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Laneway / Rear Yard Suite building permits in Toronto
The City of Toronto has 8,063 building permits on laneway / rear yard suite structures on record for Toronto, going back to 2017. Those permits created 2,307 homes and removed 0, a net change of +2,307. Declared construction value totals $582.2M. Half of the 6,527 permits issued here came through within 68 days of the application. The most recent permit was applied for Oct 30, 2026 at 74 Amherst Ave.
- Permits on record
- 8,0632017–2026
- Declared construction value
- $582.2Mas filed, not adjusted
- Homes created
- 2,307dwelling units
- Homes removed
- 0net +2,307
- Typical wait
- 68 days41 days slower than the city
Permits issued per year
20172026 (part year)
Zoning
- Most common zone
- R44.5% of permits · by-law 10.10
- In detached-house zones
- 37.0%1.0% below the city’s 38.0%
- Permits with a zone
- 8,001of 8,063 on record
The zoning categories the permits in Laneway / Rear Yard Suite 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.
Most common work
Structures worked on
Postal areas
Most recent permits
| Issued | Address | Work | What was filed | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 74 Amherst Ave | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | Garden suite in rear yard.See also 26 204832 ZAP | $200K | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 438 Pacific Ave | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | Proposal for construction of a new two-storey garden suite, retained for rental use. No demolition. | $485K | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 436 Pacific Ave | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposal for construction of a new two-storey laneway suite, retained for rental use. No demolition. | — | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 150 Brunswick Ave | Building Permit Related (DR) | Drain - NEW LANEWAY SUITE TO BE CONSTRUCTED IN REAR YARD, EXISTING DWELLING TO REMAIN UNALTERED. | — | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 436 Pacific Ave | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | Proposal for construction of a new two-storey laneway suite, retained for rental use. No demolition. | $485K | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 150 Brunswick Ave | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | NEW LANEWAY SUITE TO BE CONSTRUCTED IN REAR YARD, EXISTING DWELLING TO REMAIN UNALTERED. | $600K | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 49 Gladys Rd | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | New Garden Suite | $200K | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 150 Brunswick Ave | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - NEW LANEWAY SUITE TO BE CONSTRUCTED IN REAR YARD, EXISTING DWELLING TO REMAIN UNALTERED. | — | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 438 Pacific Ave | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposal for construction of a new two-storey garden suite, retained for rental use. No demolition. | — | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 150 Brunswick Ave | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - NEW LANEWAY SUITE TO BE CONSTRUCTED IN REAR YARD, EXISTING DWELLING TO REMAIN UNALTERED. | — | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 301 Robina Ave | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | To convert the Existing garage into a garden suite.See also 26 152525 ZAP | $400K | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 167 Regent Rd | Building Permit Related(MS) | REV01: Proposed revision as per drawingsHVAC - Proposal to construct a new 2 storey garden suite in the rear yard of an exsitng detached dwelling with 2 units. | — | Open |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 260 Connaught Ave | Building Permit Related (DR) | Drain - Proposal to construct a two-storey garden suite.See also 26-163522 ZAP 00 ZR | — | Open |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 9 Saunders Cres | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposal to construct new two storey Garden suite with basement in rear yard of existing Single Family Dwelling | — | Open |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 217 Cocksfield Ave | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposal to construct a new garden suite in the rear yard. | — | Open |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 260 Connaught Ave | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposal to construct a two-storey garden suite.See also 26-163522 ZAP 00 ZR | — | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 22 Kirkton Rd | Building Permit Related (DR) | Drain - PROPOSED GARDEN SUITE IN REAR YARD.See also 26 123492 ZAP. | — | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 23 Cedarview Dr | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposed garden suite (Unit # 1) | — | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 260 Connaught Ave | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | Proposal to construct a two-storey garden suite.See also 26-163522 ZAP 00 ZR | $600K | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 33B Reidmount Ave | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposal to construct a garden suite | — | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 23 Cedarview Dr | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | Proposed garden suite (Unit # 1) | $65K | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 23 Cedarview Dr | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposed garden suite (Unit # 1) | — | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 22 Kirkton Rd | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | PROPOSED GARDEN SUITE IN REAR YARD.See also 26 123492 ZAP. | $150K | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 155A Rusholme Rd | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposal to construct a rear second storey addition over the existing detached garage to use the addition as a laneway suite. | — | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 155A Rusholme Rd | Building Permit Related (DR) | Drain - Proposal to construct a rear second storey addition over the existing detached garage to use the addition as a laneway suite. | — | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 593 Jane St | Building Permit Related (DR) | Drain - Proposal to convert the existing 1 storey detached garage to garden suite.See also Oder to Comply 22 236425 COU | — | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 22 Kirkton Rd | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - PROPOSED GARDEN SUITE IN REAR YARD.See also 26 123492 ZAP. | — | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 187 Greenfield Ave | Building Permit Related(MS) | Revision 01: Revised drawings. HVAC - Proposal for a garden suite in the rear yard. | — | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 155A Rusholme Rd | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | Proposal to construct a rear second storey addition over the existing detached garage to use the addition as a laneway suite. | $140K | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 22 Kirkton Rd | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - PROPOSED GARDEN SUITE IN REAR YARD.See also 26 123492 ZAP. | — | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 283 Christie St | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | REV 02: Revision to permitProposal to extend the existing garage and convert into a two-storey garage and laneway suite.See also 23-207322 ZAP & 24-153749 STE 11 MV | — | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 295 Oakwood Ave | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Propoal to ocnstruct a new semi-detached Garden Suite. | — | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 295 Oakwood Ave | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Propoal to ocnstruct a new semi-detached Garden Suite. | — | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 295 Oakwood Ave | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | Propoal to ocnstruct a new semi-detached Garden Suite. | $200K | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 363 Lansdowne Ave | Building Permit Related (DR) | Drain - Proposed garden suite in the rear yard of the existing main dwelling | — | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 295 Oakwood Ave | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | Propoal to ocnstruct a new semi-detached Garden Suite. | $200K | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 295 Oakwood Ave | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Propoal to ocnstruct a new semi-detached Garden Suite. | — | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 33 Wheatsheaf Cres | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | Proposal for a 1 storey garden suite | $100K | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 86 Cherrystone Dr | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | Proposed garden suite in the rear yard | $160K | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 593 Jane St | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposal to convert the existing 1 storey detached garage to garden suite.See also Oder to Comply 22 236425 COU | — | Open |
The 40 most recent of 8,063 permits on record. Figures come from the City’s active and cleared permit datasets, refreshed daily — what that covers, and what it misses.