Current Development Applications
Below you can find all the current development applications in the City of Thorold.
For more information, please contact our planning division at planning@thorold.ca or 905-227-6613.
| 46 & 48 St. David Street West - Zoning By-Law Amendment |
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This Zoning By-law Amendment application proposes to amend City’s Zoning By-law 2140 (97), as amended and Zoning By-law (60) 2019, as amended. The application proposes to amend Zoning By-law 2140 (97) from Residential First Density C (“R1C”) to Residential Fourth Density R4A Zone (“R4A-XX”) with site-specific provisions for minimum lot area, minimum front yard setback, minimum interior side yard setback, minimum parking area location to habitable room, minimum access driveway width, and minimum bicycle parking spaces. The application also proposes to amend Zoning By-law (60) (2019) from Single Detached, Duplex (“R1C”) to Apartment and Long Term Care Facility (“R4A-XX”) with site-specific provisions for minimum width of parking aisle. The effect of the application is to facilitate the development of a three-storey apartment containing 17 dwelling units.
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| Upper's Lane - Zoning By-Law Amendment | |
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| 13030 Lundy's Lane - Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-Law Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision |
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The purpose of this application is to amend the Official Plan to a Special Policy Area that would allow for an increase in height, as well as change land use designations from “RM Highway Commercial”, “RM – Employment – Prestige Industrial” and “RM -Residential” to “RM-Residential”, “RM-Village Square Commercial” and “Open Spaces & Parks”.
The Zoning By-law Amendment application seeks to rezone the site from ‘Highway Commercial’ and ‘Future Development’ to various residential zones, as well as mixed use commercial, open space and utility, subject to site-specific provisions.
The proposal includes 76 new private development lots and blocks, which are anticipated to include approximately 2,062 residential uses in a mix and range of built forms, as well as new commercial uses, new public roads, and new public parkland. There is a proposed apartment structure in a stand alone mixed-use building, with approximately 4,556 square metres of commercial gross floor area.
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Resubmission: The proposed development has evolved to address comments received through the application process. An updated plan of subdivision has been drafted, and a revised concept plan has been prepared to indicate how the blocks and lots established through the subdivision could be developed. The development is anticipated to include approximately 1,770 residential units (comprised of single detached, townhouse and apartment units), approximately 7,300 square metres of commercial gross floor area, ten new public roads and one new public lane, as well as 1.095 hectares of new public parkland. The resulting estimated density of the gross site area is 156 people and jobs per hectare.
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| 75 Ormond Street South - Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-Law Amendment, and Draft Plan of Condominium |
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The purpose of this application is to permit an increased density of 399 units/hectare in the Official Plan designation of Urban Living Area Special Policy 5. The application is also to rezone the lands from a site specific Residential Fourth Density Zone (R4B-6) to a site specific Residential Fourth Density zone to permit an increased height of 15 storeys. This application is proposing the development of a 275 unit residential building.
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Recording of Developer driven Open House - please click here to view the Open House session presented by the applicant for this property.
Resubmission: Previous Zoning By-law Amendment and Official Plan Amendment were not passed at a previous Council, as Council requested to reduce the height. The request to reduce the height of this proposed condominium development was accepted and a resubmission was received which addresses Council’s request.
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Notice of Public Meeting: Proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-Law Amendment |
| Barron Heights - Zoning By-law Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision |
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The purpose of this application is to put in place the applicable zoning to permit future residential development of the subject lands. The applicant is proposing to rezone portions of the land to permit single-detached, semi-detached and street townhouse dwelling units.
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| 1914 Glover Road - Zoning By-law Amendment |
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The purpose of this application is to change the zoning of the subject lands from Agriculture (A) to an Agriculture Special Exception (A-105) Zone in Comprehensive Zoning By-law 60 (2019) to facilitate the development of a Bridge Crane Building and to continue use of existing buildings for welding and fabrication.
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| Block 26, Barker Parkway (Barker Place) - Zoning By-law Amendment and Draft Plan of Vacant Land Condominium |
| The purpose of this application is to change the zoning of the subject lands from Future Development to a Residential R3 Zone in By-law 2140(97) and a Residential 3D Zone in Comprehensive Zoning By-law 60(2019) to facilitate the development of nineteen (19) block townhouse dwellings services by a private road and private urban services. Supporting documents: |
| 2248 Centre St - Draft Plan of Vacant Land Condominium |
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This proposal seeks to add housing choice and diversity to the area with the development of 15 townhouse units. The development proposal includes onsite stormwater management, a naturalized buffer to a drainage creek within the adjacent hydro corridor, onsite common amenity spaces, private rear yard amenity spaces and visitors parking.
