Committee of Adjustment application · Minor variance (MV)
Committee of Adjustment application A0304/23EYK
- Status
- Closed
- Approved
- Submitted
- 27 July 2023
- No appeal recorded
Application record
- Type
- Minor variance (MV)
- Addresses
- 8 Newcastle St
- Ward
- Ward 3 · Amber Morley
- Submitted
- 27 July 2023
- Status
- Closed
- Outcome recorded
- Approved
- Hearing date
- 23 October 2025
- Decision
- Approved
- Objection at the hearing
- Not recorded
- Appealed
- No appeal recorded
Source: City of Toronto open data (Development Applications; Committee of Adjustment Applications). Dataset page
Description
To consturct a 42-storey mixed use building, located on top of a 5-storey podium.
Linked lobbying registrations
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Minto (Mimico) Inc. · registration SM35829
1-10 Audley St, 8 Newcastle St and 29-71 Portland St
Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.84
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Source records
- Registration SM35829: 1-10 Audley St, 8 Newcastle St and 29-71 Portland St (Lobbyist Registry)
- Committee of Adjustment application A0304/23EYK at 8 Newcastle St: To consturct a 42-storey mixed use building, located on top of a 5-storey podium. (Committee of Adjustment Applications)
Matched text
- particulars: 1-10 Audley St, 8 Newcastle St and 29-71 Portland St
- particulars: 1-10 Audley St, 8 Newcastle St and 29-71 Portland St
Matched fields
- address
- 8 NEWCASTLE ST
- application_address
- 8 NEWCASTLE ST
Lobbying on linked registrations
1 linked registration · 88 communications · 17 meetings · 7 offices contacted
Offices contacted
Linked registrationsData table· 8 rows
| Office | Office holder type | Communications | Meetings | Last contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amber Morley | Councillor staff | 49 | 9 | 22 May 2026 |
| Development Review | City staff | 23 | 6 | 4 September 2026 |
| Toronto Building | City staff | 4 | 0 | 9 January 2025 |
| Amber Morley | Member of council | 4 | 1 | 26 January 2026 |
| Housing Secretariat | City staff | 3 | 1 | 13 November 2025 |
| Parks & Recreation | City staff | 3 | 0 | 12 May 2026 |
| City Planning | City staff | 1 | 0 | 19 August 2025 |
| Development and Growth Services | City staff | 1 | 0 | 26 May 2025 |
Consultant firms
Linked registrationsOther registrations that mention this application's addresses
Text matches on the address only. They are not linked to this application unless listed above.
- Minto Communities Inc.SM35014 · 13 November 2023 · “8 Newcastle Street”
- Freed Grand Park Developments Inc.SM26301 · 4 June 2018 · “8 Newcastle Street”
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.
Minor variance (MV), Ward 3
4 lobbied · 265 matchedHidden: fewer than 20 applications in the lobbied or the matched unlobbied group.
Minor variance (MV), City-wide
173 lobbied · 3,646 matchedMedian days
Approval rate
Refusal rate
Appeal rate
Objection rate
Data table· 4 rows
| Group | n | Median days | Approval rate | Refusal rate | Appeal rate | Objection rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lobbied | 4 | Hidden: fewer than 20 applications in the lobbied or the matched unlobbied group. | ||||
| Matched, unlobbied | 265 | Hidden: fewer than 20 applications in the lobbied or the matched unlobbied group. | ||||
| Group | n | Median days | Approval rate | Refusal rate | Appeal rate | Objection rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lobbied | 173 | 126 | 75% (n=154) | 25% | 19% | 43% |
| Matched, unlobbied | 3,646 | 114 | 91% (n=3,058) | 9% | 4% | 27% |
Submission to hearing. Approval and refusal rates are among applications with a recorded decision.
Large and complex applications attract both lobbying and longer reviews, and matching cannot remove every difference between applications, so a difference does not show that lobbying changed how an application was reviewed.
Lobbyists choose whom to contact, so a difference does not show a change of mind.