Home builders in Lismore
Lismore City Council · Lismore Local Environmental Plan 2012 · Lismore & Richmond Valley Regional city
- Council
- Lismore City Council
- Planning scheme
- Lismore Local Environmental Plan 2012
- Overlays mapped here
- Heritage — Item - General · Heritage — Conservation Area - General · Heritage — Item - Archaeological · Heritage — Item - Landscape
- Residential zones mapped
- R1 General Residential
R2 Low Density Residential
R3 Medium Density Residential - Heritage items mapped
- 47
- Floor space ratio
- varies by block
- Acid sulfate soils
- None mapped
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
- Floor space ratio
Floor space ratio varies across Lismore: the most common mapped value is 2.25:1, on 7 of 24 parcels. It has to be read at the address.
Builders serving Lismore
None yet — tell us what you're building and we'll go and find one.
What building in Lismore actually involves
The locality named Lismore is 3.68 km² — the CBD and its immediate streets — and it holds 47 heritage records across four categories inside that.
Four kinds of heritage in a very small boundary
41 general items, 3 conservation areas, 2 landscape items and 1 archaeological listing. The conservation areas are the ones that reach unlisted houses: inside one, form, materials and street setback come into the assessment whether or not your own building is on the list. The landscape items protect a setting rather than a structure, and the archaeological listing protects what is below ground and surfaces at excavation.
Floor space ratio does not settle
The most common mapped ratio is 2.25:1, on 7 of 24 parcels. That is a centre figure rather than a house-block one, and it covers well under half the parcels measured — so it has to be read at the address rather than assumed.
Three residential zones in 3.68 km²
R1 General, R2 Low Density and R3 Medium Density. In a boundary this compact that is a real spread, and R3 changes what a block could become as much as what you can build on it today.
No acid sulfate soils
None are mapped in the locality.
What to ask a builder
Ask whether the block sits inside one of the three conservation areas, and get the control document before design starts. Ask what floor space ratio the map gives the address.
Local landmarks in Lismore
- Elizabeth Gardens
- Rotary Park
- Oakes Oval
- Lismore Greyhound Track
- Spinks Park
- Humbley Oval
- Rugbyunion Field
- St Marys Oval
Questions about building in Lismore
Is Lismore heritage-controlled?
Densely for its size — 47 records in 3.68 km², across four categories: 41 general items, 3 conservation areas, 2 landscape items and 1 archaeological listing.
What is the floor space ratio in Lismore?
The most common mapped value is 2.25:1, on 7 of 24 parcels — a centre figure rather than a house-block one, and well under half the parcels measured. Read it at the address.
Is the locality the same as the city?
No. The locality named Lismore is 3.68 km² of CBD and immediate streets. A house block in the wider area is more likely in a surrounding suburb such as Goonellabah.
What zone is Lismore?
R1 General Residential, R2 Low Density and R3 Medium Density, all inside 3.68 km².
Does Lismore have acid sulfate soils?
None are mapped in the locality.