Buying a Home in the Township of Langley: The Rules

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The Township of Langley runs from Willoughby’s new streets to farms in the Agricultural Land Reserve. Langley City, in the middle, is a separate municipality with its own bylaws. These are the Township-wide rules, with the Township’s sources at the bottom.

Zoning and plans

  • Zoning is Township of Langley Zoning Bylaw No. 2500. Get the parcel’s zone from the Township or its GeoSource map first.
  • The Official Community Plan and the community plans sit on top. The Willoughby Community Plan is now Schedule 6 to Bylaw 6200 (adopted December 1, 2025), and updates to it went to Council in 2026, so check where they stand for a Willoughby lot. Rural land is under the Rural Plan.
  • Subdivision goes through the Township’s Approving Officer, under Subdivision and Development Servicing Bylaw 2019, No. 5382. Confirm roads, water, sewer or septic and drainage for the specific application.

Small-scale housing, suites and coach houses

  • Bylaw No. 6020 (adopted November 18, 2024) allows three units on eligible lots of 280 m² or less and four units on larger eligible lots up to 4,050 m². Lots over 4,050 m² aren’t eligible, and there is no six-unit tier in the Township.
  • A secondary suite in the Township can be up to 120 m².
  • A coach house is a second home on the same fee-simple lot and title as the main house. It is not a strata lot and can’t be sold on its own.

Floodplain and farmland

  • On low-lying land, flood status affects insurance and lending. Ask the Township about the lot before you remove subjects.
  • ALR status is set parcel by parcel on the ALC’s map, and it decides what you can build or split on a rural lot.

Co-ops

  • In a housing co-op, the co-op approves the buyer and you buy a share, not a strata lot. Its own rules decide who can live there; the strata 55+ exemptions don’t automatically apply.

Property taxes

  • Township 2026 taxes and utility fees were due July 2, 2026, with 5% added to current-year taxes unpaid at midnight July 2 and another 5% at midnight September 3. Utility fees are now billed separately from taxes.

Before you remove subjects in Township of Langley

  • The parcel’s zone and community plan designation.
  • The unit count you plan against Bylaw 6020 and the lot size.
  • Any suite against the 120 m² cap, and its permit.
  • Servicing, flood status and ALR status on a rural or edge lot.

Rules change, so confirm anything that matters for your purchase with the Township of Langley and your lawyer.

Areas with their own rules

Rules that are the same everywhere in BC

Sources

Neighbourhood guides that use this page

Common questions

How big can a suite be in the Township of Langley?

Up to 120 m².

How many units can I build on a Township of Langley lot?

Under Bylaw 6020, three units on eligible lots of 280 m² or less and four on larger eligible lots up to 4,050 m². Bigger lots aren’t eligible, and there is no six-unit tier.

What Buyers & Sellers Say

Excerpts from Google reviews for Jared Gibbons, REALTOR® at Royal LePage Little Oak Realty (Suite 201 - 15272 Croydon Dr, Surrey). Quoted word for word; initials only.

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    M.K. Google review

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