Committee of Adjustment application · Minor variance (MV)

Committee of Adjustment application A0597/23TEY

Ward 11 · Dianne SaxeDataset pageReport an error on this page

Status: TLAB Appeal; Approved
Submitted: 29 June 2023; Appealed
Linked lobbying registrations: 2; Inferred links, published
Communications on linked registrations: 34; 1 meeting · 1 office

Application record

Type: Minor variance (MV)
Addresses: 316 Bloor St W
Ward: Ward 11 · Dianne Saxe
Submitted: 29 June 2023
Status: TLAB Appeal
Outcome recorded: Approved
Hearing date: 13 December 2023
Decision: Approved
Objection at the hearing: Not recorded
Appealed: Yes

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

Description

To alter the development standards (as approved under Site Specific Zoning By-law 595-2021(OLT), as amended by City Wide By-law 569-2013), for a new mixed-use building.

Linked lobbying registrations

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State Building Group · registration SM35261
Proposed City Appeal of 316 Bloor Street West Committee of Adjustment Approval.
Evidence High confidence · score 0.94
A model scored this link 0.9 or higher out of 1. Links are not checked by a person; links scored this high are usually right but can be wrong.
Source records
- Registration SM35261: Proposed City Appeal of 316 Bloor Street West Committee of Adjustment Approval. (Lobbyist Registry)
- Committee of Adjustment application A0597/23TEY at 316 Bloor St W: To alter the development standards (as approved under Site Specific Zoning By-law 595-2021(OLT), as amended by City Wide By-law 569-2013), for a new mixed-use building. (Committee of Adjustment Applications)
Matched text
- particulars: Proposed City Appeal of 316 Bloor Street West Committee of Adjustment Approval.
Matched fields
address
316 BLOOR ST W
application_address
316 BLOOR ST W
State Building Group · registration SM35219
Proposed City Appeal of 316 Bloor Street West Committee of Adjustment Approval.
Evidence High confidence · score 0.94
A model scored this link 0.9 or higher out of 1. Links are not checked by a person; links scored this high are usually right but can be wrong.
Source records
- Registration SM35219: Proposed City Appeal of 316 Bloor Street West Committee of Adjustment Approval. (Lobbyist Registry)
- Committee of Adjustment application A0597/23TEY at 316 Bloor St W: To alter the development standards (as approved under Site Specific Zoning By-law 595-2021(OLT), as amended by City Wide By-law 569-2013), for a new mixed-use building. (Committee of Adjustment Applications)
Matched text
- particulars: Proposed City Appeal of 316 Bloor Street West Committee of Adjustment Approval.
Matched fields
address
316 BLOOR ST W
application_address
316 BLOOR ST W

Lobbying on linked registrations

2 linked registrations · 34 communications · 1 meeting · 1 office contacted

Offices contacted

Linked registrations

Dianne Saxe23
Dianne Saxe11

Data table· 2 rows

Office	Office holder type	Communications	Meetings	Last contact
Dianne Saxe	Councillor staff	23	1	26 July 2024
Dianne Saxe	Member of council	11	0	26 July 2024

Consultant firms

Linked registrations

StrategyCorp Inc.2 registrations

Other registrations that mention this application's addresses

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

316 Bloor West Toronto Developments Ltd.
SM22911 · 1 January 2016 · “316 Bloor St West”
State Building Group
SM20213 · 26 March 2014 · “316 Bloor Street West”

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 11

16 lobbied · 354 matched

Hidden: fewer than 20 applications in the lobbied or the matched unlobbied group.

Minor variance (MV), City-wide

173 lobbied · 3,646 matched

Median days

Lobbied126
Matched, unlobbied114

Approval rate

Lobbied75% n=154
Matched, unlobbied91% n=3,058

Refusal rate

Lobbied25%
Matched, unlobbied9%

Appeal rate

Lobbied19%
Matched, unlobbied4%

Objection rate

Lobbied43%
Matched, unlobbied27%

Data table· 4 rows

Minor variance (MV), Ward 11: 16 lobbied and 354 matched unlobbied applications in 9 matched strata
Group	n	Median days	Approval rate	Refusal rate	Appeal rate	Objection rate
Lobbied	16	Hidden: fewer than 20 applications in the lobbied or the matched unlobbied group.
Matched, unlobbied	354	Hidden: fewer than 20 applications in the lobbied or the matched unlobbied group.

Minor variance (MV), City-wide: 173 lobbied and 3,646 matched unlobbied applications in 103 matched strata
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.