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title: "Surrey Council advances over 1,800 homes and three child-care facilities at first land use meeting"
description: "Surrey City Council approved 44 development applications at its first Regular Council Land Use meeting on November 13, advancing 1,475 apartment units, 327 townhouses, and 748 affordable rental units."
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Surrey City Council approved more than 1,800 homes and three child-care facilities at its first Regular Council Land Use meeting on Monday, November 13. The City of Surrey's news release says Council advanced 44 development applications, permits and bylaws in one session.

The housing approvals cover 1,475 apartment units, 327 townhouse units and 57 residential lots. More than 1,300 of those are rental units. Within the rental total, 748 are affordable rental units in two high-rise towers in City Centre, according to the City's release.

Three new child-care facilities were included in the development package. The City did not name the locations or the number of spaces. Council also advanced 43,700 square metres of commercial and industrial floor space, including a six-storey hotel and restaurant.

Mayor [Doug McCallum](/bc/surrey-2026/candidates/doug-mccallum) is quoted in the City's release saying Council moved forward the 748 affordable rental units on Monday night. McCallum was elected on October 17 and took office November 2. His Safe Surrey Coalition holds eight of the nine Council seats.

The November 13 meeting was the first land use session of the new Council. Surrey holds Regular Council Land Use meetings separately from its regular Council meetings to hear and decide on development applications, permits and bylaws. This is the body that processes rezonings, subdivisions, and development permits for new housing and commercial buildings.

The approvals follow the adoption of 16 Council priorities earlier this month. Among those priorities is a commitment to guarantee residential building permit decisions within 60 days, and a four-year property tax freeze. The land use session on November 13 put specific applications to a vote for the first time under the new Council.

Red FM Canada and the Indo-Canadian Voice both reported the approvals on November 13.

See the [Surrey promise tracker](/bc/surrey-2026/tracker) to follow Council's housing and other commitments. Residents who want to know the status of a specific development application can search the City's building and development records at surrey.ca.

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