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Building permits in Willowdale West
The City of Toronto has 7,325 building permits on record for the Willowdale West neighbourhood, going back to 1988. Those permits created 3,118 homes and removed 444, a net change of +2,674. Declared construction value totals $1.5B. Half of the 6,833 permits issued here came through within 32 days of the application. The most recent permit was issued Oct 29, 2026 at 5160 Yonge St.
- Permits on record
- 7,3251988–2026
- Declared construction value
- $1.5Bas filed, not adjusted
- Homes created
- 3,118dwelling units
- Homes removed
- 444net +2,674
- Typical wait
- 32 days5 days slower than the city
Permits issued per year
Zoning
- Most common zone
- RD95.0% of permits · by-law 10.20
- In detached-house zones
- 95.0%57.0% above the city’s 38.0%
- Permits with a zone
- 4,904of 7,325 on record
The zoning categories the permits in Willowdale West fall in, under Zoning By-law 569-2013. These are the City's own category names. This counts permits, not land: it says where the building work happened under which rules, not how the area is carved up. What each zone allows, and what gets built in it.
Minor variances at the Committee of Adjustment
- Applications on record
- 404since 2016
- Approved
- 80.6%10.2% below the city · 351 decided
- Median time to a decision
- 99 days21 days faster than the city
Some projects in Willowdale West need the Committee of Adjustment to approve a minor variance from the zoning by-law before a building permit can be applied for at all. Where that applies, the committee’s clock runs first and the permit wait above starts only once it has stopped. Back to back, that is about 131 days, not the 32 days the permit figure alone suggests. How variances work, and the approval rates.
Most common work
Structures worked on
Postal areas
Most recent permits
| Issued | Address | Work | What was filed | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2026 | 5160 Yonge St | Interior Alterations | Proposal for interior alterations to an existing office | $760K | Open |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 145 Ellerslie Ave | Garage | Proposal to demolish the detached garage and tool shed in the rear yard. | $1K | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 93 Horsham Ave | Back Water Valve (Sewer only) | Installation of back water valve | — | Closed |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 50 Lurgan Dr | Demolition | Proposed demolition, SFD - detached, building permit relatedproposed demolition of the existing 1 1/2-storey brick dwelling and construction of a new 2-storey SFD dwelling. | — | Demolition |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 50 Lurgan Dr | New Building | PROPOSED 2-STOREY SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING | $1.5M | New build |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 50 Lurgan Dr | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - PROPOSED 2-STOREY SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING | — | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 36 Cobden St | Interior Alterations | Proposed 3 storey triplex from existing SFD | $300K | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 5160 Yonge St | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations to an existing office | — | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 5160 Yonge St | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations to an existing office | — | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 50 Lurgan Dr | Building Permit Related (DR) | Drain - PROPOSED 2-STOREY SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING | — | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 66 Holcolm Rd | Solar Collector | Roof mounted solar panel installation | $16K | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 83 Lorraine Dr | Back Water Valve (Sewer only) | Interior backwater valve install | — | Closed |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 251 Park Home Ave | Multiple Projects | Proposed attached garage and side addition and interior alterations and 2nd unit | $100K | Open |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 36 Cobden St | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | BUILDING A GARDEN SUITE IN THE BACK YARD | $20K | Open |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 449 Hounslow Ave | Back Water Valve (Sewer only) | Back water valve | — | Open |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 114 Hounslow Ave | Back Water Valve (Sewer only) | Installation of Main Drain Pipe Backwater Valve. | — | Closed |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 102 Betty Ann Dr | Back Water Valve (Sewer only) | Back water valve installation | — | Open |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 5140 Yonge St | Interior Alterations | Interior alterations to a non-residential building existing office suite fit-out. | $60K | Open |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 5140 Yonge St | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Interior alterations to a non-residential building existing office suite fit-out. | — | Open |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 5140 Yonge St | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Interior alterations to a non-residential building existing office suite fit-out. | — | Open |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 181 Finch Ave W | Addition(s) | Proposed rear extension to existing office building. | $100K | Open |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 97 Park Home Ave | Back Water Valve (Sewer only) | Backwater Valve Installation | — | Open |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 181 Finch Ave W | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposed rear extension to existing office building. | — | Open |
| Oct 6, 2026 | 123 Betty Ann Dr | Building Permit Related (DR) | Drain - Proposal to construct a 2 storey garden suite.See also 26 203747 ZAP | — | Open |
| Oct 6, 2026 | 55-65 Ellerslie Ave | Other(BA) | Proposed localized concrete repairs at exterior walls and slab edges, and localized asphalt repairs at exterior vehicular loop. | $34K | Open |
| Oct 6, 2026 | 123 Betty Ann Dr | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposal to construct a 2 storey garden suite.See also 26 203747 ZAP | — | Open |
| Oct 6, 2026 | 123 Betty Ann Dr | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | Proposal to construct a 2 storey garden suite.See also 26 203747 ZAP | $300K | Open |
| Oct 6, 2026 | 389 Hounslow Ave | Demolition | Proposal to demolish existing dwelling and construct a new two storey dwelling. | — | Demolition |
| Oct 2, 2026 | 85 Lorraine Dr | Back Water Valve (Sewer only) | Interior backwater valve installation | — | Closed |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 12 Muirkirk Rd | Second Suite (New) | Proposal for interior alterations to convert the attached garage to a bedroom and a secondary suite in the basement. | $20K | Open |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 120 Ellerslie Ave | Back Water Valve (Sewer only) | Installation of Backwater Valve | — | Closed |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 447 Horsham Ave | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposal for a 2 storey garden suite | — | Open |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 447 Horsham Ave | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | Proposal for a 2 storey garden suite in the rear(REF 26 237575 ZAP for 6 unit Apartment) | $500K | Open |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 447 Horsham Ave | Building Permit Related (DR) | Drain - Proposal for a 2 storey garden suite | — | Open |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 447 Horsham Ave | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposal for a 2 storey garden suite | — | Open |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 89 Finch Ave W | Multiple Projects | REVISION 01: Proposed extension of 2nd and 3rd floor addition & all interior layoutsProposed elevator addition, building addition and divide 3rd floor into 2 residential suites | — | Open |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 5600 Yonge St | Building Permit Related (DR) | Drain - Proposal for guardrail removal and replacement of pit ladder in train way pump pit at TTC's Finch Station. | — | Open |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 452 Hounslow Ave | Back Water Valve (Sewer only) | Installation of backwater valve | — | Open |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 5444 Yonge St | Other(MS) | Proposed replacement of two existing air handling units | $495K | Open |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 297 Horsham Ave | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Demolish existing dwelling and construct a two storey dwelling with an integral garage, front porch, rear walkout and deck | — | Open |
The 40 most recent of 7,325 permits on record. Figures come from the City’s active and cleared permit datasets, refreshed daily — what that covers, and what it misses.