Council officially adopted the Edmonds, Royal Oak and Cascade Heights Community Plans on March 25, 2025. The process to create these plans was launched in 2023 and consisted of three phases, with public consultation during each phase, including seeking input about the three draft plans in late 2024/early 2025. Thank you to all who provided feedback.

The new Royal Oak Plan will help manage the growth of the Royal Oak community over the next several decades and account for shifting community trends, changes and priorities.

This plan will establish a vision and policy direction and shape how this area will redevelop over the mid to long term.

In addition to creating a thriving Urban Village with a focus on creating public spaces that promote health, happiness and well-being, the Royal Oak plan will lay out a range of opportunities for the area, including:

• new or enhanced parks, trails, community services and amenities for residents
• an expanded mix of market and non-market housing options
• a diversity of housing forms including low and mid-rise mixed-use and multi-family residential forms
• the accommodation of local growth and employment options
• reinvestment as existing buildings age
• the shift to more sustainable forms of transportation (walking, transit, cycling)
• the enhancement and connection to the natural environment, including streams, riparian habitats and other environmental assets
• building community resiliency
• a carbon neutral community by 2050

The neighbourhood is located in south Burnaby between the Metrotown downtown core to the northwest and Edmonds Town Centre to the southeast. The Royal Oak SkyTrain station provides direct access along the Expo SkyTrain line, and major routes such as Kingsway, Imperial Street, Gilley Avenue, Nelson Avenue and Royal Oak Avenue also play a significant role in providing access to and from the neighbourhood.