Development land and subdivision opportunities across Surrey and the Lower Mainland, for builders, developers, and land investors.
Whether a property can be subdivided depends on current municipal zoning, Official Community Plan (OCP) designations, minimum lot size requirements, and servicing availability — all things that require direct due diligence with the municipality.
Many Fraser Valley properties fall within the Agricultural Land Reserve, which adds an additional layer of Agricultural Land Commission approval on top of standard municipal review.
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It depends on current municipal zoning, OCP designations, minimum lot size requirements, and servicing availability — all requiring direct due diligence with the municipality.
Manan can help identify and approach adjacent parcels for potential assembly, working alongside your legal and development team.
Rezoning applications, servicing costs, engineering and survey fees, environmental and geotechnical studies, and holding costs during the approval process.
The ALR is BC's protected farmland zone. If your land is in the ALR, subdivision or exclusion requires Agricultural Land Commission approval on top of municipal approval.
It varies significantly, but a straightforward residential subdivision with no ALR involvement can take several months to a year; rezoning or ALR exclusion can take considerably longer.
A standard subdivision creates individually titled parcels. Bare land strata creates lots sharing ownership of common property through a strata corporation, similar to a strata condo but for land.
Every transaction in this category has its own rhythm and considerations — let's have a direct conversation about yours.