Linda Pizzolitto presents her concerns in front of the city's planning committee on Monday night. Her home is near the proposed Schlegel long-term care development at St. Clair College. (Dale Molnar/CBC)

The Schelgel Villages long-term care development plan was approved by the city's planning committee on Monday night, despite objections from neighbours.

The new long-term care facility has been at the centre of controversy and years of delays. It was moved to St. Clair College after the development at the site of the former Grace hospital fell through.

The number one concern among neighbours was the shadow the 10-storey assisted living building will cast on adjacent homes.

"That 10-storey building will completely block the sunlight in the afternoon from 3 o'clock on," said Linda Pizzolitto.

"When the two dogs are playing, Mike and I are out there either throwing a football or a Frisbee around, enjoying the afternoon sun," said Jim Chambers, who lives on Ashfield Cresc.

"All of a sudden, that's being torn away from me. I can no longer enjoy my house."

The project's architect said the building will cast shadows in the winter but have minimal impact in the summer.

The residents were also concerned the complex will create flooding. But the Schlegel engineer said the village is on a separate sewer system and the village is designed to handle all runoff.

Neighbours were not convinced their concerns were addressed. The residents want the buildings moved closer to Talbot Road. They also want the hours of construction limited.

But James Schlegel said he's under a lot of pressure from the Ministry of Health to complete the project by December of next year.

'So we have all these varying pressures some of which are competing and some of which are consistent so it's our job as the applicant to to try to balance those off the best we can.'—James Schlegel, Developer

The developers said they had to move the building farther away from Talbot Road because of objections raised by the Ministry of Transportation. The ministry said the original site was too close to the future Windsor-Essex Parkway.

"So we have all these varying pressures some of which are competing and some of which are consistent so it's our job as the applicant to to try to balance those off the best we can," said Schlegel.

The re-zoning application goes before city council on Tuesday for final approval.