Peter Pickfield

The applicant appealed the municipality's failure to make a decision on applications for an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment to permit a residential development.

At a Case Management Conference, the Tribunal granted party status to an adjacent developer on consent.

The Tribunal scheduled a 14-day hearing and issued a Procedural Order to govern the proceedings.

The Tribunal convened a Case Management Conference for four distinct appeals relating to proposed expansions of the Fergus Urban Centre boundary in the Township of Centre Wellington.

The parties agreed to a phased hearing approach, with Phase 1 addressing overarching population forecasts and land needs assessments, and Phase 2 addressing site-specific issues.

The Tribunal ordered the appeals to be heard together for Phase 1 and granted party status to several requesting entities, including the appellants in each other's appeals, adjacent landowners, and the local school board.

A 14-day hearing was scheduled for Phase 1.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference regarding appeals by Fergus South Inc. against the Township of Centre Wellington's failure to make decisions on official plan amendment, zoning by-law amendment, and draft plan of subdivision applications.

The applications propose a mixed-density residential development of up to 323 units.

The Tribunal granted party status to the Upper Grand District School Board, as an elementary school would be required if the applications are approved.

The parties expressed interest in mediation, and the Tribunal scheduled a second Case Management Conference for August 5, 2026, directing the parties to submit a draft Procedural Order and Issues List.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference regarding appeals by the applicant against the municipality's failure to make a decision on applications for a plan of subdivision and zoning by-law amendment.

The Tribunal granted party status on consent to the school boards and conservation authority.

A second Case Management Conference was scheduled to allow the parties to continue discussions and finalize a draft Procedural Order.

The appellant appealed the refusal of a development permit application by the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a Case Management Conference and scheduled a seven-day Merit Hearing to commence on April 9, 2026.

The Tribunal also approved the draft Procedural Order and Issues List provided on consent of the parties.

The Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) brought a motion for party status in an appeal under the Drainage Act concerning drainage works on the appellant's lands.

The appellant opposed the motion.

The Tribunal found that UTRCA's intervention as a party was premature, consistent with a previous decision involving the same parties, because the engineer's report appealed from was not a report concerning the construction of drainage works.

The Tribunal dismissed the motion for party status but exercised its discretion to add UTRCA as a Participant with limited rights.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a Case Management Conference regarding multiple appeals of the City of Guelph's new Comprehensive Zoning By-law and related Official Plan Amendment No. 88.

The Tribunal received status updates indicating that several site-specific appeals had been resolved, while constructive discussions continued on the remaining city-wide and site-specific appeals.

On consent of the parties, the Tribunal scheduled a second multi-day Case Management Conference for March 2026 to further organize the proceedings and establish a Procedural Order for any unresolved issues.

The Tribunal convened a Case Management Conference regarding appeals by Sorbara/Tribute Brubacher Holdings Inc. against the Township of Centre Wellington for failing to make decisions on applications to amend the Official Plans to expand the Fergus Settlement Area.

The Tribunal deferred party status requests from other landowners to a second CMC scheduled for March 16, 2026, to coordinate the hearing process for all related appeals.

The applicant appealed the failure of the Township of Centre Wellington and the County of Wellington to make decisions regarding applications for Official Plan Amendments to permit a settlement area boundary expansion.

At the first Case Management Conference, the Tribunal consolidated the two appeals on consent.

The Tribunal also granted participant status to the Upper Grand District School Board and a local resident, while deferring several party status requests to a future Case Management Conference to allow for further discussions among the parties.

The applicant appealed the City of Woodstock's refusal of a Zoning By-law Amendment, and the City appealed the County of Oxford's approval of an Official Plan Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision, all relating to a proposed residential development.

The parties reached a settlement that reduced the total unit count, lowered building heights near existing homes, and relocated higher-density buildings to improve compatibility.

The Tribunal accepted uncontroverted expert planning evidence that the revised proposal is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement, conforms to the County Official Plan, and represents good planning.

