1. What’s the same and what’s new?
Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT)
Filing an LPAT Appeal
What’s the same and what’s new?
Cheryl Aylward
LPAT Project Lead

2. What will remain the same?
No changes to:
Administrative fee of $300 per appeal
Requirement for submitting an appeal
Case management team
Other non-Planning Act matters will continue in the same format
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3. What will change?
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4. Appeal Forms Appellant forms and municipal forms have been changed
Environment and Land Tribunals Ontario
Appellant forms and municipal forms have been changed
A1 and Municipal Form are divided into :
1A: Planning Act matters
1B: second appeal for most Planning Act matters
1C: other appeal types
Site Plans now on A1 form and filed directly with municipality
Enhancements to the forms guide the user to provide information, e.g., conform/consist test
Municipal form checklists
Documents to be in hard copy and USB format
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5. Other Changes Correspondence from Tribunal Submission requirements
Scheduling of hearings
We will no longer canvass for availability or preferred dates
Procedural order and issues list required for multi-week hearings
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6. Second Appeals
Correspondence to advise Municipal clerk and parties of Tribunal’s initial decision.
New administration fee required
New case number assigned
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7. Resources
Environment and Land Tribunals Ontario
Feel free to contact us directly... Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) 655 Bay Street, Suite 1500 Toronto, Ontario M5G 1E5 Tel: (416) or toll free (866) Fax: (416) TTY: (800) via Bell Relay Or visit our website for more information… elto.gov.on.ca
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