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What's happening in Kensington-Cedar Cottage?

A look at building activity and permit wait times in Kensington-Cedar Cottage, compared against the rest of Vancouver.

Slower than average

Building permits in Kensington-Cedar Cottage took about 93 days recently — slower than the citywide 72.

1The story

In plain terms: Kensington-Cedar Cottage has seen 3,981 building permits on record. In the last few years, a typical permit here took about 93 days, versus 72 days citywide — so it's a bit slower than the average neighborhood. Permit activity peaked around 2018.

2The evidence
93d
typical permit here (recent)
72d
citywide typical
3,981
permits on record

Typical permit wait time in Kensington-Cedar Cottage

Each bar is Kensington-Cedar Cottage's typical wait; the dashed line is the citywide average for that era.
citywide avg2017155d2018139d201999d2020124d2021120d2022155d2023152.5d202497d202590d202691d

Building activity, by year

Number of building permits issued each year.
2017455201852820193962020369202141120224882023370202437620253632026225
3Permit radar — last 12 months

Monthly permit activity

Building permits issued per month in Kensington-Cedar Cottage.
cantOct cant16 cant cantNov cant29 cant cantDec cant26 cant cantJan cant36 cant cantFeb cant24 cant cantMar cant29 cant cantApr cant20 cant cantMay cant19 cant cantJun cant28 cant cantJul cant26 cant cantAug cant18 cant cantSep cant15 cant cantOct cant11

What's been approved recently

The 5 most recent building permits in Kensington-Cedar Cottage.
Date Type Address
2026-10-16Addition / Alteration2675 NANAIMO STREET, Vancouver, BC
2026-10-15New Building4805 INVERNESS STREET, Vancouver, BC V5V 4X5
2026-10-14Addition / Alteration2281 E 10TH AVENUE, Vancouver, BC V5N 1Y3
2026-10-09New Building2240 E 39TH AVENUE, Vancouver, BC V5P 1H8
2026-10-08Addition / Alteration1750 E 10TH AVENUE, Vancouver, BC V5N 5K4

Permit types (last 12 mo)

Addition / Alteration · 121 (41%)New Building · 99 (33%)Demolition / Deconstruction · 71 (24%)Salvage and Abatement · 6 (2%)
4The fine print
How we calculated this
We filtered the City of Vancouver's building-permit records to those tagged 'Kensington-Cedar Cottage' (the city's own local-area classification) and measured how long each took from application to approval, using the median. We compare that against the citywide median for the same years. This is our own analysis of public records.
City of Vancouver open data — Issued Building Permits · as of 2026-10-21 · Vancouver Promise Tracker — your slice of the city's public records.