Tag: The London Plan
A pelican, a snapping turtle and a metaphor for making London better
What does one civic leader’s anecdote about a seabird struggling to lift off say about London’s prosperity? More than you might think.
Developers in driver’s seat as city eyes major planning change: Critics
Does London have to expand its urban footprint? Observers outside the development community are not so sure.
Apartment conversion that’s drawn fire meets building rules: Planner
A controversial south London apartment conversion plan aligns with city and Ontario building rules and won’t result in any tenants being evicted, the project planner says. A proposal to double the apartment units in five buildings at 145 Base Line Rd. W. to 30 from 15, set to be debated by city politicians, has drawn […]
An old London neighbourhood, a new type of housing: ‘We need infill’
One of Londonâs oldest neighbourhoods could soon make space for the starter home of the future as part of a project that would turn two boarded-up properties into 18 new units. City council last month moved to rezone large parts of the city to allow for greater housing density and this proposal is the type […]
8,400 homes: Builder pitches London’s biggest development ever
The former London Psychiatric Hospital site is poised to become the single largest housing project in the cityâs history, with Old Oakâs latest proposal for the lands adding enough units to house a small town. Itâs a massive project one city councillor described as âtransformativeâ for east London and the city, which is in the […]