Spence Dr, Aurora: what could be built

Second units and garden suites

100% of the 37 residential lots on Spence Dr screen as likely to allow a garden suite; 100% a second unit in the house.

• Garden suite likely: 37 lots (100%).
• Third unit likely: 37 lots (100%).

Ontario's Planning Act (s. 35.1) and O. Reg. 462/24 allow up to three units on most serviced urban house lots; the municipal by-law sets the rest. Lot depth is estimated from lot lines, not a survey.

Source: Province of Ontario and the municipality, Planning Act s. 35.1, O. Reg. 462/24 and the municipal by-law, screened lot by lot by LSG Realty (2026-11-01); York Region, Regional Official Plan 2022, Map 1 (Urban Area, Towns and Villages) (2026-11-01); Statistics Canada, 2021 Census census subdivisions (cartographic boundary file) (2026-11-01); York Region, Parcel (property boundaries across York Region) (2026-11-01). Screened 2026-11-02.

Lot sizes

Median lot 595 m² (6,405 sq ft); half of the lots are between 549 m² and 704 m² (37 lots).

Source: York Region, Parcel (property boundaries across York Region) (2026-11-01).

Flood, Oak Ridges Moraine and Greenbelt

• Partly or wholly in a conservation authority regulated area (flood and erosion hazards): 0 lots (0%).
• In the Oak Ridges Moraine countryside, natural core or linkage areas: 0 lots (0%).
• In the Greenbelt's protected countryside or urban river valleys: 0 lots (0%).

Source: Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, TRCA Regulated Area (Regulation Limit 2025, O. Reg. 41/24) (2026-11-01); Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority, Regulation Limit (O. Reg. 41/24) (2026-11-01); Province of Ontario, Oak Ridges Moraine land use designations (2017 Plan) (2026-11-01); Province of Ontario, Greenbelt designations (2017 Plan) (2026-11-01).

Active development applications

0 active applications (rezonings, site plans, subdivisions, minor variances, consents) near Spence Dr.

Source: York Region, Active Development Application Boundaries (York Region's review of applications in its nine municipalities) (2026-10-27). Within 150 m of the street's lots.

Building permits, last 12 months

Aurora does not publish building permits as open data that we can show.

Upcoming residential projects

No upcoming residential projects found within 300 m.

Source: York Region, Planning applications and building permits (residential projects) (2026-10-27). Within 300 m of the street's lots.

Rapid transit within 800 m

No subway, GO, LRT or rapid bus station within 800 m.

Source: TTC, Metrolinx and York Region Transit, Rapid transit stations (the map's transit layer) (2026-10-31).

Everyday needs

Everyday Needs score 43/100 · walking 21 · driving 64 (average over 37 residential lots)

• 0% of lots within a 10-minute walk of a grocery store

Nearest from the middle of Spence Dr:

• Grocery store: 23 min walk (Metro) · 5 min by car
• Pharmacy: 30 min walk (Sparkle Pharmacy) · 6 min by car
• Transit stop: 53 min walk (Aurora GO Bus (GO))
• Shopping centre: 27 min walk (Treasure Hunt) · 5 min by car
• Emergency department: over 60 min walk · 30 min by car (Southlake Regional Health Centre)
• Hospital: over 60 min walk · 31 min by car (Southlake Health)

Local bus stops in York Region, Mississauga and Brampton (YRT/Viva, MiWay, Brampton Transit) are not in our data yet, so transit is left out of the walking score there.

Source: LSG Realty, Everyday Needs score (LSG's own travel-time estimate) (2026-11-02); © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL, OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik Ontario extract): roads, footpaths, supermarkets and grocery stores, pharmacies, shopping centres and department stores, hospitals and emergency departments — Open Database Licence (ODbL) 1.0 (2026-11-02); Ontario Ministry of Health, Ministry of Health Service Provider Locations (MOHSERLO): hospital sites — Open Government Licence – Ontario (2026-11-02); City of Toronto (TTC), Merged GTFS – TTC Routes and Schedules (stops) — Open Government Licence – Toronto (2026-11-02); Metrolinx (GO Transit), GO Transit GTFS (stops) — Metrolinx Open Data Licence (2026-11-02); Metrolinx (UP Express), UP Express GTFS (stops) — Metrolinx Open Data Licence (2026-11-02). LSG estimate from open data: walking on mapped streets and paths at 4.8 km/h; driving at typical weekday rush-hour road speeds (not live traffic). Times are for the 200 m square around each address. Places can open, close or move; check before you rely on one. Places and paths © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Public schools

• Highview Public School · Elementary · York Region DSB · 160 m
• Light of Christ Catholic Elementary School · Elementary · York CDSB · 440 m

YRDSB school locator (York Region District School Board)YCDSB school locator (York Catholic District School Board)

Source: Ontario Ministry of Education, Ontario public school contact information (placed by Statistics Canada ODA addresses) (2026-10-29). School catchments change; confirm with the board's school locator.

Water and sewer servicing

Limited: reserved for priority projects · Aurora (urban area)

Council assigned 855 persons of capacity to five development-ready priority projects (three-year use-it-or-lose-it) and revoked 577 persons from inactive applications. The rest is managed until York Region's next sewer upgrades. Report.

Source: Province of Ontario (Land Information Ontario), Municipal Boundary – Lower and Single Tier (2026-11-01); York Region, Regional Official Plan 2022, Map 1 – Regional Structure: Urban Area (2026-11-01); York Region, Regional Official Plan 2022, Map 1 – Regional Structure: Towns and Villages (2026-11-01). Town of Aurora servicing capacity update to Council, as reported by The Auroran (Apr 16, 2026) (2026-04-16).

Neighbourhood profile (2021 Census)

Population (2021)

927

Median age

42.2

Median household income (2020)

$134,900

Owner households

78%

Households with children

60%

Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021, Census Profile (dissemination areas) (2021-05-11). 2 dissemination areas; medians and shares averaged by population.