The proposal is now one step closer to an Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) hearing, which has been scheduled for January. The developer had until Friday, Oct. 3 to respond to city council's complete rejection of the plan and offer modifications or a compromise proposal.

But the city was told by the developer there will be no changes to the proposal, which plans to put six highrises- one the tallest building in Brampton- at the corner of Sandalwood Parkway and Conestoga Drive.

Royalcliff Developments Inc. and Lake Path Holdings Inc. want to build a total of 1,443 residential units on the site, abutting the Loafer's Lake Recreation Centre. The majority of those units- 1,396- would be in six highrise towers between 18 and 32 storeys in height. Construction would be phased-in over 12 to 15 years, with the proposed name The Residence of Heart Lake Town Centre. It would bring an estimated 2,189 new residents and 353 visitors to the area.

The site is already zoned to allow construction of two 18-storey buildings, or 419 units, and a 2,787 square metre (30,000 square foot) office building.

Area Councillor Paul Palleschi told a public meeting last month that the city had tried to negotiate a compromise, but the developer had no interest in changing the plan.