Ontario Land Tribunal
Tribunal ontarien de l’aménagement du territoire
ISSUE DATE: March 19, 2025
CASE NO(S).: OLT-23-001324
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 22(7) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P. 13, as amended
Applicant/Appellant: Windfield Estates Corporation
Subject: Request to amend the Official Plan – Failure to adopt the requested amendment
Description: To permit a 603-unit residential development, including three mid-rise buildings, three 4-storey stacked townhouse blocks, and a new public park.
Reference Number: 21 229471 NNY 15 OZ and 21 229475 NNY 15 SA
Property Address: 390-400 Woodsworth Road
Municipality/UT: Toronto/Toronto
OLT Case No: OLT-23-001324
OLT Lead Case No: OLT-23-001324
OLT Case Name: Windfield Estates Corporation v. Toronto (City)
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 34(11) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P. 13, as amended
Subject: Application to amend the Zoning By-law – Refusal or neglect to make a decision
Description: To permit a 603-unit residential development, including three mid-rise buildings, three 4-storey stacked townhouse blocks, and a new public park.
Reference Number: 21 229471 NNY 15 OZ and 21 229475 NNY 15 SA
Property Address: 390-400 Woodsworth Road
Municipality/UT: Toronto/Toronto
OLT Case No: OLT-23-001325
OLT Lead Case No: OLT-23-001324
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 114(15) of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, S. O. 2006, c. 11 Sched A
Subject: City of Toronto Site Plan Approval
Description: To permit a 603-unit residential development, including three mid-rise buildings, three 4-storey stacked townhouse blocks, and a new public park.
Reference Number: 21 229471 NNY 15 OZ and 21 229475 NNY 15 SA
Property Address: 390-400 Woodsworth Road
Municipality/UT: Toronto/Toronto
OLT Case No: OLT-23-001326
OLT Lead Case No: OLT-23-001324
Heard: March 4, 2025 by Video Hearing
APPEARANCES:
Parties
Counsel
Windfield Estates Corporation
Ian Andres
City of Toronto
Adam Ward Jessica Braun (in absentia)
MEMORANDUM OF ORAL DECISION DELIVERED BY C.I. MOLINARI AND INTERIM ORDER OF THE TRIBUNAL
Link to Interim Order
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
1This matter involves a settlement hearing related to appeals filed by Windfield Estates Corporation (“Appellant”) pursuant to ss. 22(7) and 34(11) of the Planning Act (“Act”) and s. 114(15) of the City of Toronto Act against the failure of the City of Toronto (“City”) to make decisions within the statutory time frame regarding the Appellant’s Official Plan Amendment (“OPA”) and Zoning By-law Amendment (“ZBA”) applications (collectively “Applications”), and a related Site Plan Control (“SPC”) application, for the lands municipally known as 390-400 Woodsworth Road (“Property”).
2The purpose of the Applications, as filed, was to facilitate the redevelopment of the Property with three mid-rise buildings along Leslie Street and four-storey stacked back-to-back townhouses along Woodsworth Road.
3The Property is located within the St. Andrew-Windfields area of the City, on