Updated Story In a 5-2 vote, City Council’s Planning Committee favours the partial demolition of the Hermitage Ruins – overruling the advice of the Municipal Heritage Committee and the Heritage Permit Review Sub-Committee – setting up a critical vote on Friday at the full Council. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Original Story Councillors will have…
Updated Story As expected, City Councillors voted down a proposal from Shoppers Drug Mart to redevelop their Main and Dundurn plaza location. However, the developer hints he’s about to make a new offer to City Council this fall. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Original Story “The proposed development does not represent an example…
Updated Story Approved by Planning Committee -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Original Story The former bowling lane site at Charlton and Wentworth is getting a major infill development if City Council agrees with the **a staff recommendation to approve ** a plan to build two six-storey and one five-storey building for a total of 162…
Updated Story Approved by Planning Committee -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Original Story Ward 2 Councillor Jason Farr wants the City to create a Secondary Plan for the Durand neighbourhood as the City plans to have 40% of new population growth to occur within existing urban areas with a goal of intensification. [![City Square…
Updated Story Approved by Planning Committee after much debate and many public delegations. Staff and Councillors noted that a rejection of the application would result in an Ontario Municipal Board hearing which the City was very unlikely to win. Additional conditions were placed on the development: educational uses (school) or…
Updated Story Approved by Planning Committee -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Original Story The property at 25 Howard Blvd in Flamborough will be severed into two property if Councillors agree with the staff recommendation to approve a zoning change to allow the construction of another single family home. The severance was already approved at…
Updated Story Approved by Planning Committee -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Original Story The property at 22 Dennis Avenue in Flamborough will be severed into two property if Councillors agree with the staff recommendation to approve the severance to allow the construction of another single family home. Notices were sent to 54 nearby properties,…
Updated Story Approved by Planning Committee -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Original Story Upper James at the Linc will soon have a new four-storey hotel if Councillors agree with the staff recommendation to approve a proposed development to the southeast of the highway interchange. The proposed development will see a four-storey hotel (which was…