Conceptual image of town square for proposed Oakville development.
A significant development plan for the western GTA is set to create a new neighborhood that could accommodate over 10,000 residents.
This proposal is situated in North Oakville, just south of Milton and close to Mississauga. If it gets the green light, this project will change the mostly rural landscape into a bustling urban area.
Recently, BDP Quadrangle submitted a draft subdivision plan along with requests for amendments to the official plan and zoning bylaws to the Town of Oakville on behalf of Westerkirk Capital.
The site is located at the southeast corner of Trafalgar Road and Burnhamthorpe Road East, where open fields and the Vic Hadfield Golf & Learning Centre currently exist.
“Our vision is based on the idea that everything around a home is as important as the home itself,” reads a statement on the project website, livabletrafalgar. ca. “The proposed community at Trafalgar Road and Burnhamthorpe East will be designed around a series of parks and open spaces that connect to planned future schools and planned transit.”
The proposal includes 27 buildings with heights reaching up to 30 storeys, featuring a blend of residential, office, and commercial spaces.
Divided into 12 development blocks, this community would feature a “main street” linking internal roads to a central town square filled with shops and patios meant to serve as a hub for residents.
Plans also include parkland, trails, recreational areas, and future schools.
According to the proposal, this development could eventually house more than 10,000 residents in 6,420 mixed-use residential units available for both purchase and rental. The breakdown consists of 4,142 one-bedroom units, 1,628 two-bedroom units, and 650 three-bedroom units.
Most parking would be placed underground with plans for 7,703 spaces.
To encourage less travel outside the community, there are also plans for large-format retail spaces including grocery stores and department stores.
The project is still under discussion with the town; one public meeting has already taken place. No approvals have been granted yet but if all goes well this development would be rolled out in phases over several years.
Here are more conceptual renderings of the project:
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