Ontario Land Tribunal
Tribunal ontarien de l’aménagement du territoire
ISSUE DATE: January 15, 2026
CASE NO.: OLT-23-001073
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 17(36) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P. 13, as amended.
Appellant: 1571145 Ontario Limited
Appellant: 2817053 Ontario Limited
Appellant: Auburn Developments Inc.
Appellant: Paisley Hill Ltd.
and others
Subject: Proposed Official Plan Amendment
Description: Update to the Middlesex Centre Official Plan
Reference Number: OPA 59
Property Address: Municipality-wide
Municipality/UT: Middlesex Centre/Middlesex
OLT Case No: OLT-23-001073
OLT Lead Case No: OLT-23-001073
OLT Case Name: Auburn Developments Inc. v. Middlesex (County)
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 9(1) of the Ontario Land Tribunal Act, 2021, S.O. 2021, c. 4, Sched. 6
Request by: Municipality of Middlesex Centre
Request by: County of Middlesex
Motion for: Directions
BEFORE:
K.R. ANDREWS
Thursday, the 18th
MEMBER
day of December, 2025
UPON APPEALS brought by the Appellants, listed at Attachment 1, filed pursuant to section 17(36) of the Planning Act regarding the adoption of Official Plan Amendment No. 59 by Council of the Municipality of Middlesex Centre;
AND THE TRIBUNAL having scheduled an in-person Settlement Motion to be heard on the present day concerning the Appeals by 1571145 Ontario Limited, Tridon Properties Ltd., Paisley Hill Ltd., 2817053 Ontario Limited, Watermark Komoka 2021 Inc. (c/o York Developments), Farhi Holdings Corporation and Farhi Farming Corporation, all of which are uncontested between these parties, the Municipality of Middlesex Centre, and the County of Middlesex (all of whom are hereafter referred to as the “Consensus Parties”), but contested by the Appellant Sifton Properties Limited (“Sifton”);
AND THE TRIBUNAL having heard disagreement between Sifton and the Consensus Parties in terms of how to proceed with present in-person hearing, the parties all expressing that their arguments will be highly nuanced, and the Consensus Parties suggesting that the Motion would be better served if it was done in writing, to enable the parties to firmly express the nuanced nature of their submissions;
AND THE TRIBUNAL having heard that Sifton preferred to have the Motion proceed in person as scheduled;
AND THE TRIBUNAL having found that the submissions will be highly nuanced and the motion would consequently be better served if it was done in writing;
THE TRIBUNAL ORDERS THAT the present Settlement Motion will be done in writing, with the following submission dates:
The Consensus Parties will jointly serve and file their motion materials, including a factum of no more than 30 pages, by Friday, January 16, 2026;
Sifton will serve and file its Responding motion materials, including a factum of no more than 25 pages, by Friday, January 30, 2026; and
The Consensus Parties will jointly serve and file their Reply motion materials, if any, including a factum of no more than 10 pages, by Monday, February 9, 2026.
The Member is not seized but may be spoken to through the Case Coordinator if any issues arise.
“Matthew D.J. Bryan”
MATTHEW D.J. BRYAN
REGISTRAR
Ontario Land Tribunal
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Attachment 1
CMC Attendance List
Party Name
Counsel
County of Middlesex
Alex Ciccone
Municipality of Middlesex Centre
Paula Lombardi
1571145 Ontario Limited (Appellant)
Analee Baroudi
Tridon Properties Ltd. (Appellant)
Analee Baroudi
Paisley Hill Ltd. (Appellant)
Analee Baroudi
2817053 Ontario Limited (Appellant)
Analee Baroudi
Watermark Komoka 2021 Inc. (c/o York Developments) (Appellant)
Jonathan Cheng
Farhi Holdings Corporation and Farhi Farming Corporation (Appellants)
Denise Baker
Sifton Properties Limited (Appellant)
Matthew Helfand Peter Van Loan