Two development applications that would have brought over 300 new homes to Brampton have been rejected after local residents called for the plans to be scrapped.<\/p>\n
Dep. Mayor and City Councillor for Wards 9 and 10 Harkirat Singh called it a \u201cdouble-whammy\u201d after two separate proposals to bring a 12-storey residential building and a community of townhomes to Brampton were not approved this week.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is rare, but it\u2019s a testament to the public engagement and consultation that occurred on this,\u201d Singh said during a Planning and Development Committee meeting on Monday. \u201cI know we don\u2019t always get the results, but this time when it matters, we got the results.\u201d<\/p>\n
The first application was for a 12-storey mid-rise tower at 3407 Countryside Rd. with 128 residential units, ground floor commercial and 175 parking spaces.<\/p>\n
But some 700 local residents signed a petition saying the area isn\u2019t fit for the proposed tower, and would lead to privacy concerns. Bruno Spina told the committee that tower residents would be able to see into his nearby home, and other residents were also concerned about traffic and safety impacts in the area.<\/p>\n
And city staff agreed, with a report saying the tower would have upped the area\u2019s density to \u201c365 units per hectare,\u201d and \u201cdoes not represent good planning.\u201d<\/p>\n