Home builders in Narooma
Eurobodalla Council · Eurobodalla Local Environmental Plan 2012 · Eurobodalla & Far South Coast Coastal
- Council
- Eurobodalla Council
- Planning scheme
- Eurobodalla Local Environmental Plan 2012
- Overlays mapped here
- Heritage — Item - General · Heritage — Conservation Area - Aboriginal · Heritage — Item - Archaeological · Heritage — Conservation Area - General
- Residential zones mapped
- R2 Low Density Residential
R3 Medium Density Residential
R5 Large Lot Residential - Heritage items mapped
- 45
- Minimum lot size
- 550-574 m² minimum (most common of 2 minimum-lot-size bands mapped in the suburb)
- Typical height limit
- 9m
- Acid sulfate soils
- Mapped in this suburb
Planning data from NSW ePlanning Spatial Viewer (CC BY 4.0), read 2026-09-14. Suburb-level, not a report on your block — check your address on the NSW Planning Portal.
Worth knowing before you budget
- Building height
The most common maximum building height mapped here is 9m (13 of 37 mapped parcels). Other controls that apply to a meaningful number of parcels run up to 11.5m — generally centres and larger sites, not a house block.
Builders serving Narooma
None yet — tell us what you're building and we'll go and find one.
What building in Narooma actually involves
Narooma carries 45 acid sulfate soil features across 120.23 km² — the heaviest acid sulfate mapping on the Far South Coast pages — and two minimum-lot bands that are roughly five times apart.
The ground is the main constraint
45 features are mapped around the inlet and the low ground behind it. Acid sulfate classification limits how deep you can excavate before a management plan is required, so it governs footings, tanks, pools and stormwater trenches. On a waterfront or near-waterfront block it is the first investigation to commission, not the last.
550-574 m² or 100-199.9 m²
16 parcels sit in the larger band and 13 in the smaller. Neither dominates, and the difference between them is about five times — a conventional house lot against small-lot land. The band decides which designs are even candidates.
Height settles at 9m
9m is the most common control, on 13 of 37 mapped parcels, with figures to 11.5m elsewhere. That is a two-storey limit on most residential land.
Forty-five heritage records, in four categories
39 general items, 4 archaeological listings, 1 general conservation area and 1 Aboriginal conservation area. Montague Island Lighthouse sits within the locality.
What to ask a builder
Ask for the acid sulfate class and what excavation it permits without a management plan. Ask which of the two lot bands applies, because they are five times apart.
Local landmarks in Narooma
- Narooma Golf Course
- Rotary Park
- Wagonga Inlet Reserve
- Nata Oval
- Montague Island Lighthouse
- Silvestris Flora Reserve
- Bill Smyth Oval
- Narooma General Cemetery
Questions about building in Narooma
Does Narooma have acid sulfate soils?
Heavily — 45 features are mapped, the most of any Far South Coast page here. The classification limits excavation depth, so it governs footings, tanks, pools and stormwater.
What is the minimum lot size?
Two bands: 550-574 m² on 16 parcels and 100-199.9 m² on 13. They are about five times apart and neither dominates, so the band decides which designs are candidates.
How tall can I build?
9m is the most common control, on 13 of 37 mapped parcels, with figures to 11.5m elsewhere. That is a two-storey limit on most residential land.
Is Narooma heritage-controlled?
45 records across four categories — 39 general items, 4 archaeological, 1 general conservation area and 1 Aboriginal conservation area.
What zone is Narooma?
R2 Low Density, R3 Medium Density and R5 Large Lot Residential are mapped across the locality.