The city will initiate a land use planning and community consultation process for the final area
A large housing development site in Surrey’s Redwood Heights area remains on the market under a court-ordered sale for $60 million.
The 29.5-acre site in the 2600-block of 176th Street is listed as having a designation of Townhouse, Multiple Residential Use within the Area 4 Redwood Heights Neighbourhood Concept Plan (NCP).
Consisting of three parcels, the properties are also listed as being sold as-is-where-is and all offers are subject to court approval.
Redwood Heights is located on the northeast slope of Grandview Heights.
In 2005, Surrey council approved the Grandview Heights General Land Use Plan (GLUP) which sets out a plan for the phased development of rural and suburban lands in the area.
The GLUP divided the Grandview Heights area into five future Neighbourhood Concept Plan (NCP) areas.
Since the approval of the GLUP, five NCPs have been completed: Morgan Heights NCP (Area 1), Sunnyside Heights NCP (Area 2), Orchard Grove NCP (a portion of Area 5), the Redwood Heights NCP (Area 4) and the Darts Hill NCP (Area 3) approved in 2021.
The approved NCPs are currently in various stages of development, with Morgan Heights almost complete, Sunnyside and Orchard Grove under development, while Redwood and Darts Hill are still pending servicing.
Area 5 is the last remaining area to undergo an NCP planning process.
A recent report to council notes that a land economics market study will be completed in July 2026, assessing demand and absorption for residential and commercial uses, and initial survey findings indicate that there is a strong market for a mix of housing types and neighbourhood-servicing office and commercial services.
Growth is anticipated to be focussed on key nodes and intersections with the findings helping to inform how residential and local serving commercial opportunities may relate to the 176 Street corridor, the report explains.
Council endorsed proceeding to the next stage which includes community engagement near the end of 2026, which will explore the overall vision and address several issues including appropriate land uses and densities.
The following stage of the NCP process will address servicing and infrastructure financing details for the final land use plan, which is anticipated to be presented to council in the spring of 2028.
Staff will also hold new development applications within the plan area at third reading until council approval of a Stage 1 land use plan and bring forward final reading once council endorses Stage 2 of the NCP.