City of Cranbrook — Building Permits updated daily
Total value of bulding permits
Total value of building permits issued by year
Total number of bulding permits
Total number of building permits issued by year
Bulding permits value by type
Building permits value by type
Bulding permits number by type
Number of building permits issued by type
Community Development Process - Comparative Review
Housing Units Created per 1000
Residential Permits Timeline
Housing and Growth
Expectations of development have changed and now regularly address affordable housing and climate mitigation. The Community's development approvals play an important role in ensuring community interests are met and that developments are healthy and safe.
A measure of growth in a community is the creation of new housing units. In 2020 the City of Cranbrook saw an increase in 18.3 housing units per 1000 people. This is the highest rate of all communities surveyed.
Total Housing Units Created in 2020
Comparison of total number of housing units created in reviewed communities
Housing Units Created in 2020 per 1000 Population
Comparison of number of housing units created in reviewed communities per 1000 population
Total Building Permits Value in 2020
Comparison of total value of building permits issued in reviewed communities
Number of Building Permits Issued in 2020
Comparison of number of building permits issued in reviewed communities
Average Building Permit Value in 2020
Comparison of average value of building permits issued in reviewed communities
Building Permits Value per 1000 Population in 2020
Comparison of building permits value per 1000 population in reviewed communities
Building and Inspections
Building Permits are an economic indicator that helps measure the demand in the real estate market and can estimate future performance of the construction industry. The total amount of Building Permits provides an overview of the workload on each respective department. Each Local Government provides its members, Council and Boards, and the wider community, with the required statistics through a combination of monthly, quarterly, annual, financial and community reports. These are predominantly available on the respective City Website with very few cities not posting them electronically.
The City of Cranbrook Building and Inspection team:
- is 3rd in Permits processed per Inspector and surpasses the top 2 communities in permit value, an indicator of the complexity of the projects.
- has fastest turnaround time for Residential Permits (tied with Salmon Arm)
- is 2nd in turnaround time for Commercial Permits (tied with Nelson and Port Alberni)
- has lowest per capita Building Inspectors
- has less administrative support with one .5 PT allotted compared to 1 FTE or more
- is 4th Highest Permit Value per 1000 population
Number of Building Permits per Inspector
Comparison of number of building permits per inspector in reviewed communities
Average Building Permit Timelines (weeks)
Comparison of average building permit timelines in reviewed communities per 1000 population
Average Development Permit Timelines (months)
Comparison of average development permit timelines in reviewed communities per 1000 population