A controversial Kings County council decision to approve a phased multi-unit residential development for Canning has been upheld following an appeal. | SaltWire
| Posted: March 29, 2023, 11:22 a.m. | Updated: March 29, 2023, 1:57 p.m. | 8 Min Read
The agreement also involves the construction of 22 townhouses, for a total of 442 residential units. The proposal includes walking trails and the construction of 430 metres of public road in the second phase of development. Dozens of people filled the Kings County council chambers in Coldbrook for a July 26, 2022, public hearing on an application from Parsons Green Developments for a phased 442-unit residential development in Canning. - FIleThe UARB ruled that council’s decision to approve a development agreement with Parsons Green Developments “reasonably carries out the intent of the MPS as expressed in the provisions related to Growth Centres and the R5 Zone.
Parsons Green Developments president Noel Taiani expressed interest in being interviewed about the outcome of the appeal but couldn’t be reached for comment prior to deadline for this article. Concerned citizen Basma Kavanagh presents to Kings County council during a July 26, 2022, public hearing about an application from Parsons Green Developments for a phased 442-unit residential development in Canning. - FileSmith said it’s one thing for the municipality to publish a community engagement strategy that encourages collaboration between citizens and developers. Doing it is another, as “it is apparently deemed bad for business.
Smith said citizens can work democratically to elect a municipal council, engage democratically to create a MPS, and agree on the way it is to be interpreted; but a new council can get elected and interpret the same planning strategy differently.
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