New 30 Year Blueprint Aims to Guide City Toward One Million Residents
City staff have released the draft of Surrey 2050, a new Official Community Plan that will guide how Surrey grows and evolves over the next three decades. The updated framework replaces PlanSurrey 2013, which was adopted in 2014, and responds to rapid population growth, new provincial housing legislation and changing community priorities.
Mayor Brenda Locke called the draft a major milestone, saying the plan reflects Surrey’s transformation as it moves toward a population of one million residents.
What Surrey 2050 Changes
The proposed plan modernizes long term city planning by
• Reducing policies from more than 600 to about 200
• Simplifying land use designations to minimize future bylaw amendments
• Adding stronger direction on housing affordability, climate change and infrastructure pressures
• Managing growth in a more sustainable and community focused way
City officials say the streamlined structure will make it easier to implement policy while maintaining flexibility as Surrey continues expanding.
One of the Largest Public Engagement Efforts
Since fall 2023, the City has led an extensive engagement process to shape Surrey 2050. According to staff, more than 301,800 interactions were recorded through surveys, workshops, open houses, pop up forums and online platforms.
The draft OCP positions Surrey not only as a network of neighbourhoods, but also as a growing regional and global city with expanding economic and infrastructure needs.
Residents can review the full draft document online and provide feedback as council considers the next steps in adopting the updated Official Community Plan.
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