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Surrey Building Permit Search

9k+ building permit records from Surrey, British Columbia, plus contractor profiles, planning applications, business licences, property assessments, major projects, and zoning. One API, geocoded, normalized, and refreshed automatically.

Permits and their status, licences, planning applications, heritage designation, zoning and what is nearby. Free to search.

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9k
Total Permits
3k
Last 12 Months
$6.9B
Construction Value (12 mo.)
5
Permit Categories

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Datasets available in Surrey

Beyond building permits, Surrey also has Contractor profiles, Planning applications, Business licences, Property assessments, Major projects, and Zoning in the same API, queryable with the same parameters.

Building permits
9k records
/permit
Checked daily
Contractor profiles
6k records
/contractor
Checked daily
Planning applications
13k records
/planning_application
Checked weekly
Business licences
27k records
/licence
Checked daily
Property assessments
180k records
/assessment
Checked monthly
Major projects
102 records
/major_project
Checked weekly
Zoning
4k zones
/zone
Checked monthly

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About Surrey Construction Data

Surrey building permits cover all permitted construction activity in the city: new homes and condos, commercial and industrial builds, residential renovations, additions, demolitions, and changes of use. BuildData also tracks contractor profiles, planning applications, business licences, property assessments, major projects, and zoning for Surrey, available through the same API with the same parameters. BuildData collects and normalizes these records from Surrey’s open data portals on a daily-to-weekly cadence (by dataset), making 9k+ Surrey permits searchable through a single REST API.

3k+ building permits were issued in Surrey, BC over the past 12 months, representing $6.9B in declared construction value. New Construction permits lead by volume. Every record is geocoded and normalized to a consistent schema, so you can query Surrey the same way you query any other Canadian city in the dataset.

Common uses

  • Proptech and real estate: track the new development pipeline, spot supply trends before listings hit market
  • Insurance: verify construction activity and renovation history at the property level
  • Urban planning and research: analyze permit trends by type, neighbourhood, and time period
  • Construction and trades: identify new project opportunities as permits are issued across British Columbia

Surrey Permits by Type

Breakdown of permit categories across all years on record.

New Construction
3k
Other
3k
Demolition
1k
Renovation
1k
Addition
534

Recent Surrey Building Permits

Latest permits issued in Surrey, loaded live from the BuildData API.

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Surrey Planning Applications by Status

Breakdown of categories across all records on file.

Other
13k
Pending
161
Cancelled
3

Recent Planning Applications in Surrey

Latest planning application records, loaded live from the BuildData API.

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Surrey Business Licences by Category

Breakdown of categories across all records on file.

Construction Trade
7k
Other
5k
Health Wellness
2k
Professional Service
2k
Retail
2k
Automotive
1k

Recent Business Licences in Surrey

Latest business licence records, loaded live from the BuildData API.

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Property Assessments in Surrey

Property assessment records, loaded live from the BuildData API.

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Major Projects in Surrey

Planned and under-construction capital projects, loaded live from the BuildData API.

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Query Surrey Permits via API

Filter by type, date range, address, or construction value. Returns JSON.

curl --request GET --url "https://builddata-canadian-construction-data-api.p.rapidapi.com/permit?municipality=surrey&permit_type_canonical=new_construction&limit=10" --header "X-RapidAPI-Key: YOUR_KEY_HERE" --header "X-RapidAPI-Host: builddata-canadian-construction-data-api.p.rapidapi.com"

Surrey building permits: FAQ

How do I search Surrey building permits?

Use the search box on this page: type an address, permit number, or contractor and it queries every Surrey permit BuildData holds. Records come from Surrey's own open data, geocoded and normalized.

How do I check the status of a building permit in Surrey?

Search the address above. Each result shows the permit's status, type, issue date, and description as published by Surrey. For an application still in progress, the city's own portal remains the authority.

Are Surrey building permits public record?

Yes. Surrey publishes building permit records as open data, so anyone can look them up. BuildData aggregates, geocodes, and normalizes them so they are searchable in one place instead of one city portal at a time.

How current is Surrey permit data?

BuildData refreshes Surrey permits automatically, so new permits show up within days and go out in the next scheduled feed.

Can I get new Surrey permits sent to me automatically?

Yes. A BuildData feed emails every new Surrey building permit as a spreadsheet each week, with the address, type, value, and date. Add any other cities you sell into. 30-day free trial.

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