Ontario Land Tribunal
Tribunal ontarien de l’aménagement du territoire
ISSUE DATE: February 2, 2026
CASE NO(S).: OLT-25-000701
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 22(7) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended
Applicant and Appellant: Stylux Bowmanville Inc.
Subject: Request to amend the Official Plan – Failure to adopt the requested amendment
Description: To permit the development of 97 three-story townhouse units.
Reference Number: COPA2024-0007
Property Address: 500 Mearns Avenue
Municipality/UT: Clarington/Durham
OLT Case No.: OLT-25-000701
OLT Lead Case No.: OLT-25-000701
OLT Case Name: Stylux Bowmanville Inc. v. Clarington (Municipality)
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 34(11) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended
Applicant and Appellant: Stylux Bowmanville Inc.
Subject: Application to amend the Zoning By-law – Refusal or neglect to make a decision
Description: To permit the development of 97 three-story townhouse units.
Reference Number: ZBA2024-0031
Property Address: 500 Mearns Avenue
Municipality/UT: Clarington/Durham
OLT Case No.: OLT-25-000703
OLT Lead Case No.: OLT-25-000701
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 51(34) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended
Applicant and Appellant: Stylux Bowmanville Inc.
Subject: Proposed Plan of Subdivision – Failure of Approval Authority to make a decision
Description: To permit the development of 97 three-story townhouse units.
Reference Number: S-C 2024-0017
Property Address: 500 Mearns Avenue
Municipality/UT: Clarington/Durham
OLT Case No.: OLT-25-000704
OLT Lead Case No.: OLT-25-000701
Heard: January 27, 2026, by Video Hearing
APPEARANCES:
Parties
Counsel
Stylux Bowmanville Inc.
Mark Flowers Lauren Cao
Municipality of Clarington
Andrew Biggart
Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority
Tim Duncan
MEMORANDUM OF ORAL DECISION DELIVERED BY T.F. NG ON JANUARY 27, 2026 AND ORDER OF THE TRIBUNAL
INTRODUCTION
1This is the first Case Management Conference (“CMC”) for the above-noted matter. Stylux Bowmanville Inc. (“Appellant”) has filed appeals against the Municipality of Clarington’s (“Municipality”) failure to make a decision within the statutory time frames for the Appellant’s application to permit the development of 97 three-storey townhouse units in respect of the property municipally known as 500 Mearns Avenue. The appeals were pursuant to s. 22(7), s. 34(11) and s. 51(34) of the Planning Act (“Act”).
2The Affidavit of Service on file was marked as Exhibit A.
PARTY / PARTICIPANT REQUESTS
3The Party Status request of Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority (“CLOCA”) was, by consent, granted by the Tribunal.
4The Participant Status request of Nadine Taylor was, without objections, granted to her.
DRAFT PROCEDURAL ORDER
5The Tribunal received a draft Procedural Order (“PO”) with the Municipality’s and CLOCA’s issues lists. Counsels requested a three-week hearing to be scheduled, as the total expert witnesses to be called will be in the range of 10 – 15 witnesses.
MEDIATION
6The Municipality and the Appellant were in amicable discussions, and after CLOCA’s addition, will further review and scope the issues. Parties will be open to mediation, if the need arises.
DISPOSITION
7The Tribunal will schedule a 15-day Hearing. There is no further notice, and the member is not seized.
8The Tribunal directs that the PO with the deadlines filled in, together with the Issues list, be forwarded to the Case Coordinator by February 17, 2026.
HEARING
9The Hearing is scheduled to proceed by video at 10 a.m. from Monday, November 30, 2026 to Friday, December 11, 2026 (10 days) and continued from Monday, January 11 to Friday, January 15, 2027 (5 days).
10Parties and/or Participants and/or Observers 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:
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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 the same as indicated 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 CMC 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 that:
Party Status is granted to the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority.
Participant Status is granted to Nadine Taylor.
The Procedural Order and Issues List be filed by February 17, 2026.
The 15-day Hearing is as scheduled.
“T.F. Ng”
T.F. NG
VICE CHAIR
Ontario Land Tribunal
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