A look at building activity and permit wait times in Killarney, compared against the rest of Vancouver.
Slower than average
Building permits in Killarney took about 102 days recently — slower than the citywide 72.
1The story
In plain terms: Killarney has seen 1,715 building permits on record. In the last few years, a typical permit here took about 102 days, versus 72 days citywide — so it's a bit slower than the average neighborhood. Permit activity peaked around 2018.
2The evidence
102d
typical permit here (recent)
72d
citywide typical
1,715
permits on record
Typical permit wait time in Killarney
Each bar is Killarney's typical wait; the dashed line is the citywide average for that era.
Building activity, by year
Number of building permits issued each year.
3Permit radar — last 12 months
Monthly permit activity
Building permits issued per month in Killarney.
What's been approved recently
The 5 most recent building permits in Killarney.
Date
Type
Address
2026-10-15
New Building
7226 SHAWNEE PLACE, Vancouver, BC V5S 2Z1
2026-10-09
Addition / Alteration
3484 KINGSWAY, Vancouver, BC V5R 5L6
2026-10-07
Addition / Alteration
3419 SAWMILL CRESCENT, Vancouver, BC
2026-10-07
Addition / Alteration
6993 DAWSON STREET #3, Vancouver, BC
2026-10-07
New Building
6993 DAWSON STREET #3, Vancouver, BC
Permit types (last 12 mo)
New Building · 45 (41%)Addition / Alteration · 37 (34%)Demolition / Deconstruction · 26 (24%)Salvage and Abatement · 1 (1%)
4The fine print
How we calculated this
We filtered the City of Vancouver's building-permit records to those tagged 'Killarney' (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.