Item - 2025.TE26.58
Tracking Status
- This item was considered by the Toronto and East York Community Council on October 22, 2025 and adopted without amendment. It will be considered by City Council on November 12, 13 and 14, 2025.
TE26.58 - Palmerston Area Character Study and Heritage Evaluation
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Ward:
- 11 - University - Rosedale
Community Council Recommendations
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:
1. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to initiate in 2026 a non-statutory character study of Palmerston Avenue and the surrounding residential area, in consultation with the local community, that articulates the community’s aspirations for the design of future development and to report back to the Toronto and East York Community Council in the first quarter of 2027.
2. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to evaluate whether a Heritage Conservation District Plan should be prepared for the Palmerston area and to report back to the Toronto and East York Community Council in the first quarter of 2027.
Origin
Summary
Palmerston Avenue and surrounding streets constitute a distinctive and beautiful residential area with distinctive architecture and design context. It has long been on the list of candidate areas for a Heritage Conservation District. Recent policy changes are accelerating intensification and new housing in this unique area. While additional housing is needed and can help support local businesses, it is important that development be guided by an understanding of community priorities as it relates to matters of design.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-259402.pdf