Ontario Land Tribunal
Tribunal ontarien de l’aménagement
du territoire
ISSUE DATE:
August 12, 2025
CASE NO(S).:
OLT-25-000337
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 22(7) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P. 13, as amended.
Applicant/Appellant
Rowhedge Construction Ltd.
Subject:
Request to amend the Official Plan – Refusal of request
Description:
To permit the development of 40 stacked townhouses units.
Reference Number:
OPA1215.05
Property Address:
15 Loyalist Trail
Municipality/UT:
Oakville/Halton
OLT Case No:
OLT-25-000337
OLT Lead Case No:
OLT-25-000337
OLT Case Name:
Rowhedge Construction Ltd. v. Oakville (Town)
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER section 34(11) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P. 13, as amended.
Subject:
Application to amend the Zoning By-law – Refusal of application
Description:
To permit the development of 40 stacked townhouses units.
Reference Number:
Z.1215.05
Property Address:
15 Loyalist Trail
Municipality/UT:
Oakville/Halton
OLT Case No:
OLT-25-000338
OLT Lead Case No:
OLT-25-000337
Heard:
August 8, 2025 by video hearing
APPEARANCES:
Parties
Counsel
Rowhedge Construction Ltd.
Russell Cheeseman
Stephanie Fleming
Town of Oakville
Nadia Chandra
Meg Gregoire (student of law)
Jennifer Huctwith (in absentia)
MEMORANDUM OF ORAL DECISION DELIVERED BY ERIC S. CROWE ON AUGUST 8, 2025 AND ORDER OF THE TRIBUNAL
INTRODUCTION
1This is the first Case Management Conference (“CMC”) held in preparation for a hearing of the appeals by Rowhedge Construction Ltd. (“Appellant”) pursuant to s. 22 (7), Official Plan Amendment (“OPA”) and s. 34(11) Zoning By-law Amendment (“ZBL”) both from the Planning Act of the Town of Oakville (“Town”). The municipal address of the Subject Property is 15 Loyalist Trail in the Town (“Subject Property”).
BACKGROUND
2The Appellant’s applications are to redesignate and rezone the subject property from employment to residential to permit the development of 40 stacked townhouses.
3The Town Planning Staff recommended refusal of the applications and the Town Council followed this recommendation in refusing the applications on the basis that the proposed development was premature and the Appellant did not adequately demonstrate that the subject property is not needed or viable for service area employment uses as reflected in the current designation and zoning to support the change in land use to residential.
4The purpose of this CMC was to consider requests for Party or Participant status and request a Procedural Order and set hearing dates.
5There were no Participant or Party Status requests.
EXHIBIT
6The Tribunal marked the following exhibit;
- Affidavit of Service
OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESOLUTION
7The Parties were encouraged to request, through the Case Coordinator, Tribunal-facilitated mediation to assist with settlement discussions should the parties deem it potentially helpful in this regard.
PROCEDURAL ORDER AND ISSUES LIST
8The Tribunal was in receipt of a draft Procedural Order and Issues List and requests that the Parties work together and file a final Procedural Order and Issues List with the Tribunal on or before Friday, August 15, 2025.
SCHEDULING OF HEARING
9Based on the request of the Parties, the Tribunal has found it is reasonable to schedule a nine-day Merit Hearing to occur by video on Tuesday, June 16, 2026 to Friday June 26, 2026, at 10 a.m.
10Parties and Participants are asked to log in to the Video Hearing at least 15 minutes before the start of the event to test their video and audio connections:
GoTo Meeting Link: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/660145013
Access code: 660-145-013
11Parties and 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
12Persons who experience technical difficulties accessing the GoTo Meeting application or who only wish to listen to the event can connect to the event by calling in to an audio-only telephone line: +1 (647) 497-9373 or (Toll Free) 1-888-299-1889. The access code is same as mentioned above.
13Individuals 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 Hearing by video to ensure that they are properly connected to the event at the correct time. Questions prior to the hearing event may be directed to the Tribunal’s Case Coordinator having carriage of this case.
ORDER
14THE TRIBUNAL ORDERS a Merit Hearing has been scheduled for Tuesday, June 16, 2026 to Friday, June 26, 2026 at 10 a.m. by video.
15THE TRIBUNAL ORDERS that the Parties file a draft Procedural Order with the Tribunal on or before Friday, August 15, 2025.
16AND THE TRIBUNAL FURTHER ORDERS that the Tribunal Member is not seized but may be spoken to in the event matters arise.
“Eric S. Crowe”
ERIC S. CROWE
MEMBER
Ontario Land Tribunal
Website: www.olt.gov.on.ca Telephone: 416-212-6349 Toll Free: 1-866-448-2248
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