Heard: November 19, 2025 by video hearing

APPEARANCES:

Parties

Counsel/Representative*

Worldwide Properties (Alliston) Inc.

S. Doyle*

Town of New Tecumseth

J. Feehely

MEMORANDUM OF ORAL DECISION DELIVERED BY D. ARNOLD ON NOVEMBER 19, 2025 AND ORDER OF THE TRIBUNAL

1This fourth Case Management Conference (“CMC”) was held with respect to an appeal pursuant to subsection 41(12) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P. 13, as amended, (“Planning Act”) by Worldwide Properties (Alliston) Inc. (“Appellant”) pertaining to the failure of the Town of New Tecumseth (“Town”) to approve the plans or drawings required by section 41 of the Planning Act in connection with the proposed additional commercial and retail development on the lands municipally known as 17-37 Young Street in the Town of New Tecumseth within 60 days after receipt by the Town of such plans or drawings (“Appeal”).

2At the outset of the CMC, there was a request by counsel for the Appellant (Harold Elston) to be removed from the record as this counsel no longer represents the Appellant in this matter. The representative of the Appellant, Steve Doyle, was in attendance and had no concerns with this request nor did the Town and accordingly the Tribunal’s file in these proceedings will be updated to reflect that Harold Elston is no longer counsel for the Appellant.

3The Town advised that earlier this month technical studies including a traffic impact study were submitted by the Appellant to the Town and are currently under review. The Appellant requested that the Tribunal provide directions that would facilitate the proceedings before the Tribunal proceeding expeditiously.

4With the consensus of the Parties, the Tribunal directed as follows:

(a) The Town is directed to provide its comments on the Appellant’s submitted technical studies to the Appellant by no later than Monday, December 15, 2025;

(b) The Parties are directed to provide a draft Issues List to the Tribunal through the case co-ordinator for this matter by no later than Monday, February 2, 2026; and

(c) A fifth Case Management Conference is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 10 a.m. by video at which time the Tribunal will consider setting hearing date(s) and a draft Procedural Order including the draft Issues List submitted by the Parties. Details pertaining to this fifth Case Management Conference are provided below.

5Parties are asked to log in to the event at least 15 minutes before it begins to test their video and audio connections:

GoTo Meeting: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/719383509 Access code: 719-383-509

6Parties and/or Participants are asked to access and set up the application well in advance of the event to avoid unnecessary delay. The desktop application can be downloaded at GoTo Meeting or a web application is available: https://app.gotomeeting.com/home.html

7Persons who experience technical difficulties accessing the GoTo Meeting application or who only wish to listen to the event can connect to it by calling in to an audio-only telephone line: +1 (647) 497-9373 or (Toll-Free) 1-888-299-1889. The access code is: 719-383-509.

8Individuals are directed to connect to the event on the assigned date at the correct time. It is the responsibility of the persons participating in the event to ensure that they are properly connected at the correct time. Questions prior to the event may be directed to the Tribunal’s Case Coordinator.

9The Tribunal encouraged the Parties to continue discussions with a view to settling some or all of the issues of the Appeal. The Tribunal advised that Parties that they may request consideration for Tribunal-facilitated mediation through the case co-ordinator.

10The Tribunal directs the Parties to provide the Tribunal (through the Case Coordinator) with any update with respect to this matter, including any request for the Tribunal’s approval to convert the fifth CMC to a settlement Hearing.

11The Tribunal orders and provides these CMC directives for the purposes of case management of the Appeal.

12The Member is not seized in this matter but will remain available for continued case management to the extent that the Tribunal calendar permits.

13No further notice is required nor will be given.

“D. Arnold”

D. ARNOLD

MEMBER

Ontario Land Tribunal

Website: www.olt.gov.on.ca Telephone: 416-212-6349 Toll Free: 1-866-448-2248

The Conservation Review Board, the Environmental Review Tribunal, the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal and the Mining and Lands Tribunal are amalgamated and continued as the Ontario Land Tribunal (“Tribunal”). Any reference to the preceding tribunals or the former Ontario Municipal Board is deemed to be a reference to the Tribunal.