7054 Brentwood Drive

A 5-unit, 3-storey development at 7054 Brentwood Drive in Central Saanich is entering the pre-decision phase. Council is being asked to refer the Development Permit with Variances application to the Advisory Planning Commission for comment and to schedule an Opportunity to be Heard. No applicant or owner is identified in the available data, and the specific variances requested have not been disclosed. The proposal is modest in scale but consistent with Central Saanich’s OCP direction toward gentle infill in Brentwood Bay. The lot is in a car-dependent area (Walk Score of 39), which may place parking and traffic considerations at the centre of public and commission comment. The referral to APC indicates the municipality is gathering advisory input before a decision, often a sign of neighbourhood sensitivity or departure from standard zoning. No prior applications on this parcel are recorded in the data, so this is a first filing for the site. The next procedural steps—APC review and the public Opportunity to be Heard—will precede any council vote, meaning a decision is several months out. The absence of an identified applicant limits the ability to assess pipeline risk or prior relationship with the municipality. The building form (5 units, 3 storeys) is below the threshold that would typically trigger substantial opposition, but the unknown variance details could alter that calculation. The data gap on correspondence means public sentiment is unmeasured at this stage. The project timeline from this point to building permit depends on the nature of conditions imposed, likely mid-2027 at the soonest if approved without material changes.

A 5-unit, 3-storey development at 7054 Brentwood Drive in Central Saanich is entering the pre-decision phase. Council…