Development application · Official Plan or Zoning By-law Amendment (OZ)

Development application 22 179831 STE 11 OZ

Ward 11 · Dianne SaxeDataset pageCity application pageReport an error on this page

Status: OMB Approved; Approved
Submitted: 21 July 2022; Appealed
Linked lobbying registrations: 1; Inferred links, published
Communications on linked registrations: 7; 7 meetings · 2 offices

Application record

Type: Official Plan or Zoning By-law Amendment (OZ)
Addresses: 38 Walmer Rd; 188 Lowther Ave
Ward: Ward 11 · Dianne Saxe
Submitted: 21 July 2022
Status: OMB Approved
Outcome recorded: Approved
Decision date: Not recorded in the open data
Appealed: Yes
Size stated in the description: 186 units

Source: City of Toronto open data (Development Applications; Committee of Adjustment Applications). Dataset page · City application page

Description

Zoning By-law Amendment application was appealed to Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT Case No. OLT-23-000532). On April 30, 2025, OLT issued a partial order approving a 25-storey mixed-use building with partial heritage retention, containing 186 dwelling units, non-residential uses include replacement 952 square metres of church space and 1,276 square metres of community/commercial uses.OLT Final order pending fulfilment of outstanding conditions.

Linked lobbying registrations

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TAS · registration SM33196
ZBA and SPA applications for the redevelopment of 38 Walmer Rd & 188 Lowther Ave for a residential building which includes the retention of the Walmer Road Baptist Church Sanctuary and partial demoli…
Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.87
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Source records
- Registration SM33196: ZBA and SPA applications for the redevelopment of 38 Walmer Rd & 188 Lowther Ave for a residential building which includes the retention of the Walmer Road Baptist Church Sanctuary and partial demolition of the existing heritage building. (Lobbyist Registry)
- Development application 22 179831 STE 11 OZ at 188 Lowther Ave: Zoning By-law Amendment application was appealed to Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT Case No. OLT-23-000532). On April 30, 2025, OLT issued a partial order approving a 25-storey mixed-use building with partial heritage retention, containing 186 dwelling units, non-residential uses include replacement 952… (Development Applications)
Matched text
- particulars: ZBA and SPA applications for the redevelopment of 38 Walmer Rd & 188 Lowther Ave for a residential building which includes the retention of the Walmer Road Baptist Church Sanctuary a…
Matched fields
address
38 WALMER RD
application_address
38 WALMER RD

Lobbying on linked registrations

1 linked registration · 7 communications · 7 meetings · 2 offices contacted

Offices contacted

Linked registrations

Dianne Saxe5
Ward 11 University-Rosedale2

Data table· 2 rows

Office	Office holder type	Communications	Meetings	Last contact
Dianne Saxe	Member of council	5	5	9 May 2023
Ward 11 University-Rosedale	Member of council	2	2	16 May 2022

Other registrations that mention this application's addresses

Text matches on the address only. They are not linked to this application unless listed above.

TAS
SM36347 · 1 February 2025 · “38 Walmer Road”
TAS
SM35826 · 7 August 2024 · “38 Walmer Road”

Comparison with similar applications

Lobbied applications are compared only with unlobbied applications of the same type, in the same ward, submitted in the same year and of the same size band (units or floor area from the description; sub-type for Committee of Adjustment files). Unlobbied applications are weighted to match the lobbied group. Raw lobbied versus unlobbied averages are not reported.

Official Plan or Zoning By-law Amendment (OZ), Ward 11

69 lobbied · 60 matched

Approval rate

Lobbied100% n=10
Matched, unlobbied100% n=4

Refusal rate

Lobbied0%
Matched, unlobbied0%

Appeal rate

Lobbied10%
Matched, unlobbied11%

Official Plan or Zoning By-law Amendment (OZ), City-wide

571 lobbied · 760 matched

Approval rate

Lobbied100% n=78
Matched, unlobbied96% n=78

Refusal rate

Lobbied0%
Matched, unlobbied4%

Appeal rate

Lobbied12%
Matched, unlobbied14%

Data table· 4 rows

Official Plan or Zoning By-law Amendment (OZ), Ward 11: 69 lobbied and 60 matched unlobbied applications in 31 matched strata
Group	n	Median days	Approval rate	Refusal rate	Appeal rate	Council items
Lobbied	69	—	100% (n=10)	0%	10%	0.04
Matched, unlobbied	60	—	100% (n=4)	0%	11%	0.03

Official Plan or Zoning By-law Amendment (OZ), City-wide: 571 lobbied and 760 matched unlobbied applications in 344 matched strata
Group	n	Median days	Approval rate	Refusal rate	Appeal rate	Council items
Lobbied	571	—	100% (n=78)	0%	12%	0.08
Matched, unlobbied	760	—	96% (n=78)	4%	14%	0.05

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