Reading Surrey's growth: applications first, ribbons later
The Development desk will follow projects from application to occupancy — because the important decisions happen long before the groundbreaking photo.
By the time a ribbon is cut, the interesting questions were settled years earlier: what was applied for, what was varied, what was traded in the approval. This desk will track projects across that whole arc, not just at the ends of it.
Expect the coverage to be document-driven — applications, hearings and permits — and to keep a running record, so that what was promised at approval can be compared with what was built.
If you live next to a project we should be watching, tell us: tips@surreystandard.ca.