Housing and change community signal
Open development application activity across Calgary communities
The citywide position of Development Permit applications submitted in the latest rolling 12 months that currently carry an open review-stage status, normalized by residential assessment parcels.
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Published formula
100% open-status Development Permit application records per 1,000 residential assessment parcels in the latest rolling 12-month application window, compared only among official boundaries with at least 50 residential parcels.
Open status includes published review, circulation, advertising, hold, pending, appeal, intake, waiting, application-received and new-status labels. A higher position means more open files relative to the parcel base; it does not establish approval, construction, timing, project impact, property value or investment performance.
Evidence used
This is a direct comparison. The current ingredients include latest rolling 12-month Development Permits, current open review-stage status labels, Current Year Property Assessments residential parcel denominator, published application categories, descriptions and proposed-use fields.
Communities in the high measured range
Banff Trail: 99/100; Open-file rate and parcel base: 33 open-status development applications from 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 25.1 per 1,000 residential assessment parcels (1,316-parcel denominator) Bowness: 97/100; Open-file rate and parcel base: 82 open-status development applications from 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 19.8 per 1,000 residential assessment parcels (4,133-parcel denominator) Glendale: 98/100; Open-file rate and parcel base: 21 open-status development applications from 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 21.5 per 1,000 residential assessment parcels (975-parcel denominator) Highland Park: 95/100; Open-file rate and parcel base: 28 open-status development applications from 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 18.9 per 1,000 residential assessment parcels (1,481-parcel denominator) Manchester: 96/100; Open-file rate and parcel base: 4 open-status development applications from 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 19.8 per 1,000 residential assessment parcels (202-parcel denominator) Meadowlark Park: 97/100; Open-file rate and parcel base: 6 open-status development applications from 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 21.2 per 1,000 residential assessment parcels (283-parcel denominator) Medicine Hill: 96/100; Open-file rate and parcel base: 4 open-status development applications from 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 19.1 per 1,000 residential assessment parcels (209-parcel denominator) North Glenmore Park: 98/100; Open-file rate and parcel base: 22 open-status development applications from 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 22.9 per 1,000 residential assessment parcels (960-parcel denominator) Scarboro/Sunalta West: 100/100; Open-file rate and parcel base: 5 open-status development applications from 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 29.9 per 1,000 residential assessment parcels (167-parcel denominator) Southview: 99/100; Open-file rate and parcel base: 15 open-status development applications from 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 24.0 per 1,000 residential assessment parcels (626-parcel denominator)
High-range examples are shown alphabetically. Use several community profiles and an exact-address review before making a housing decision.
- Banff Trail: 99/100Open-file rate and parcel base: 33 open-status development applications from 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 25.1 per 1,000 residential assessment parcels (1,316-parcel denominator) | Leading proposed-use themes: Apartments and multi-residential 23; Ground-oriented housing and suites 9; Schools and child care 1
- Bowness: 97/100Open-file rate and parcel base: 82 open-status development applications from 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 19.8 per 1,000 residential assessment parcels (4,133-parcel denominator) | Leading proposed-use themes: Apartments and multi-residential 46; Ground-oriented housing and suites 19; Property improvements and relaxations 8
- Glendale: 98/100Open-file rate and parcel base: 21 open-status development applications from 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 21.5 per 1,000 residential assessment parcels (975-parcel denominator) | Leading proposed-use themes: Apartments and multi-residential 10; Ground-oriented housing and suites 9; Property improvements and relaxations 2
- Highland Park: 95/100Open-file rate and parcel base: 28 open-status development applications from 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 18.9 per 1,000 residential assessment parcels (1,481-parcel denominator) | Leading proposed-use themes: Apartments and multi-residential 20; Ground-oriented housing and suites 6; Community, health and recreation 1
- Manchester: 96/100Open-file rate and parcel base: 4 open-status development applications from 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 19.8 per 1,000 residential assessment parcels (202-parcel denominator) | Leading proposed-use themes: Retail, food and commercial 2; Apartments and multi-residential 1; Business and signage 1
- Meadowlark Park: 97/100Open-file rate and parcel base: 6 open-status development applications from 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 21.2 per 1,000 residential assessment parcels (283-parcel denominator) | Leading proposed-use themes: Apartments and multi-residential 3; Ground-oriented housing and suites 2; Retail, food and commercial 1
- Medicine Hill: 96/100Open-file rate and parcel base: 4 open-status development applications from 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 19.1 per 1,000 residential assessment parcels (209-parcel denominator) | Leading proposed-use themes: Business and signage 3; Community, health and recreation 1
- North Glenmore Park: 98/100Open-file rate and parcel base: 22 open-status development applications from 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 22.9 per 1,000 residential assessment parcels (960-parcel denominator) | Leading proposed-use themes: Ground-oriented housing and suites 13; Apartments and multi-residential 6; Business and signage 1
- Scarboro/Sunalta West: 100/100Open-file rate and parcel base: 5 open-status development applications from 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 29.9 per 1,000 residential assessment parcels (167-parcel denominator) | Leading proposed-use themes: Ground-oriented housing and suites 3; Apartments and multi-residential 1; Property improvements and relaxations 1
- Southview: 99/100Open-file rate and parcel base: 15 open-status development applications from 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 24.0 per 1,000 residential assessment parcels (626-parcel denominator) | Leading proposed-use themes: Apartments and multi-residential 6; Ground-oriented housing and suites 5; Property improvements and relaxations 2