A developer is proposing a new 107-unit subdivision in the heart of Thornbury.
The Blue Mountains council heard about the plans for the large development in Thornbury at its committee of the whole meeting on Aug. 27.
Planner Rosemarie Humphries presented plans for a subdivision development on 10.9 acres of land located between Narpier and Duncan Streets. The property is owned by the Grossi Group.
The proposed development would include four single detached units, two semi-detached units and 101 townhomes. The site is currently vacant and would be accessed via an internal road that would connect to Duncan Street. The property also has small, narrow connections to Napier and Bruce Streets.
In the Official Plan, the property is designated “community living area” and is zoned for development.
Humphries told council that the proponents have been doing pre-consultation with town planning staff for about a year and an application would be coming in the future.
“We have not made a formal submission at this time,” she said.
The draft proposal includes a public park that would be conveyed to the town once the development is complete. The park would have a walkway connection to Bruce Street.
Coun. Paula Hope asked if the proposal would be a condominium development. Humphries said there would be no condominium component to the development. The homes would all be freehold and the street that would be built as part of the development would become a public street turned over to the town upon completion of the project.
Council received the presentation with little comment, although Hope did note that council should be thinking about how to manage potential affordable/attainable housing aspects of the project.
