Type of work · 81 of 103 by permit count
Retaining Wall permits in Toronto
The City of Toronto has 237 retaining wall permits on record for Toronto, going back to 2001. Declared construction value totals $77.5M. Half of the 206 permits issued here came through within 44 days of the application. The most recent permit was applied for Oct 28, 2026 at 807 Kennedy Rd.
- Permits on record
- 2372001–2026
- Declared construction value
- $77.5Mas filed, not adjusted
- Homes created
- 0dwelling units
- Homes removed
- 0net +0
- Typical wait
- 44 days17 days slower than the city
Permits issued per year
20012026 (part year)
Zoning
- Most common zone
- RD22.7% of permits · by-law 10.20
- In detached-house zones
- 22.7%15.3% below the city’s 38.0%
- Permits with a zone
- 119of 237 on record
The zoning categories the permits in Retaining Wall 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 28, 2026 | 807 Kennedy Rd | Retaining Wall | Proposal for a concrete retaining wall. | $60K | Open |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 1175 Ellesmere Rd | Retaining Wall | Proposal for repairs to the existing retaining wall | $160K | Open |
| Oct 7, 2026 | 43 Black Creek Blvd | Retaining Wall | Proposed retaining wall removal and reconstruction (linear length: 14.7m). | $16K | Open |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 102 Castlefield Ave | Retaining Wall | Proposaed for replacing a retaining wall | $20K | Open |
| Sep 17, 2026 | 441 Nugget Ave | Retaining Wall | Proposed replacement of existing retaining wall. | $150K | Open |
| Sep 9, 2026 | 1457 McCowan Rd | Retaining Wall | Rev 01 - Proposed amendments to include the retaining wall with in City ROW.Proposed installation of the retaining wall is located at EEB 7 location (1455 McCowan Rd) | — | Open |
| Aug 26, 2026 | 15 Outlook Ave | Retaining Wall | Proposed retaining wall at he rear yard between 15 and 11 Outlook Ave. | $5K | Open |
| Aug 7, 2026 | 27 York Ridge Rd | Retaining Wall | Proposed replace existing retaining walls in rear yard | $50K | Open |
| Aug 6, 2026 | 15 Outlook Ave | Retaining Wall | PROPOSED RETAINING WALL AT REAR YARD BETWEEN 15 AND 11 OUTLOOK AVE. | $5K | Closed |
| Aug 4, 2026 | 135 Rock Fernway | Retaining Wall | Proposed replacement of timber retaining walls and fences between select backyards at the property - Phase 2 & 3 | $800K | Open |
| Jul 23, 2026 | 2316 Eglinton Ave W | Retaining Wall | Proposal to construct a retaining wall for the Cupolex Storm water Tank. | $100K | Open |
| Jul 22, 2026 | 158B Limestone Cres | Retaining Wall | Proposed replace the lagging of the retaining wall located at the East side of the property | $20K | Open |
| Jul 6, 2026 | 1 IBMS WARD 20 | Retaining Wall | As part of the Kennedy Box Structure road diversion works, a temporary retaining wall is required to support the proposed roadway alignment and facilitate associated temporary works in the area. The work includes the installation of concrete lock blocks. | $200K | Open |
| Jul 3, 2026 | 1820 Ellesmere Rd | Retaining Wall | Proposal for retaining wall and walkway. | $35K | Open |
| Jul 2, 2026 | 186 Danforth Rd | Retaining Wall | REV 01 to revise retaining wall structureProposal to replace existing retaining wall | — | Closed |
| Jun 18, 2026 | 199 Waverley Rd | Retaining Wall | Proposal to demolish and rebuild a retaining wall. | $20K | Open |
| Jun 16, 2026 | 170 Brookbanks Dr | Retaining Wall | Proposed reconstruction of a retaining wall in the backyard of existing detached SFD. | $10K | Open |
| Jun 11, 2026 | 230 South Kingsway | Retaining Wall | Proposed retianing wall to hold hill behind residential building | $30K | Open |
| Jun 10, 2026 | 449 CARLAW AVE | Retaining Wall | Proposal for construction of maintenance road and retaining wall structure with 125 linear meter length | $1.0M | Open |
| May 27, 2026 | 135 Rock Fernway | Retaining Wall | Proposed replacement of timber retaining walls and fences between select backyards at property | $800K | Closed |
| Apr 27, 2026 | 625 Birchmount Rd | Retaining Wall | Proposal to demolish existing retaining concrete wall along St. Clair Ave E with a length of 46 m. | $100K | Open |
| Apr 17, 2026 | 63 Widdicombe Hill Blvd | Retaining Wall | Proposal for retaining walls associated with temporary interim-through construction existing tenant parking lots at the site of a new infill apartment building. (122m) | $10K | Closed |
