Rezoning refused: Building too big, sewer too small
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The London Plan’s principle of urban intensification has its limits.
The London Plan’s principle of urban intensification has its limits.
On Monday, council’s Planning and Environment Committee backed a staff recommendation to refuse rezoning for a 24-storey (259 unit) student-oriented building overlooking Fanshawe College.
“We all know the need for density in the area, but it’s not this,” explained Councillor Anna Hopkins to the committee.
Among the reasons city staff recommend refusal:
In a letter from its lawyer, Fanshawe College also opposes the development writing, “Such an intense development is not in keeping with the character and nature of the surrounding area specifically the Fanshawe Main Campus.”
Red Maple Properties wants to build the residential tower on the south-east corner of Oxford Street and Ayreswood Avenue.
Paul Champagne, a planning consultant for the developer, pointed out that intensification is the only solution based on Fanshawe College’s future enrolment projections.
