The Cabbagetown Southwest Heritage Conservation District Study was prioritized by City Council in March 2015. The study was recommended to provide an overall understanding of the area’s history and heritage character and to determine if designation as a heritage conservation district would be an appropriate heritage planning tool for the area.
The City Planning Division initiated the Cabbagetown Southwest Heritage Conservation District Study in Spring 2018 and retained a project team led by EVOQ Architecture (heritage architects) with Urban Strategies Inc. (planning consultants) and LURA (facilitators) to prepare the study report, which was endorsed by the Toronto Preservation Board in Spring 2019.
The Cabbagetown Southwest HCD Plan was initiated in Summer 2020, with the same project team preparing policy and guidelines recommendations and leading community consultation.
The plan was presented at the Toronto Preservation Board on December 7, 2023 and endorsed by the Board.
City Council approved the HCD Plan on February 6, 2024, however, it was appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT).
The Cabbagetown Southwest Heritage Conservation District Plan Area is generally bound by Sherbourne Street to the west, Carlton Street to the north, Parliament Street to the east and Dundas Street East to the south, with extensions on Seaton Street, Ontario Street and Berkeley Street.