| Mar 5, 2026 | 73 Widdicombe Hill Blvd | Retaining Wall | Proposal for retaining wall associated with temporary interim through construction existing tenant parking lots at site of a new infill apartment building (22m) | $10K | Closed |
| Feb 25, 2026 | 1 IBMS WARD 21 | Retaining Wall | Proposal to build a retaining wall adjacent to proposed D-wall | $998K | Closed |
| Feb 23, 2026 | 220 Langley Ave | Retaining Wall | New retaining wall 600-800mm height along north property line adjacent Riverdale Avenue. | $100K | Open |
| Feb 20, 2026 | 69 Cassels Ave | Retaining Wall | Wholesale removal and disposal of existing retaining wall and installation of new retaining wall between Cassels Park and 96 Burgess Ave. | $125K | Open |
| Feb 20, 2026 | 96 Burgess Ave | Retaining Wall | Proposal for wholesale removal and disposal of existing retaining wall and installation of new retaining wall between Cassels Park and 96 Burgess Ave | $125K | Open |
| Feb 11, 2026 | 1845 Birchmount Rd | Retaining Wall | Proposal for retaining wall. | $140K | Open |
| Feb 6, 2026 | 1109 Leslie St | Retaining Wall | Proposal for removal of exterior retaining wall for new retaining wall and new reinforced slab on grade for fire truck outrigger. | $40K | Open |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 18 Wendigo Way | Retaining Wall | New structural caisson retaining wall, the existing deteriorated retaining wall to be demolished, exacavated and removed. | $300K | Open |
| Nov 28, 2025 | 4171 Finch Ave E | Retaining Wall | Proposal for construction of an MSE lock-block retaining wall at the Highland Creek to stabilize the adjacent slopes. The scope of work includes placement of interlocking concrete blocks with geogrid reinforcement, drainage stone and geotextile with upland restoration. | $400K | Open |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 5 Lower Sherbourne St | Retaining Wall | Proposal for Sherbourne retaining walls will be Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) walls with curvature. Fencing will be provided on top of the retaining walls connected to the fencing parallel to the railway corridor. These walls will be supported with ground improvement/treatment of the underlyin | $120K | Open |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 10 Lower Jarvis St | Retaining Wall | Proposal for Jarvis retaining walls will be Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) walls with curvature. Fencing will be provided on top of the retaining walls connected to the fencing parallel to the railway corridor. These walls will be supported with ground improvement/treatment of the underlying fo | $120K | Open |
| Nov 17, 2025 | 1 IBMS WARD 10 | Retaining Wall | Proposal for designated structures permit for a temporary retaining wall to support a temporary construction-use ramp up to Strachan Avenuer. This provides construction access to our large construction area for the Ontario Line's Exhibition Station, Portal and other related areas. | $1.0M | Open |
| Nov 14, 2025 | 186 Danforth Rd | Retaining Wall | Proposal to replace existing retaining wall. | $50K | Closed |
| Oct 8, 2025 | 0 TURNTABLE CRES | Retaining Wall | Proposal for Retaining wall built to provide acceptable slopes for adjacent Multi-use Path at the Davenport Diamond Greenway. | $105K | Open |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 449 CARLAW AVE | Retaining Wall | Proposal for the secant wall is a 58.65 m long permanent secant caisson retaining wall and the approximate exposed height of the wall is approximately 6 m, composed of 1.3 m diameter king caissons and 1.2 m filler caissons with a 1.5 m x 1.2 m concrete cap, constructed parallel to the bridge at its | $140K | Open |
| Sep 9, 2025 | 1421 Victoria Park Ave | Retaining Wall | New retaining wall replacement | $150K | Open |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 2322 Eglinton Ave W | Retaining Wall | Proposal for GO Station Retaining Wall | $660K | Open |
| Jul 30, 2025 | 123 La Rose Ave | Retaining Wall | Proposed retaining wall replacement. | $400K | Closed |
The 40 most recent of 237 permits on record. Figures come from the City’s active and cleared permit datasets, refreshed daily — what that covers, and what it misses.