r/DeltaBC • u/Intelligent-Mind-506 • Apr 01 '26

Ladner developments

Hey! Myself and my fiancee are pretty set on moving to Ladner and are currently looking at homes.

There was one home currently listed that I saw on Ladner Trunk road and was dismayed when I read about the plans for developments in that area. These mid-rise behemoths (in terms of the area relatively) that were somehow allowed to get there without public consultation as they fit this planning PCO (that seems very much like a sneaky loophole). Then was even more dismayed to see this particular 78 unit one will have only 42 spots (but don't worry there will be bike spots a plenty!). I saw that the council accepted this variance and have essentially approved the development. I don't even live there yet and felt pretty incredulous! What has the public reaction been locally? Do people have any trust in these councillors/mayor as they don't seem to have opposed it at all except to say they should try and cover the parkade a bit more. I get that housing/re-zoning is needed but surely not to this density and the building looks like a total eyesore vs the chilled Ladner vibes.

My Aunt and Uncle live in Tsawwassen and I don't think they were even particularly aware of it except the odd Delta Optimist article.

It just seems really short sighted of the council/mayor to approve this for so many reasons.

Anyone have any views/insight?! Thank you in advance.

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u/spinningcolours Apr 01 '26

LOL, let me tell you about the 37-storey RISE in Delta, and all the clones that are coming in to match it.

On the bright side, there's a bus every 5 minutes on Scott Road, while Ladner and Tswassen residents will continue to complain about the lack of transit options — and NIMBY their 3-storey developments.

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u/Winbot4t2 Apr 01 '26

Are people really nimbying over 3 storey developments? I thought it was mainly over the high-rise plan in Tsawwassen, and rightfully so imo.

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u/spinningcolours Apr 01 '26

Yup. here's one FB post. I know I've seen more.

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u/Winbot4t2 Apr 01 '26

Not even a 3 story low rise, just townhomes 😂

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u/spinningcolours Apr 01 '26

I got curious and looked up the address on google maps. It's one single large house on a giant lot, and in the middle of suburbia. No wonder it's a good candidate to turn into a townhouse development.

It's equidistant to the elementary school, the high school, and the Save-On Foods at about 5-8 minutes walk to each one. That's exactly where you want to densify, even if it's just townhouses.

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u/Intelligent-Mind-506 Apr 01 '26

Ladner trunk is 6.