Council approves 58 homes at 1320 Wheat Boom Drive after the plan is revised to keep ground-floor commercial space

What Council approved

On April 20, 2026, Oakville's Planning and Development Council approved a revised rezoning application from Valgo LP for 1320 Wheat Boom Drive and passed By-law 2026-058, an amendment to North Oakville Zoning By-law 2009-189. The file is Z.1308.07. The motion, moved by Ward 6 Councillors Tom Adams and Natalia Lishchyna, carried without a recorded vote.

The site is in Joshua's Meadows, north of Dundas Street East. It lies south of Wheat Boom Drive, east of Meadowridge Drive, north of Perkins Way and west of Duggan Trail.

The by-law's purpose, in the words of the Town's notice, is to permit stacked townhouse dwellings in the Neighbourhood Centre zone. Its effect is a development of mixed-use buildings and a standalone stacked townhouse building, 58 homes in all, with non-residential uses at grade and underground parking.

How the plan changed

The application began as something different. When the Town gave notice of a complete application on September 5, 2025, Valgo was asking for both an official plan amendment and a rezoning so the block could be residential only, on land where non-residential uses are also required. The plan then was three stacked townhouse blocks with 60 homes and no commercial space, in what the notice called a neighbourhood activity node.

That version went to a statutory public meeting on October 20, 2025. The applicant's planning consultant was the only speaker. Council asked staff to look at how close existing shops are to the site, the visitor parking plan and whether it would be free, on-street parking, the placement of bicycle parking at grade, the buildings' effect on the public realm, and snow storage and waste collection.

A second submission, with revised architectural plans and a draft by-law dated December 2025, is posted on the Town's application page. By the time the Town advertised the recommendation meeting in March 2026, the proposal was for mixed-use buildings with non-residential uses at grade, and the request to amend the official plan had dropped out of the notice. The Town's record lists that official plan amendment file as closed, with no Council decision.

Where it stands

The Town issued its notice of passing on April 27, 2026, with May 19 as the last day to appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal. The Town's planning applications record, checked on November 9, 2026, lists the rezoning at Council approval with 58 homes approved and does not list it as appealed.

A site plan application (file 1308.004/01) was filed in June 2026 and is listed as in circulation, which means Town departments and agencies are reviewing the detailed design. The Town's page for it describes blocks of stacked townhouses and three commercial units, and site, elevation and landscape plans dated July 2026 are posted there. The planner on the file is Colin Westerhof, 905-845-6601 extension 3045.