Zoning Application: 500–508 Edgeworth Avenue

What’s Proposed

• 24‑storey residential tower

• 4‑storey podium

• 262 residential units; 123 underground parking spaces

• Proposal: https://devapps.ottawa.ca/en/applications/D02-02-25-0087/details

A 24‑storey tower is permitted under the Lincoln Fields Secondary Plan, but a zoning amendment is still required — creating an additional opportunity for public input.

Have Your Say

The City of Ottawa’s Planning & Housing Committee (PHC) will consider the application on Wednesday, June 3

Residents can:

• Submit written comments

• Attend the meeting (in person or virtually) and speak

Important: Appeal Rights

Under Ontario’s Planning Act:

• The Woodpark Community Association cannot appeal the decision.

• Individual residents can appeal, but only if they submitted comments or spoke at the PHC meeting.  Participating now preserves your right to appeal later.

City Staff Report

Available May 28, 2026

• WCA website: woodpark.ca

Woodpark Community Association

The Woodpark Community Association will be submitting a letter and would like hear your views about the development proposal for inclusion in its letter. Please provide us your view or a copy of your letter to the Planning and Housing Committee by sending an email to  woodpark@woodpark.ca

Neighbourhood Compatibility

• Lack of adequate transition between 24 story high-rise and 1-2 story neighbouring houses on Edgeworth and Wentworth

• Loss of light to neighbouring properties 

• Increased noise and loss of privacy

Infrastructure

• Adequacy of city infrastructure for water, sewage and stormwater

• Lack of commitment by city to upgrade Edgeworth to absorb this development (ie sidewalks, removal of ditches, upgrading of road)

• Impacts on traffic flows through neighbourhood

Parking

• Importance of city management of anticipated parking on nearby streets (new parking restrictions and increased enforcement)

Environment

• Loss of mature trees

• Lack of space for young children to play (on site or nearby)

The committee will NOT consider comments on:

• Property value impacts

• Construction‑phase inconveniences (noise, dust, vibration during construction, temporary traffic or parking disruptions) as these are regulated separately not through zoning decisions.

• Private disputes or personal preferences

• Market‑based objections such as on housing supply.

• Operational issues unrelated to land use such as waste collection, snow removal complaints, policing or security concerns not tied to built form