Department Overview

The Planning & Development Department consists of several divisions, including the Community Planning, Civic Facilities, and Building divisions that advise City Council on the orderly development of the City by preparing land use plans, bylaws and policies.

Department Structure

Administration: Administration: responsible for providing customer service through the call centre, filing registry inquiries, and responding to comfort letter requests. Other areas of administrative support include budget preparation and control, word processing services, time keeping, accounting and process automation in support of the Department.

Area Planning & Development - North: responsible for reviewing applications for proposed land development projects in the communities of City Centre, Whalley, Guildford, Fleetwood and Cloverdale. This review typically involves a detailed analysis of how the proposal fits Official Community Plan policies and applicable secondary land use plans, including Neighbourhood Concept Plans. This division also implements Council-adopted land use and development bylaws and policies.

Area Planning & Development - South: responsible for reviewing applications for proposed land development projects in the communities of South Surrey and Newton. This review typically involves a detailed analysis of how the proposal fits Official Community Plan policies and applicable secondary land use plans, including Neighbourhood Concept Plans. This division also implements Council-adopted land use and development bylaws and policies.

Building: responsible for implementing Council-adopted bylaws and policies through commercial and residential building plan reviews, and the administration of building, electrical, plumbing, and tree removal permits and inspection services. The building division ensures buildings constructed in the City conform to the requirements of the British Columbia Building Code, Zoning and Building By-laws, Land Use Contracts, and Development Permits, and are safe for their intended purpose.

Civic Facilities: responsible for providing leadership and support for all aspects of advance planning, research, design and construction of new civic facilities. This includes concept development, planning, design and construction of new buildings, redevelopment and modification of existing buildings, and an ongoing preventative maintenance program for civic facilities.

Community Planning: responsible for forming long-term planning policies and strategies to guide future growth in the City. Major programs include the City's Official Community Plan, Neighbourhood Concept Plans, Social Planning, Heritage Planning, Agricultural and Food Policy, Environmental Policy, building inventory and statistics as well as demographic and employment forecasting.

For more information on Surrey's Planning and Development processes, refer to the City's Land Use Plans and Land Development Process.

General Manager

Jean Lamontagne

Key Contacts

Phone: 604-591-4441

Contact Form

Business Transformation Manager: Jerome Thibaudeau

Area Planning & Development, North Manager: Ron Gill

Area Planning & Development, South Manager: Shawn Low

Building Manager: Rémi Dubé

Community Planning Manager: Preet Heer