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This was the second Case Management Conference regarding multiple appeals of the City of Toronto's Official Plan Amendment 777 (Sheppard East Secondary Plan).

The Tribunal granted added party status to Lencroft Holdings Inc., allowing it to shelter under an existing appeal.

The Tribunal also granted requests to adjourn two specific appeals while those appellants pursue site-specific applications.

Procedural dates were established for the exchange of materials ahead of Tribunal-led mediation and a third Case Management Conference.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference regarding appeals by the appellants against the respondent municipality's new Parkland Dedication By-law.

The Tribunal approved the draft Procedural Order submitted by the parties and scheduled a 10-day Merit Hearing to commence by video on July 6, 2026.

The Ontario Land Tribunal issued a corrective order under Rule 24.4 of its Rules of Practice and Procedure to amend a previous Memorandum of Oral Decision and Order issued on October 17, 2025.

The correction fixed a typographical error in the spelling of counsel's name for Home Depot of Canada Inc. from Noah Jorden to Noah Gordon.

In all other respects, the original decision remains unchanged.

This was a Case Management Conference regarding appeals of the City of Brampton's Official Plan Amendment for Major Transit Station Areas and the new City Official Plan.

The Tribunal granted party status to 201 County Court Brampton Holdings Inc. on consent.

The parties reported progress in mediation and proposed a written settlement motion once a draft order is finalized.

A subsequent Case Management Conference was scheduled for March 2026 to address outstanding matters and potential consolidation of the appeals.

At a Case Management Conference, the Ontario Land Tribunal considered requests to have multiple appeals regarding the Neyagawa Urban Core Official Plan Amendments and a site-specific appeal by Argo Neyagawa Corporation heard together.

On consent of the parties, the Tribunal ordered the matters to be heard together and adjourned the previously scheduled hearing dates for the site-specific appeal.

The Tribunal also granted party status to 1816985 Ontario Inc. and Sherborne Lodge Development et al. in the site-specific appeal, as they have a direct interest.

A finalized Procedural Order and Issues List were approved to govern the proceedings.

The appellants appealed the Town's Official Plan Amendments 326 and 45, which establish policies for the Neyagawa Urban Core.

At the first Case Management Conference, the Tribunal considered a potential consolidation with a private site-specific appeal.

Although consolidation was initially contested, the parties subsequently reached an agreement to have the matters heard together.

The Tribunal scheduled a four-week merit hearing for February 2026 and a second Case Management Conference for September 2025 to finalize the procedural order and issues list.

The Ontario Land Tribunal issued an amending decision to correct technical and typographical errors in its previous decision dated July 22, 2025.

The amendments included replacing a paragraph regarding a party's position on a technical error and correcting the spelling of counsel's name.

In all other respects, the original decision remains unchanged.

The Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference regarding 13 appeals against three Town of Oakville Official Plan Amendments (OPAs 68, 332, and 333) adopted in response to Bill 97.

The Town advised that it is undertaking a process to consider modifications to the OPAs, which may render the appeals moot.

The Tribunal scheduled a second Case Management Conference for February 9, 2026, to allow the Town time to complete its process and directed the Town to provide a status update prior to the hearing.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a Case Management Conference regarding appeals by Burbank Heights Development Inc. for the City of Toronto's failure to make decisions on Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications for a mixed-use development.

The Tribunal granted participant status to three individuals/entities, noted the parties' intention to attend mediation, and scheduled a second Case Management Conference for October 17, 2025.

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.

This was a status hearing regarding multiple appeals against the Region of Halton's approval of the new City of Burlington Official Plan, as well as appeals against Official Plan Amendment No. 119 and Zoning By-law Amendment No. 2020-418.

The Tribunal deferred a party status request from Canadian National Railway Company to the next Case Management Conference to allow parties time to obtain instructions.

The Tribunal scheduled a further Case Management Conference for July 16, 2025.

This was the first Case Management Conference regarding multiple appeals of the City of Toronto's Official Plan Amendment 777 (Sheppard East Secondary Plan).

The Tribunal granted Added Party status to the Toronto Lands Corporation, finding it is a public body that meets the statutory requirements under the Planning Act.

The Tribunal also granted Participant status to the Sheppard Avenue East Community Group on consent.

The Tribunal directed the parties to consider mediation and set a schedule for finalizing the Issues List ahead of the next Case Management Conference.

The appellant appealed under s. 69(3) of the Planning Act seeking a reduction in application fees paid for a draft Plan of Subdivision.

The appellant paid over $3.2 million in fees between 2016 and 2024 and sought a refund of approximately $1.5 million, arguing the fees exceeded the municipality's anticipated costs.

The Tribunal found that the Engineering Review Fee was unreasonably based on an outdated, higher construction cost estimate and ordered a refund of $638,668.56.

The Tribunal also ordered a refund of $113,991.10 for Landscape Review Fees that were improperly charged under the 2024 Tariff.

However, the Tribunal found the remaining residual fees were reasonable and connected to the municipality's costs for processing the complex application.

Multiple appeals were brought under subsection 17(36) of the Planning Act regarding the adoption of a new town-wide Official Plan by the Town of Collingwood, as approved by the County of Simcoe.

At the first Case Management Conference, the Tribunal granted participant status to four requesting entities without objection.

The Tribunal deferred three requests for party status until the next CMC or until an Issues List is formalized, to allow the proposed parties to identify which issues they will shelter under pursuant to Rule 8.3 of the Tribunal's Rules of Practice and Procedure.

A second CMC was scheduled to consider the deferred requests and further organize the appeals.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a Case Management Conference regarding appeals by Keeli Li GP Inc. against the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on zoning by-law amendment and site plan applications for a 33-storey mixed-use building.

On consent of the parties, the Tribunal issued a revised Procedural Order and Issues List to govern the proceedings leading up to a 10-day hearing scheduled to commence on May 26, 2025.

The applicant appealed the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on applications for an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment to permit a 60-storey mixed-use building.

Prior to the hearing, the parties reached a settlement for a revised 36-storey residential building.

Based on the uncontested expert planning evidence, the Tribunal found the settlement proposal consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement and in conformity with the Official Plan.

The Tribunal allowed the appeals in part and approved the amendments in principle, withholding its final order pending the satisfaction of several conditions.

The City of Pickering brought a motion requesting partial approval of Official Plan Amendment No. 38 (OPA 38), which facilitates redevelopment and intensification along the Kingston Road Corridor.

Several site-specific appeals had been filed against OPA 38.

Based on uncontroverted expert planning evidence, the Tribunal found that the unappealed portions of OPA 38 are consistent with the Provincial Planning Statement and conform to the Growth Plan and Regional Official Plan.

The Tribunal granted the motion and approved OPA 38 in part, noting that this partial approval would not prejudice the remaining site-specific appeals.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a second Case Management Conference regarding appeals for Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendments to permit a 50-storey mixed-use building in Toronto.

The parties requested a third CMC on consent to allow Metrolinx, which recently received expropriation approval for the subject lands, time to serve a 90 days' notice to expropriate.

The Tribunal scheduled a third CMC for February 21, 2025, and ordered the parties to provide a Draft Procedural Order and Issues List.