Keep it on the Record: BCSC quashes zoning decision based on information not tested before Council
2026-01-07Legal Updates
On December 2, 2025, the Supreme Court of British Columbia set aside the Township of Langley’s decision to refuse a site-specific zoning amendment for West Creek Farms Ltd (“West Creek”). The Honourable Justice Marzari found Council’s reasons for the zoning amendment denial were not adequately grounded in the record of the decision, and as such […]
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2025-07-21Legal Updates
In a recent article, Jacob Gehlen wrote about the decision in Smith v Clearwater, where the BC Supreme Court exercised its discretion under section 35 of the Property Law Act (the “PLA”) to cancel a restrictive covenant prohibiting multi-family development. Recent court decisions have addressed several similar matters, including DBKS Homes Ltd. v Taylor, 2025 BCSC 1202, where the […]
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