Oakville Planning and Development Applications

This dashboard provides an in-depth view of over 290 development applications submitted in Oakville. It includes details on application types, approval statuses, submission years, and locations by street. Users can explore patterns in planning activity, identify hotspots for development, and track the progress of applications across the town.

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Total Records

291

Folder Type

Site Plan

Status

Final Approval

Folder Year

2025

Key Takeaways

Site Plans dominate applications, making up roughly 45% of all submissions.
Zoning Bylaw Amendments are also significant, at nearly 30% of applications, reflecting frequent regulatory adjustments.
Final Approval and Council Approval together account for almost half of all applications, showing progress through formal review stages.
Most active years for applications are 2021 and 2022, indicating peaks in planning activity.
Main corridors like Lakeshore Road West, Trafalgar Road, Dundas Street West, and Sixth Line are hotspots for submissions, pointing to targeted growth and development areas.

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Summary

This dataset covers roughly 291 development applications in Oakville. It includes information on application types, approval statuses, submission years, and locations by street, providing insight into planning activity, trends, and hotspots across the town.

Application Types

Folder Type

Folder Type	Count	%
Site Plan	131	45.02%
Zoning Bylaw Amendment	86	29.55%
Official Plan Amendment	44	15.12%
Subdivision	30	10.31%

Site Plans are the most common application type, representing about 45% of cases. Zoning Bylaw Amendments make up roughly 30%, while Official Plan Amendments account for about 15%. Subdivisions are the least frequent, comprising around 10% of applications.

Application Status

Status

Status	Count	%
Final Approval	87	29.9%
Council Approval	46	15.81%
Closed	38	13.06%
In Circulation	35	12.03%
Appealed	31	10.65%
Public Meeting	18	6.19%
Draft Approved	14	4.81%
LPAT Approved	13	4.47%

The majority of applications have reached Final Approval (about 30%), followed by Council Approval (~16%) and Closed (~13%). Other notable statuses include In Circulation (12%), Appealed (11%), and Public Meeting (6%). A small portion have Draft Approved or LPAT Approved statuses.

Temporal Trends

Folder Year

Folder Year	Count	%
2025	22	7.56%
2024	38	13.06%
2023	35	12.03%
2022	52	17.87%
2021	62	21.31%
2020	40	13.75%
2019	42	14.43%

Applications are spread across multiple years, with the highest volumes in 2021 (21%) and 2022 (18%). Other active years include 2019–2020 (~14% each) and recent years 2023–2025 (~12%–8%). This indicates consistent planning activity over time with slight fluctuations.

Geographic Distribution

Street Name

Street Name	Count	%
Lakeshore Road West	17	5.84%
Trafalgar Road	13	4.47%
Sixth Line	12	4.12%
Dundas Street West	12	4.12%

Applications are concentrated along key corridors such as Lakeshore Road West (about 6%), Trafalgar Road (4.5%), Dundas Street West (4%), and Sixth Line (4%). These locations likely correspond to areas of higher development pressure or commercial/residential growth.

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Full Address	Issue Date	Folder Type	Status	Description
408 Lakeshore Rd W - Private Residence		Site Plan	Final Approval	2-storey single family dwelling with finished basement, attached garage, front and rear covered porches, rear yard inground pool and spa with paverstone surround. Rear yard cabana and storage to service the pool and rear yard amenity space.
Third Line - Oakville Green		Zoning Bylaw Amendment	Closed	To increase the permitted gross floor area for nursing home from 9300 sq. m of gross leasable flookr area to 29729 sq. m of gross leasable floor area.
627 Lyons Lane		Zoning Bylaw Amendment	Appealed	Residential apartment building contains 295 units, 26 storeys.
2345 Belyea St		Site Plan	Final Approval	Two Storey Single Detached Dwelling
2163 and 2169 Sixth Line		Official Plan Amendment	Closed	9-storey mixed use building with non-residential at grade.
86 Wilson St		Site Plan	Clearing Conditions	Third storey addition, and lobby and elevator addition, onto an existing two storey building
109 Reynolds - JRB 109 REYNOLDS HOLDINGS LTD		Zoning Bylaw Amendment	LPAT Approved	Proposed 8 storey, 25 unit residential building with 32 underground parking spaces
2360 Bristol Cir		Zoning Bylaw Amendment	Council Approval	Proposed new warehouse.
677 Burloak GP Inc.		Official Plan Amendment	Council Approval	Permit warehousing and a drive through facility
86 Burnhamthorpe Rd E		Zoning Bylaw Amendment	Council Approval	To subdivide and rezone the subject lands to permit the construction of 232 townhouse dwellings (condominium and freehold), public and private roads, SWIM pond and lands to be dedicated for the future proposed school.
1059 Dundas St E		Subdivision	Draft Approved
42 Lakeshore Rd W	2025-03-28	Official Plan Amendment	Appealed	The Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment submission is to facilitate a 10-storey, 38.25 m. mixed-use building consisting of 152 units in 12593 square meters of residential floor area and 630 square meters of commercial and retail floor area.
2250 Speers Road - Dementia Care Centre		Site Plan	Final Approval	To permit a respite care facility on the subject site
1541 Lakeshore Rd E		Site Plan	Final Approval	Ninth Line Wastewater Pumping Station Upgrades
1258 Rebecca St		Zoning Bylaw Amendment	Closed	3 single-detached units and 14 semi-detached bungalow units.
2163 and 2169 Sixth Line		Zoning Bylaw Amendment	LPAT Approved	9-storey mixed use building with non-residential at grade.
289 Bronte Road		Site Plan	Final Approval	New Single Dwelling
2250 Speers Road - Dementia Care Centre		Zoning Bylaw Amendment	Closed	Dementia Care Centre with short term residential accommodation
2055 Cornwall Rd		Site Plan	Final Approval	Two new one-storey commercial buildings.
210 Burnhamthorpe Rd E		Subdivision	In Circulation
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About This Dataset

This dataset of approximately 291 development applications captures a range of planning activity in Oakville. It includes Site Plans, Zoning Bylaw Amendments, Official Plan Amendments, and Subdivisions, reflecting both residential and commercial development priorities.

Site Plans are the most common, accounting for about 45% of applications, followed by Zoning Bylaw Amendments at nearly 30%, and Official Plan Amendments at roughly 15%. Subdivisions represent about 10% of the total.

Applications show varied statuses, with Final Approval leading at roughly 30%, followed by Council Approval (16%) and Closed (13%). Other notable statuses include In Circulation (12%), Appealed (11%), and Public Meeting (6%), highlighting active review processes.

Applications are spread across submission years, with the most active years being 2021 (21%) and 2022 (18%). Other years, including 2019–2020 and 2023–2025, show consistent activity, indicating steady planning and development over time.

Geographically, submissions are concentrated along main corridors such as Lakeshore Road West (~6%), Trafalgar Road (~4.5%), Dundas Street West (~4%), and Sixth Line (~4%). These locations suggest higher development pressure in strategic commercial and residential zones.

Overall, this dataset offers a comprehensive snapshot of Oakville’s development landscape, highlighting the types of projects being proposed, their status, and where growth is concentrated.

Dataset Information

Subject	Landuse and Development
Jurisdiction	Building Services, Town of Oakville, Province of Ontario
Data Provider	Town of Oakville
Source	https://portal-exploreoakville.opendata.arcgis.com/
Attribution	-