Building a house on ALR farmland in Langley: what the rules allow
How big a house can be on ALR land in the Township of Langley, when a second home for family needs no application, what counts toward 500 m² and 90 m², and how a NARU application moves through the Township and the ALC.
Mark Van Ek · November 14, 2026 · 11 min
How to get a building permit for a new house in the Township of Langley
Every step of a new house permit in the Township of Langley, from the 30-day title search to written approval to move in, with the Bylaw 4616 fee worked out line by line.
Mark Van Ek · November 13, 2026 · 11 min
Budget 2026: Foreign Buyer Ban to 2029, New Homes Exempt, and What It Means for South Surrey and Langley Builds
Budget 2026 proposes to keep the federal ban on foreign buyers of existing homes until January 1, 2029 and to exempt new homes. For an owner planning a custom home, a duplex or a fourplex in South Surrey, Langley or the Fraser Valley, here is what changes, what stays, and the tax and financing help new homes already get.
Trent Praski · November 5, 2026 · 8 min
Two Langleys, two rulebooks, and one adopted a new zoning bylaw this year
The Township caps small-scale housing at four units and licenses non-stratified extra units as suites. The City adopted an entirely new zoning bylaw in March 2026. Same name on the map, different projects.
Trent Praski · October 22, 2026 · 8 min
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