Oakville Excavation Permits

This dataset includes over 5300 excavation permits issued by the Building Services of the Town of Oakville since 2018. Each permit information contains permit number, permit date, status, description, initiated source, and the address location of the property. This excavation permit dataset is linked to Oakville address point dataset, and other datasets such as various bulding permits, ServiceOakville requests, etc.

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Total Records

5.31KK

Permit Year

2023

Permit Status

Issued

Street Name

LAKESHORE RD W

Statistics & Charts

Permit Activity

Permit Year

Permit Year	Count	%
2023	225	4.24%
2022	1,001	18.84%
2021	765	14.4%
2020	876	16.49%
2019	1,187	22.35%
2018	1,257	23.66%

Permit Status

Permit Status	Count	%
Issued	5,051	95.09%
Closed	145	2.73%
Open	60	1.13%
Under Review	35	0.66%
Ready to Issue	16	0.3%

Year and status breakdowns show how excavation permits evolve over time and how they progress.

Streets

Street Name

Street Name	Count	%
LAKESHORE RD W	119	2.24%
BRIDGE RD	96	1.81%
REBECCA ST	82	1.54%
SIXTH LINE	67	1.26%
SPEERS RD	60	1.13%
HIXON ST	45	0.85%
PINEGROVE RD	43	0.81%
WARMINSTER DR	43	0.81%
THIRD LINE	42	0.79%
MAPLE GROVE DR	39	0.73%
DOUGLAS AVE	36	0.68%
LAKESHORE RD E	32	0.6%

Street rankings surface corridors with the highest excavation activity.

Initiators & Companies

Initiated By

Initiated By	Count	%
Bell	1,606	30.23%
Union Gas	1,396	26.28%
Oakville Hydro	808	15.21%
Cogeco	543	10.22%
Architect	300	5.65%
Owner	249	4.69%
Contractor	152	2.86%
Rogers	114	2.15%
Halton Region	86	1.62%
HCE Telecom	11	0.21%

Company Name

Company Name	Count	%
Bell Canada	1,613	30.37%
Oakville Hydro	809	15.23%
Union Gas Limited	720	13.55%
COGECO	523	9.85%
Union Gas Ltd.	323	6.08%
ENBRIDGE GAS INC.	260	4.89%
Rogers Group of Companies	103	1.94%
Regional Municipality of Halton	50	0.94%
ENBRIDGE	48	0.9%
Union Gas Ltd	39	0.73%
Cogeco Cable	21	0.4%
Vic's Group Inc	19	0.36%

Initiating sources and contractor names highlight who is driving excavation work.

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Full Address	Permit Number	Permit Date	Permit Status	Initiated By	Company Name	Permit Description
1472 Oakhill Dr	23 106968 DENG	2023-03-24	Issued	Union Gas	ENBRIDGE	4950030013 - Gas Service Disconnection.
1157 Lansdown Dr	23 107334 DENG	2023-03-29	Issued	Cogeco	COGECO	1157-1161-1165-1169-1173-1177 LANSDOWN DR- OAK4587
183 Donessle Dr	23 104988 DENG	2023-02-28	Issued	Union Gas	ENBRIDGE GAS INC.	17-23-042-5351 New Gas Service Installation.
2412 Yolanda Dr	23 106834 DENG	2023-03-23	Issued	Union Gas	ENBRIDGE	4950030014 - Gas Riser Replacement.
225 Wales Cres	23 107102 DENG	2023-03-27	Issued	Bell	Bell Canada	OWI # 3602_6071 - Existing Main Line Repair.
261 Glen Oak Dr	23 105690 DENG	2023-03-08	Issued	Oakville Hydro	Oakville Hydro	Q65002 Underground Service Installation.
2077 Gatestone Ave	23 106651 DENG	2023-03-21	Issued	Union Gas	ENBRIDGE GAS INC.	17-23-042-5351 New Gas Service Installation.
112 Rebecca St	23 106431 DENG	2023-03-20	Issued	Cogeco	COGECO	112 REBECCA STREET - 168 KERR STREET - OAK4080- PR
1040 South Service Rd E	23 105587 DENG	2023-03-07	Issued	Rogers	ROGERS Communications Canada Inc.	1040-1054 South Service Rd. E.-MP23-0036 HJ-M22602
131 Mayfield Dr	23 106762 DENG	2023-03-22	Issued	Union Gas	ENBRIDGE	4950030013 - Gas Service Disconnection Developmen
1201 Stirling Dr	23 108017 DENG	2023-04-07	Issued	Oakville Hydro	Oakville Hydro	Q65188 - New Underground Hydro Service.
2208 Ridge Landng	23 107145 DENG	2023-03-28	Issued	Cogeco	COGECO	2208 - 2220 RIDGE LANDING- OAK3751- PRJ004115 - Re
168 Sandwell Dr	23 105050 DENG	2023-02-28	Issued	Union Gas	ENBRIDGE	4950030013 Gas Service Disconnection.
459 Chamberlain Lane	23 106703 DENG	2023-03-22	Issued	Oakville Hydro	Oakville Hydro	Q65025/Q65069 Underground New Service Installation
1306 Tansley Dr	23 106973 DENG	2023-03-24	Issued	Union Gas	ENBRIDGE GAS INC.	17-23-042-5351 - New Gas Service Installation.
153 Mayla Dr	23 105519 DENG	2023-03-06	Issued	Bell	Bell Canada	OWI # 4210_3992 Existing Main Line Repair.
2192 Devon Rd	23 105003 DENG	2023-02-28	Issued	Union Gas	ENBRIDGE GAS INC.	17-23-042-5351 New Gas Service Installation.
515 Pineland Ave	23 105025 DENG	2023-02-28	Issued	Union Gas	ENBRIDGE GAS INC.	17-23-042-5351 New Gas Service Installation.
333 Douglas Ave	23 107213 DENG	2023-03-28	Issued	Oakville Hydro	Oakville Hydro	Q65117 Underground New Hydro Service Installation.
1530 Briarwood Cres	23 107473 DENG	2023-03-31	Issued	Union Gas	ENBRIDGE	4950030014 - Gas Main Repair.
5,312 rows found, showing 20.

About This Dataset

The Town of Oakville requires a building permit for most renovation, construction or demolition projects. A permit is needed to make sure the project follows the requirements of the Ontario Building Code, the Town of Oakville Zoning By-law and any other approvals. An Excavation Permit is needed for any project that is occupying the road allowance (road cut), such as connection of private services to public services (storm, wastewater, and water, as well as utilities); altering the surface of a sidewalk, street, or boulevard; renting a bin or putting a crane on Town property.

This dataset includes over 5300 excavation permits issued by Oakville Building Services since 2018. The data fields of permits include permit number, permit date, current status of the permit, property address, permit description, etc. A permit may by initiated by owner, contractor, architect, hydro or utility companies. Each permit data is linked to its property address point data, and also other data such as site alteration permits, street occupation permits, driveway entrance permits, ServiceOakville service requests, etc.

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	-