Ontario Land Tribunal
Tribunal ontarien de l’aménagement du territoire
ISSUE DATE: March 30, 2026
CASE NO(S).: OLT-25-000984
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 51(34) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P. 13, as amended.
Appellant: Pegasus Development Corporation
Subject: Proposed Plan of Subdivision – Failure of Approval Authority to make a decision
Description: To permit a private road to service 77 single detached dwellings
Reference Number: 09-CD-25001
Property Address: Block 213, Plan 27M-81
Municipality/UT: Lanark County
OLT Case No: OLT-25-000984
OLT Lead Case No: OLT-25-000984
OLT Case Name: Pegasus Development Corporation v. Lanark County
Heard: March 24, 2026 by Video Hearing
APPEARANCES:
Parties
Counsel
Pegasus Development Corporation
Roberto Aburto Conor McCarthy
County of Lanark Town of Carleton Place
Gregory Meeds Emma Blanchard
MEMORANDUM OF ORAL DECISION DELIVERED BY T.F. NG ON MARCH 24, 2026 AND ORDER OF THE TRIBUNAL
1This was the first Case Management Conference (“CMC”) for the above-noted matter. Pegasus Development Corporation (“Appellant”) filed an appeal against the County of Lanark’s (“County”) failure to make a decision within the statutory time frame for the Appellant’s application to permit a private road to service 77 single detached dwellings, with respect to the property Block 213, Plan 27M-81 Lanark. The appeal was brought pursuant to s. 51(34) of the Planning Act.
2The Affidavit of Service of notice of CMC on file was marked as Exhibit A.
PARTY/PARTICIPANT REQUESTS
3There was a party status request received from the Town of Carleton Place. The Tribunal granted party status to the Town on consent of the parties.
DRAFT PROCEDURAL ORDER
4Counsel informed the Tribunal that the County, Town and Appellant will need time to frame the issues and requested that a CMC be scheduled.
MEDIATION
5The Parties regard mediation as premature, have no instructions, but are open to it.
DISPOSITION
6The Tribunal will schedule a second CMC as requested since the procedural order (“PO”) and issues list (“IL”) are not available. There will be no further notice, and the Member is not seized.
7The Tribunal directs that the PO, with the IL, be forwarded to the Case Coordinator by Tuesday, September 29, 2026.
SECOND CMC
8The second CMC is scheduled to proceed by video on Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at 10 a.m.
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13As of March 30, 2026, all hearing events are governed by the Tribunal’s Artificial Intelligence Practice Direction. This Practice Direction requires a party, participant, or witness to include a declaration within each submitted document if generative AI was used to create or generate content.
ORDER
14THE TRIBUNAL ORDERS that:
a. Party status is granted to the Town of Carleton Place.
b. The case management date is as scheduled.
c. The Procedural Order with Issues List be filed by Tuesday, September 29, 2026.
“T.F. Ng”
T.F. NG
VICE CHAIR
Ontario Land Tribunal
Website: www.olt.gov.on.ca Telephone: 416-212-6349 Toll Free: 1-866-448-2248
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