Home builders in Gerringong
Kiama Council · Kiama Local Environmental Plan 2011 · Shellharbour & Kiama Coastal
- Council
- Kiama Council
- Planning scheme
- Kiama Local Environmental Plan 2011
- Overlays mapped here
- Heritage — Item - General
- Residential zones mapped
- R2 Low Density Residential
R3 Medium Density Residential - Heritage items mapped
- 25
- Typical height limit
- 8.5m
- Floor space ratio
- 0.45:1
- Land reserved for acquisition
- Infrastructure
- 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 8.5m (61 of 78 mapped parcels). Other controls that apply to a meaningful number of parcels run up to 11m — generally centres and larger sites, not a house block.
- Floor space ratio
A floor space ratio of 0.45:1 applies to most of the mapped parcels here (58 of 87). On an 800 m² block that is about 360 m² of floor area, every level counted.
- Land reserved for acquisition
Parts of Gerringong are reserved for future public acquisition — infrastructure. A reservation is mapped to specific land, so whether it touches your block has to be checked at the address.
Builders serving Gerringong
None yet — tell us what you're building and we'll go and find one.
What building in Gerringong actually involves
Gerringong maps 12 acid sulfate soil features — three times Kiama's — with the same 0.45:1 floor space ratio and 8.5m height limit under the Kiama Local Environmental Plan 2011, and only 25 heritage records.
The ground is the difference from Kiama
Same council, same LEP, same numbers — and three times the acid sulfate mapping. It follows the Crooked River flats and the low land behind the beach rather than the headland. Where it applies, disturbing the soil brings a management requirement and an earthworks cost, and it is the line item most likely to separate two Gerringong quotes.
The numbers are the same, so the site decides
0.45:1 on a 500 m² block is 225 m² of floor area across every level. 8.5m is two storeys. Those constrain the house; the soil and the slope constrain the budget.
Land reserved for infrastructure
Part of the suburb is reserved for future public acquisition for infrastructure. It is mapped to specific land, so whether it crosses your block is an address check.
What to ask a builder
Ask whether acid sulfate management is in the earthworks allowance or excluded from it. Ask what 0.45:1 gives on the block. And ask whether any reservation touches the land.
Local landmarks in Gerringong
- Mount Pleasant Lookout
- Boxsell Oval
- Arthur Campbell Reserve
- Gerringong Cemetery
- Noble Reserve
- Michael Cronin Field
- Cooke Park
- Gerringong School Park
Questions about building in Gerringong
Why does Gerringong have more acid sulfate soil than Kiama?
Twelve features against Kiama’s four. They follow the Crooked River flats and the low land behind the beach rather than the headland, and they are the line item most likely to separate two quotes.
How much house can I build?
The floor space ratio is 0.45:1 and the height limit 8.5m — the same controls as Kiama, since both sit under the Kiama Local Environmental Plan 2011. On a 500 m² block that is about 225 m² across every level.
What is reserved for acquisition?
Land for infrastructure. It is mapped to specific land, so whether it crosses your block is an address check rather than a suburb-level fact.
Is Gerringong heritage-controlled?
25 records are mapped — considerably lighter than Kiama’s 120. Heritage is rarely the binding constraint here; the ground is.
What zone is Gerringong?
R2 Low Density Residential and R3 Medium Density Residential are both mapped across the suburb.