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Building permits in Willowdale
The City of Toronto has 41,210 building permits on record for Willowdale, going back to 1985. Those permits created 20,895 homes and removed 2,467, a net change of +18,428. Declared construction value totals $8.2B. Half of the 38,721 permits issued here came through within 29 days of the application. The most recent permit was issued Oct 30, 2026 at 269 Moore Park Ave.
- Permits on record
- 41,2101985–2026
- Declared construction value
- $8.2Bas filed, not adjusted
- Homes created
- 20,895dwelling units
- Homes removed
- 2,467net +18,428
- Typical wait
- 29 days2 days slower than the city
Permits issued per year
20002026 (part year)
Zoning
- Most common zone
- RD91.0% of permits · by-law 10.20
- In detached-house zones
- 91.0%53.0% above the city’s 38.0%
- Permits with a zone
- 26,499of 41,210 on record
The zoning categories the permits in Willowdale 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
- 2,208since 2016
- Approved
- 83.8%7.0% below the city · 1,922 decided
- Median time to a decision
- 101 days19 days faster than the city
Some projects in Willowdale 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 130 days, not the 29 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 30, 2026 | 269 Moore Park Ave | Back Water Valve (Sewer only) | Proposed Back Water Valve | — | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 61 Northwood Dr | Accessory Building(s) | REV : PERMIT REVSION FOR ACCESSORY BUILDINGApplicant revised the application to an accessory building at rear yard. - Nov 21 2024Proposal to construct a 1 storey garden suite in the rear yard of an existing SFD-detached dwelling. | — | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 267 Elmwood Ave | Garage | REV 01: Rear yard setback revised to 920mm. No other changes.Propsoed garage at the back yard | — | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 5255 Yonge St | Interior Alterations | Proposed interior alterations to an existing office suite, including construction of non-load-bearing partitions and minor redistribution of electrical, mechanical, and life safety systems. | $150K | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 5255 Yonge St | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Interior alterations to an existing Group D office suite on the 8th floor, including demolition, new non-load-bearing partitions, and associated mechanical, electrical, and life-safety modifications. | — | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 70 Craigmore Cres | Deck | Proposal for the extension of the existing front yard deck and stairs to accommodate a new vertical platform lift. | $10K | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 5095 Yonge St | Interior Alterations | Proposed interior fit-up for new "One Plant" Cannabis retail store. | $75K | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 33 Sheppard Ave E | Other(PS) | Proposal for Kitec replacement in an existing residential suite - UNIT 1710 | $5K | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 5095 Yonge St | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposed interior fit-up for new "One Plant" Cannabis retail store. | — | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 5255 Yonge St | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Interior alterations to an existing Group D office suite on the 8th floor, including demolition, new non-load-bearing partitions, and associated mechanical, electrical, and life-safety modifications. | — | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 238 Hendon Ave | Back Water Valve (Sewer only) | back water valve installation | — | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 5095 Yonge St | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposed interior fit-up for new "One Plant" Cannabis retail store. | — | Open |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 330 Princess Ave | Back Water Valve (Sewer only) | supply and install backwater valve | — | Open |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 681 Conacher Dr | Back Water Valve (Sewer only) | Proposed Backwater valve installation. | — | Open |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 260 Connaught Ave | New Building | Proposed new fourplex dwelling | $1.6M | New build |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 260 Connaught Ave | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposed new fourplex dwelling | — | 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 | 133 Moore Park Ave | New Building | Revision 1: Change the interior layout for the proposed fourplexProposal for a 3-storey fourplex dwelling with a finished basment. The existing house and attached garage on site. | — | New build |
| 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 29, 2026 | 38 Paultiel Dr | Back Water Valve (Sewer only) | backwater valve installation. | — | Open |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 260 Connaught Ave | Building Permit Related (DR) | Drain - Proposed new fourplex dwelling | — | Open |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 260 Connaught Ave | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposed new fourplex dwelling | — | 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 29, 2026 | 260 Connaught Ave | Demolition | Proposed to demolish existing 1-storey dwelling and construct a new fourplex dwelling | — | Demolition |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 26 Maxome Ave | Demolition | To demolish existing residential dwelling for future development | — | Demolition |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 371 Hollywood Ave | Back Water Valve (Sewer only) | Proposed backwater vavle | — | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 66 Holcolm Rd | Solar Collector | Roof mounted solar panel installation | $16K | 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 27, 2026 | 251 Spring Garden Ave | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - DEMOLISH THE EXISTING 1-STOREY DWELLING. TO CONSTRUCT A NEW2-STOREY SINGLE DETACHED DWELLING WITH BASEMENT WALKOUT, FRONT PORCH AND REAR DECK. | — | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 227 Glendora Ave | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | REV 01: Change the roof profile of the Garden SuiteConstruction of new 60m2, 2 storey garden suite. | — | Open |
The 40 most recent of 41,210 permits on record. Figures come from the City’s active and cleared permit datasets, refreshed daily — what that covers, and what it misses.