A look at building activity and permit wait times in Shaughnessy, compared against the rest of Vancouver.
Slower than average
Building permits in Shaughnessy took about 113 days recently — slower than the citywide 72.
1The story
In plain terms: Shaughnessy has seen 1,000 building permits on record. In the last few years, a typical permit here took about 113 days, versus 72 days citywide — so it's a bit slower than the average neighborhood. Permit activity peaked around 2017.
2The evidence
113d
typical permit here (recent)
72d
citywide typical
1,000
permits on record
Typical permit wait time in Shaughnessy
Each bar is Shaughnessy'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 Shaughnessy.
What's been approved recently
The 5 most recent building permits in Shaughnessy.
Date
Type
Address
2026-10-16
New Building
5282 GRANVILLE STREET, Vancouver, BC
2026-10-16
Addition / Alteration
3335 GRANVILLE STREET, Vancouver, BC V6H 3K4
2026-10-14
Addition / Alteration
5149 CONNAUGHT DRIVE, Vancouver, BC V6M 3G2
2026-10-13
New Building
4470 MAPLE CRESCENT, Vancouver, BC V6J 4B3
2026-10-13
New Building
4480 MAPLE CRESCENT, Vancouver, BC V6J 4B3
Permit types (last 12 mo)
Addition / Alteration · 43 (40%)New Building · 40 (37%)Demolition / Deconstruction · 23 (21%)Salvage and Abatement · 2 (2%)
4The fine print
How we calculated this
We filtered the City of Vancouver's building-permit records to those tagged 'Shaughnessy' (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.