Toronto address · Ward 18, Willowdale
197 Holmes Ave
The City of Toronto has 4 building permits since 2017 (4 still open) and 1 Committee of Adjustment file on record for this address.
Building permits
Every permit the City lists for this address since 2017, and any still open from before, newest first.
- Examiner's notice sent
Demolition
Demolition of existing 154m² dwelling and construction of a new single detached dwelling
Applied May 7, 2026 · 1 home removed · Permit 26 156647 DEM
- Issuance pending
New house · New building
Prosposed 2 storey single family dwelling.
Applied May 7, 2026 · 1 home added · Permit 26 156645 BLD
- Issuance pending
Drains and site services
Drain -
Applied May 7, 2026 · Permit 26 156645 DRN
- Issuance pending
Plumbing
Plumbing -
Applied May 7, 2026 · Permit 26 156645 PLB
Committee of Adjustment
This address's applications to the City's Committee of Adjustment since 2017, and any still open. A minor variance asks for a small exception to the zoning by-law, such as a little more height or a smaller setback; a consent divides a lot or grants an easement.
- Closed
Minor variance · New R building
To construct a new dwelling.
Decision: Approved (hearing Feb 5, 2026)
Filed Dec 30, 2025 · File A0545/25NY
What’s planned nearby
Development sites within 500 m
- Approved
7 storeys · 40 homes · Residential
270 m away · Rezoning · Approved · filed May 28, 2025
- Under review
4 storeys · Residential
270 m away · Site plan · Under review · filed Apr 26, 2022
- Approved
8 homes · Residential
340 m away · Condominium · Approved · filed Mar 25, 2025
- Under review
4 storeys · Residential
400 m away · Rezoning · Under review · filed Aug 8, 2024
Neighbours’ Committee of Adjustment files within 250 m
228 Byng Ave · Minor variance
To construct a new dwelling.
100 m away · filed Feb 10, 2026 · Approved
189 Finch Ave E · Minor variance
To convert the existing three-storey dwelling, containing two dwelling units, into a triplex by converting the existing third floor into an additional unit.
240 m away · filed Jul 28, 2025 · Approved
191 Finch Ave E · Minor variance
To convert the existing three-storey dwelling, containing two dwelling units, into a triplex by converting the existing third floor into an additional unit.
240 m away · filed May 30, 2025 · Approved
226 Olive Ave · Minor variance
To construct a three storey fourplex, with a garden suite in the rear yard. Please note, the application was previously deferred by the Committee of Adjustment on June 12, 2025.
210 m away · filed Apr 30, 2025 · Approved
221 Holmes Ave · Minor variance
To construct a new 2 storey dwelling with front porch.
140 m away · filed Feb 6, 2025 · conditional approval
204 Holmes Ave · Minor variance
To construct a new one-storey ancillary building (garden suite) in the rear of the property.
60 m away · filed Jan 2, 2025 · Approved
174 Holmes Ave · Minor variance
Proposal for a pool fence enclosure, Install an inground pool with associated patio and landscaping, a pergola, an accessory structure and deck.
160 m away · filed Aug 13, 2024 · Approved
223 Holmes Ave · Minor variance
Proposal to construct a new dwelling.
140 m away · filed Jan 8, 2024 · Approved
From the City of Toronto’s open data: building permits (active, and cleared since 2017), Committee of Adjustment applications and address points, this record updated Sep 29, 2026, and the development sites from its Development Applications data. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Construction cost estimates and contractors’ names are left out on purpose, and nothing here names an owner.