A Municipality of Clarington committee has recommended that the council rejects an application to demolish the Triple Dormitory Building at 2020 Lambs Road in Bowmanville.
The property, known as the former Boys Training School and WWII Prisoner of War Camp (Camp 30) was designated as a National Historic Site by the Historic and Monuments Board of Canada in 2013. In 2018, council designated the property and the six buildings, including the Triple Dormitory building, under Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act (OHA) (Designation By-law 2018-001) for its cultural and architectural heritage significance.
The current property owner participated in the designation process, said a municipal announcement.In April 2022, the property owner submitted planning applications for rezoning and draft plan of subdivision proposing the redevelopment of the subject lands. The development proposal included the demolition of the Triple Dormitory building.The OHA requires the owner of a designated property to obtain council approval for the demolition of structures or parts thereof that affect the designated heritage cultural heritage value or interest, the municipality said.It said on June 8, 2023, the property owner submitted a Heritage Permit Application proposing to demolish the Triple Dormitory building. In accordance with the OHA, a notice of complete application was issued on August 4, triggering the prescribed 90-day period for council’s decision on the application.The Clarington Heritage Committee (CHC) was consulted as required by the OHA. At its meeting on September 19, the CHC considered the application and passed a motion recommending that Clarington Council refuse the Heritage Permit application and not support the demolition of the Triple Dormitory building, the municipality said.Read the full report.
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