Committee of Adjustment application · Consent (severance) (CO)

Committee of Adjustment application B0044/13TEY

325 Westlake Avenue.

Ward 19 · Brad BradfordDataset pageReport an error on this page

Status: OMB Appeal; Refused
Submitted: 15 May 2013; Appealed
Linked lobbying registrations: 1; Inferred links, published
Communications on linked registrations: 5; 0 meetings · 2 offices

Application record

Type: Consent (severance) (CO)
Addresses: 325 Westlake Avenue.
Ward: Ward 19 · Brad Bradford
Submitted: 15 May 2013
Status: OMB Appeal
Outcome recorded: Refused
Hearing date: 31 July 2013
Decision: Refused
Objection at the hearing: Yes
Appealed: Yes

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

Description

To obtain consent to sever the property into two residential lots.

Linked lobbying registrations

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George Skoubouris · registration SM19862
Proposed severance and related minor variances for the existing dwelling and the construction of a new dwelling at the property municipally known as 325 Westlake Avenue.
Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.82
A model scored this link between 0.7 and 0.9 out of 1. Links are not checked by a person, and links in this range are wrong more often: check the evidence before relying on it.
Source records
- Registration SM19862: Proposed severance and related minor variances for the existing dwelling and the construction of a new dwelling at the property municipally known as 325 Westlake Avenue. (Lobbyist Registry)
- Committee of Adjustment application B0044/13TEY at 325 Westlake Ave: To obtain consent to sever the property into two residential lots. (Committee of Adjustment Applications)
Matched text
- particulars: …d minor variances for the existing dwelling and the construction of a new dwelling at the property municipally known as 325 Westlake Avenue.
Matched fields
address
325 WESTLAKE AVE
application_address
325 WESTLAKE AVE

Lobbying on linked registrations

1 linked registration · 5 communications · 0 meetings · 2 offices contacted

Offices contacted

Linked registrations

Ward 31 Beaches-East York4
Office of Councillor Davis, Ward 311

Data table· 2 rows

Office	Office holder type	Communications	Meetings	Last contact
Ward 31 Beaches-East York	Member of council	4	0	13 January 2014
Office of Councillor Davis, Ward 31	Councillor staff	1	0	13 January 2014

Consultant firms

Linked registrations

Overland LLP1 registration

Other registrations that mention this application's addresses

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

None.

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.

Consent (severance) (CO), Ward 19

2 lobbied · 16 matched

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

Consent (severance) (CO), City-wide

26 lobbied · 179 matched

Median days

Lobbied184
Matched, unlobbied115

Approval rate

Lobbied79% n=24
Matched, unlobbied88% n=133

Refusal rate

Lobbied21%
Matched, unlobbied12%

Appeal rate

Lobbied15%
Matched, unlobbied3%

Objection rate

Lobbied25%
Matched, unlobbied25%

Data table· 4 rows

Consent (severance) (CO), Ward 19: 2 lobbied and 16 matched unlobbied applications in 1 matched stratum
Group	n	Median days	Approval rate	Refusal rate	Appeal rate	Objection rate
Lobbied	2	Hidden: fewer than 20 applications in the lobbied or the matched unlobbied group.
Matched, unlobbied	16	Hidden: fewer than 20 applications in the lobbied or the matched unlobbied group.

Consent (severance) (CO), City-wide: 26 lobbied and 179 matched unlobbied applications in 21 matched strata
Group	n	Median days	Approval rate	Refusal rate	Appeal rate	Objection rate
Lobbied	26	184	79% (n=24)	21%	15%	25%
Matched, unlobbied	179	115	88% (n=133)	12%	3%	25%

Submission to hearing. Approval and refusal rates are among applications with a recorded decision.

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Lobbyists choose whom to contact, so a difference does not show a change of mind.