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| Merritt Road and Kottmeier Road, Port Robinson - Zoning By-law Amendment and Draft Plan of Condominium |
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The proposed development consists of a mixed-use development, comprised of three 3-storey stacked townhouse blocks, two of which will provide residential units, and one will consist of residential units with a flexible commercial/residential use. As commented by Regional staff, this development will provide a combined density of 222 people and jobs per hectare, contributing to the growth targets of 50 persons and jobs per hectares for the developing Port Robinson West neighbourhood. After review of the Draft Plan of Condominium and Site Plan Approval submission, comments were received from City and Regional Staff requesting a revised Land Use Compatibility Study, that a Noise Impact Study be conducted, and stating that a Zoning By-law Amendment (“ZBLA”) will be required to facilitate the proposed development.
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1426 Kottmeier Road - Zoning By-law Amendment, Official Plan Amendment and Draft Plan of Condominium |
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The applications proposed the development of the subject lands with twenty-eight block townhouse dwellings fronting onto a private internal “hammerhead” roadway connecting to Kottmeier Road. The townhouses are divided between six (6) blocks each containing between three (3) and five (5) dwelling units. Four (4) blocks are double-loaded onto the main stem of the roadway with the remaining two (2) blocks single-loaded onto the north side of the “hammerhead” portion. Eight (8) visitor parking spaces are provided on the opposite side of the “hammerhead”. The Draft Plan of Vacant Land Condominium application would create the legal ownership units for the townhouse dwellings as well as the common elements, being the roadway, visitor parking and areas required for access and maintenance.
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Barron Heights - Zoning By-law Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision |
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The application proposes to permit an 86-unit residential plan of a subdivision on the property located on the south side of Barron Road, east of Centre Street and west of Allanport Road, in Allanburg, Thorold. A mix of residential dwellings types is proposed, including 12 single detached dwellings, 10 semi-detached dwellings units and 64 street townhouse dwellings units for a total of 86 dwelling units. The development proposal includes a stormwater management pond and a combination of noise berm and wall to address Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) noise mitigation requirements associated with the development adjacent to a railway that borders the west and southerly portion of the lands. A zoning by-law amendment is proposed to apply appropriate zone categories to facilitate the various forms of the residential dwelling unit types and provisions consistent with the City of Thorold Zoning By-law.
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Upper's Grove - Zoning By-law Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision |
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The applications relate to ‘Upper’s Grove’, a site located within the Rolling Meadows Secondary Plan area in the City of Thorold, and are intended to bring forward the development of 344 residential units, parkland and connections to the wider community currently under development. The proposed residential development is within the urban area and Designated Greenfield Area, providing for a density of approximately 60 people per hectare, contributing to the minimum density targets and population forecasts of the Niagara Region Official Plan and Growth Plan. The site is located within the Rolling Meadows Secondary Plan area (City of Thorold Official Plan), with the site identified for ‘Residential’ use within the Secondary Plan schedules.
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Resubmission: In support of clearing draft plan conditions, QuadReal submitted a detailed design engineering submission in June 2023. This submission was circulated to several approval authorities, including the TransCanada Pipeline (“TCPL”). Due to the comments received on the circulation of the detailed design drawings, QuadReal is proposing minor revisions to the Approved Draft Plan. Specifically, these revisions are to address comments received from TCPL which state that no infrastructure (i.e., servicing connections, street To address TCPL’s requirement, QuadReal is proposing modifications to the Approved Draft Plan that include the realignment of Street E and shifting Street B cul-de-sac to be completely outside the TCPL setback. Further modifications to the Approved Draft Plan are proposed to address TCPL setback limitations for dwellings on Street A and for lot efficiencies at the intersection of Street C and Street D. The proposed modifications result in a total of 324 residential units (the “Proposed Revisions”). The Proposed Revisions also require a Zoning By-law Amendment (“ZBA”) because of
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95 Queen Street South - Zoning By-law Amendment |
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This application for a proposed Zoning By-law Amendment (ZBA) is to facilitate the removal of an existing single-detached dwelling to develop a 4-unit townhouse dwelling on the property. The proposed amendment will change the existing zoning Residential First Density (R1C) to a site-specific Residential Third Density (R3) zone to permit street townhouses as identified in the City of Thorold Zoning By-law (60) 2019.
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26 Queen Street North - Zoning By-law Amendment |
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This application for a Zoning By-law Amendment (ZBA) is to support of the removal of the existing single-detached dwelling and related accessory buildings, and re-development of the site to construct a semi-detached dwelling (2-units) on the property. The applicant is looking to rezone the property from Residential Four A (R4A) Zone to a site-specific Residential Four A (R4A) Zone to permit the redevelopment of the property to construct a semi-detached dwelling with two (2) units, which would be added as an additional permitted use.
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1674 Kottmeier Road and 1864 Hurricane Road - Zoning By-law Amendment |
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The proposal is to create new parcels for the two (2) existing single detached dwellings and accessory structures and retain the agricultural land in an Agricultural Purposes Only Zone. The total area of the subject properties is about 40 hectares. Rezoning of the retained parcel to agricultural purpose only is necessary to proceed with the Consents for Severance. The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement and conforms to the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, the Niagara Region Official Plan, and the City of Thorold Official Plan. The proposal requires a Zoning Amendment to rezone the retained parcel for agricultural purposes only.
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