The appeals were allowed in part to approve the revised planning instruments.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a Case Management Conference regarding an appeal by 1238576 Ontario Limited concerning the failure of the Township of Centre Wellington to make a decision on a zoning by-law amendment application for a residential subdivision.

Following an adjournment of the originally scheduled hearing, the Tribunal issued a revised Procedural Order setting out the schedule and requirements leading up to a 5-day video hearing scheduled to commence on October 5, 2026.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a second Case Management Conference regarding an appeal by Cachet Homes (Victoria) Inc. against the Township of Woolwich's Interim Control By-law No. 20-2025.

The by-law was enacted to facilitate the staging of a development plan for unallocated greenfield residential lands in Breslau.

The Tribunal scheduled a 10-day video hearing to commence on April 20, 2026, and issued a Procedural Order to govern the conduct of the proceeding.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference regarding an appeal of an Interim Control By-law enacted by the Township of Woolwich.

Two entities requested party status, which the appellant opposed unless they were required to shelter under the appellant's issues.

The Tribunal scheduled a written motion to determine the party status requests and a second Case Management Conference to address subsequent procedural matters.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference regarding an appeal by 1238576 Ontario Limited under section 34(11) of the Planning Act, following the Township of Centre Wellington's failure to make a decision on a zoning by-law amendment application.

The application seeks to rezone open space to a residential zone to create a woodland corridor.

The Tribunal scheduled a five-day video hearing for May 2026 and approved the Procedural Order to govern the proceedings.

The applicant appealed the non-decision of its Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment, and Draft Plan of Subdivision applications to permit residential development in Ingersoll.

The parties reached a settlement on most issues, leaving only the appropriate parking rate for two proposed apartment buildings in dispute.

The Tribunal preferred the applicant's transportation expert evidence, finding that the proposed parking rate of 1.19 spaces per unit was optimal given the site's walkability and bikeability.

The appeals were allowed in part and the planning instruments were approved.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a Case Management Conference regarding appeals by the applicants against the township and county for failing to adopt an Official Plan amendment and a Zoning By-law amendment.

The amendments were requested to permit a special events facility on agricultural lands.

The Tribunal granted participant status to one individual, scheduled a five-day video hearing to commence on January 19, 2026, and issued a Procedural Order to govern the conduct of the proceeding.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a Case Management Conference regarding appeals of a zoning by-law amendment, official plan amendment, and draft plan of subdivision for a proposed residential development in Woodstock.

The statutory parties advised that a settlement had been reached.

The Tribunal considered requests for Party and Participant status.

John Bell's request for Party status was denied as there were no remaining issues to shelter under given the settlement, and his participation as a Party would cause prejudice through increased hearing length and cost; he was granted Participant status instead.

The Tribunal granted Participant status to 85 other requestors, ordered the matters to be heard together, and scheduled a settlement hearing.

The applicant appealed the Township's failure to make a decision on a Zoning By-law Amendment application to permit the expansion of an existing sand and gravel pit.

The parties reached a settlement involving a revised Zoning By-law Amendment that limits the pit extension to a load and haul operation.

Based on uncontested expert land use planning evidence, the Tribunal found the revised amendment has regard to matters of provincial interest, is consistent with the Provincial Planning Statement, and represents good planning.

The appeal was allowed in part and the revised by-law was approved.

The applicant appealed the City of Mississauga's failure to make decisions on applications for an Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment, and Site Plan to permit a 40-storey apartment building.

The City argued the building should be limited to 32 storeys and raised concerns about the floorplate size and amenity space.

The Tribunal allowed the appeal in part, approving the 40-storey height and 850 square metre floorplate, finding them compatible with the surrounding context.

However, the Tribunal required the amenity space to be increased to the standard 5.6 square metres per unit and excluded a narrow balcony from the amenity space calculation.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference regarding appeals by the applicant against the municipality's failure to make decisions on applications for a 495-unit residential development.

On consent, the Tribunal granted party status to three entities.

The Tribunal directed the parties to file a draft Procedural Order and Issues List and scheduled a second Case Management Conference.