Peter Arthur Gross

Peter Gross is a partner in Gowling WLG's Toronto office, practising in the area of municipal land use planning law. An LSO Certified Specialist, Peter provides strategic and practical advice to help clients navigate complex development approval processes and obtain timely and cost effective results.

Peter routinely works with teams of planning and technical experts to ensure that development applications satisfy the requirements of the Province's policy-led planning regime, regulatory requirements and all applicable legislation. Peter also liaises with municipal staff to proactively resolve issues and facilitate submission and processing of development applications.

Peter frequently appears before various land use tribunals and courts representing clients on a wide range of land use planning appeals and defense of regulatory prosecutions.

Peter acts on behalf of private individuals and commercial developers to obtain development approvals from municipal authorities, including:

Peter regularly appears before the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (formerly the Ontario Municipal Board) and the Toronto Local Appeal Body representing clients in appeals pursuant to the Planning Act .

Peter also has experience with respect to development approvals under the Niagara Escarpment Planning and Development Act and appeals before the Niagara Escarpment Hearing Office.