Ontario Land Tribunal
Tribunal ontarien de l’aménagement du territoire
ISSUE DATE: April 15, 2026
CASE NO.: OLT-25-000705
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 34(11) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended
Applicant and Appellant: Stonemount Developments Inc.
Subject: Application to amend the Zoning By-law – Refusal or neglect to make a decision
Description: To permit the development of 30 medium density dwelling units
Reference Number: Z4-19
Property Address: 68 Gold Park Gate
Municipality/UT: Essa Township / Simcoe County
OLT Case No.: OLT-25-000705
OLT Lead Case No.: OLT-25-000705
OLT Case Name: Stonemount Developments Inc. v. Essa (Township)
BEFORE:
P. TOMILIN MEMBER
Wednesday, the 15^th^ day of April, 2026
THIS MATTER having come before the Ontario Land Tribunal (the “Tribunal”) for a Case Management Conference on November 28, 2025;
AND THE TRIBUNAL having issued the Procedural Order on January 16, 2026, for the purpose of governing the required procedures leading up to the hearing commencing on May 25, 2026;
AND THE TRIBUNAL having received a request, on consent of the Parties, to amend some of the procedural timelines contained in the Procedural Order;
THE TRIBUNAL ORDERS that the following dates from the Procedural Order are amended:
Expert witnesses to have a meeting (paragraph 10) changed from 60 days prior to the hearing (March 26, 2026) to 25 days prior to the hearing (April 30, 2026);
Parties must prepare and file a Statement of Agreed Facts and Issues (paragraph 10) changed from 45 days prior to the hearing (April 10, 2026) to 21 days prior to the hearing (May 4, 2026);
Parties to exchange witness statements (paragraph 13) changed from 30 days prior to the hearing (April 24, 2026) to 10 days prior to the hearing (May 15, 2026);
A participant to provide copies of their participant statement to other parties (paragraph 14) changed from 30 days prior to the hearing (April 24, 2026) to 10 days prior to the hearing (May 15, 2026);
Parties to confirm if all reserved hearing days are required (paragraph 15) changed from 30 days prior to the hearing (April 24, 2026) to 10 days prior to the hearing (May 15, 2026);
Parties to provide copies of their visual evidence to all other parties (paragraph 16) changed from 15 days prior to the hearing (May 11, 2026) to 4 days prior to the hearing (May 21, 2026);
Parties to provide responses to written evidence (paragraph 17) changed from 15 days prior to the hearing (May 11, 2026) to 3 days prior to the hearing (May 22, 2026);
Parties to submit a joint document book (paragraph 18) changed from 15 days prior to the hearing (May 11, 2026) to 3 days prior to the hearing (May 22, 2026);
Parties to file a hearing plan (paragraph 21) changed from 15 days prior to the hearing (May 11, 2026) to 3 days prior to the hearing (May 22, 2026);
In all other respects the Procedural Order remains the same.
“Matthew D.J. Bryan”
MATTHEW D.J. BRYAN REGISTRAR
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