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New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite permits in Toronto
The City of Toronto has 2,607 new laneway / rear yard suite permits on record for Toronto, going back to 2017. Those permits created 2,409 homes and removed 0, a net change of +2,409. Declared construction value totals $606.1M. Half of the 2,038 permits issued here came through within 84 days of the application. The most recent permit was applied for Oct 30, 2026 at 74 Amherst Ave.
- Permits on record
- 2,6072017–2026
- Declared construction value
- $606.1Mas filed, not adjusted
- Homes created
- 2,409dwelling units
- Homes removed
- 0net +2,409
- Typical wait
- 84 days57 days slower than the city
Permits issued per year
20172026 (part year)
Zoning
- Most common zone
- R47.1% of permits · by-law 10.10
- In detached-house zones
- 35.0%3.0% below the city’s 38.0%
- Permits with a zone
- 2,586of 2,607 on record
The zoning categories the permits in New 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 | 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 | 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 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 | 23 Cedarview Dr | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | Proposed garden suite (Unit # 1) | $65K | 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 | 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 27, 2026 | 59 Delabo Dr | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | REV01: Revision as bubbled.Proposal to convert the existing detached garage to a one storey Laneway Suite. | — | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 387 Glenholme Ave | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | Proposal to construct a new two-storey garden suite.See also 23-168424 ZAP 00 ZR and 24-113778 BLD 00 SR | $400K | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 17 Lois Ave | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | Rev 01: ALTERATION TO OVERALL BUILDING MASSING PER NEWER ZONING PERMISSIONS. Proposal for a new garden suite | — | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 104 Silver Birch Ave | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | Proposal to demolish existing garage and construct a new two-storey garden suite.See alsi 26-155978 ZAP 00 ZR & 26-212171 STE 19 MV | $500K | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 617 Clinton St | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | Proposal for a 2 storey laneway suite | $300K | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 30 Brunswick Ave | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | Revision No.1: Proposal for a new laneway suite. | — | 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 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 363 Lansdowne Ave | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | Proposed garden suite in the rear yard of the existing main dwelling | $50K | 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 | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | Propoal to ocnstruct a new semi-detached Garden Suite. | $200K | 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 | 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 | 497 Westmount Ave | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | Proposed rear garden suite | $75K | Open |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 585 Shaw St | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | Rev 01 - Revision of laneway suite into 2 separate units.PROPOSED NEW LANEWAY SUITE WITH MAIN FLOOR PRIVATE WORKSHOP AND STORAGE FOR MAIN RESIDENTIAL UNIT. SECOND STORY DWELLING UNIT. | — | Open |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 160 Pleasant Ave | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | Proposal for a garden suite with a garage on the main level | $20K | Open |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 88 Hart Ave | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | REVISION - to convert detached garage to a garden suiteProposed addition to the existing detached garage in rear yard to convert into a storage and exercise space | — | Open |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 62 Cherrystone Dr | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | Proposal for a garden suite with a garage on the main level | $20K | Open |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 209 Faywood Blvd | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | BUILDING A GARDEN SUITE IN THE BACK YARD | $20K | 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 | 880 Ossington Ave | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | Proposal to construct a two storey laneway suite in the rear yard. See related ZAP Folder #24 102891 | $350K | Open |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 70 Melville Ave | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | Proposal to convert existing garage into a garden suite with an integral garage. | $100K | Open |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 908 Manning Ave | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | Revision 01 - To alter the existing rear one-storey detached ancillary building (garage, abutting the laneway) by constructing an east side ground floor addition (including an access staircase) and a complete second storey addition. Also, to legalize and to maintain the concrete foundation walls whi | — | Open |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 709 Glengrove Ave | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | New Garden Suite, Fourplex has a separate permit | $500K | Open |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 139 Yorkview Dr | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | Proposal for a garden suite with a garage on the main level | $20K | Open |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 52 Drysdale Cres | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | REV 01: There is an easement at the back of the property.To clear the easement, we moved the GS toward the front by 0.9 m.We reduced the distance between the Fourplex and GS from 7.75 m to 7.5m.We reduced the Fourplex depth from the previous 16.99m to 16.64m.We reduced the GS depth from the previous | — | Open |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 404 Rustic Rd | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | Revision 01: Revision to the interior layout for permit 26-137096 BLD 00 SR Proposal to construct a new two storey garden suite. | — | Open |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 592 Ridelle Ave | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | New one storey rear yard garden suite | $1.0M | Open |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 169 Beta St | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | Rev 01: Revision to permit.Proposal to construct a 2-storey Garden Suite | — | Open |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 78 Lilian Dr | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | PROPOSED 2 STOREY GARDEN SUITE IN THE REAR YARD | $400K | Open |
The 40 most recent of 2,607 permits on record. Figures come from the City’s active and cleared permit datasets, refreshed daily — what that covers, and what it misses.