The Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission (IRAC) concluded that the Appellant did not qualify as an “aggrieved person” under the revised Provincial Planning Act. The Act was modified in 2023 with new categories for who can file appeals. The previous threshold was simply being a “dissatisfied person”.

Multiple concerns were raised by the Appellant. Two of these are  summarised in Instagram and Facebook posts with images including location of the Buffer Zone, apparent permitting errors, government email correspondence and other details.

     1. The City incorrectly issued a Development permit before the Developer had obtained the required provincial Buffer Zone permits.

     2. The proposed building requires stepbacks similar to the project approved for the site in 2020.

         --- Appeals at later stages of the development may be possible.---

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See  IRAC appeal documents for details.  Pages 81 – 93 contain the original Reconsideration Request. Pages 54 – 74 contain Planning Staff’s response.          City Record and all correspondence regarding the appeal are available at IRAC