Toronto building permits
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Explore Toronto zoning, planning overlays and nearby applications using official City data.
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Uses City of Toronto municipal address points. One match opens automatically. If several addresses match, choose View planning report.
Toronto development & planning map
Explore development applications on City planning layers, or check any address—even if it is not for sale. Select a point for application details. Property listings are optional.
ApprovedPending / in progressRefusedOther / not reportedMixed application groupNumbered activity circles: application records grouped here
How to use this map
- Move and zoom. Drag the map to move around. Use + and − to zoom, or pinch with two fingers on a phone. Application counts update for the area in view. Multiple applications may concern the same property.
- Explore development activity. Select a coloured dot for the proposal, exact City status, dates and official link. Select a numbered group and use Zoom in to explore its applications. Grey includes appeals, withdrawn files and other statuses; it does not mean approval.
- Optional listings. Turn on Show property listings to see properties for sale or rent. Select a teal dot for the address, price and links to the listing or planning facts. Select a numbered circle to zoom into that group; zoom in further if listings still overlap.
- Compare City layers. Choose one Planning layer at a time. Choose Base map only to remove the planning shading. For sale / For rent changes the listings; Show property listings hides or shows their markers.
- Return to your starting point. Use Centre Toronto above the map.
- Check an individual address. Use Check an address, select the exact match, then open the written planning facts and official City links.
Shading describes a planning category, not a building approval. Lot dimensions, detailed zoning and site-specific exceptions still need checking. An unshaded area or an unavailable layer does not mean there are no restrictions.
Zoning colour legend
The shaded areas show the City’s zoning categories. Colours identify land-use categories; they do not show listing prices or whether a property is for sale.
- ResidentialYellow
- Residential apartmentsOrange
- CommercialPink
- Commercial and residentialRed / salmon
- Commercial, residential and employmentBrown
- EmploymentPurple
- InstitutionalLight blue
- Parks and open spaceGreen
- Utilities and transportationGrey
Colours appear lighter on the map because the zoning overlay is transparent.
Development activity: City of Toronto application records submitted since 2022. Dated snapshot; some files or locations may be missing. Approvals can have conditions or appeals and do not establish what another lot can support. Check current City records ↗
An address point is not a surveyed parcel. City overlays do not confirm buildability. Zoom in to inspect boundaries. Layer details and legend ↗
Listing information provided through PropTx / Toronto Regional Real Estate Board; deemed reliable but not guaranteed. For consumers with a bona fide interest in buying, selling or leasing real estate.
CITY OF TORONTO · COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT
Toronto Planning Decisions
Search decisions and upcoming hearings across Toronto since 2022. Includes all project sizes and consent files, not only multiplexes.
Lot width and unit counts are not structured fields in this City feed. Read the proposal and official documents for those details. A Committee decision may have conditions or an appeal; it is not a building permit.
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Source: City of Toronto Committee of Adjustment open data ↗. Active and closed records are combined by City file ID. This is a dated snapshot, not a live hearing calendar. Dates and decisions are reported by the City; missing records do not establish that no application exists. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto.
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