Home builders in Turramurra
Ku-ring-gai Council · Ku-ring-gai Local Environmental Plan 2015 · Upper North Shore Knockdown rebuild
- Council
- Ku-ring-gai Council
- Planning scheme
- Ku-ring-gai Local Environmental Plan 2015
- Overlays mapped here
- Heritage — Item - General · Heritage — Conservation Area - General
- Residential zones mapped
- R2 Low Density Residential
R3 Medium Density Residential
R4 High Density Residential - Heritage items mapped
- 316
- Minimum lot size
- 900-999 m² minimum (most common of 2 minimum-lot-size bands mapped in the suburb)
- Typical height limit
- 9.5m
- Floor space ratio
- 0.3:1
- Land reserved for acquisition
- Infrastructure · Public Recreation
- 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 9.5m (240 of 322 mapped parcels). Other controls that apply to a meaningful number of parcels run up to 17.5m — generally centres and larger sites, not a house block.
- Floor space ratio
A floor space ratio of 0.3:1 applies to most of the mapped parcels here (275 of 418). On an 800 m² block that is about 240 m² of floor area, every level counted.
- Land reserved for acquisition
Parts of Turramurra are reserved for future public acquisition — infrastructure, public recreation. A reservation is mapped to specific land, so whether it touches your block has to be checked at the address.
Builders serving Turramurra
None yet — tell us what you're building and we'll go and find one.
What building in Turramurra actually involves
Turramurra carries the heaviest heritage load on this stretch of the Upper North Shore: 301 mapped heritage items plus conservation areas, under the Ku-ring-gai Local Environmental Plan 2015.
Items and conservation areas are different problems
An individual heritage item constrains that property. A heritage conservation area constrains everything inside it — your own house need not be listed for the controls to reach your project, because new work is assessed against the area's character. Turramurra has both.
Zoning is mixed, and it matters
The suburb carries low, medium and high density residential zones. The higher-density mapping sits around the station and the highway; the bulk of the suburb does not. Which applies to your block is address-specific and it changes what can replace a knockdown entirely.
Trees and soil
Ku-ring-gai is heavily treed and tree controls routinely shape footprints. Acid sulfate soils are mapped within the suburb, which matters for excavation, basements and pools.
Local landmarks in Turramurra
- Sheldon Forest
- Frogmore Park
- Rofe Park
- The Glade
- Turramurra Village Park
- Sainty Reserve
- Cresswell O'Reilly Lookout
- Halfpenny Park
Questions about building in Turramurra
What is the difference between a heritage item and a conservation area?
An item constrains that specific property. A conservation area constrains everything within its boundary, including houses that are not themselves listed, because new work is assessed against the area's character. Turramurra has 301 mapped items plus conservation areas.
Which planning instrument applies?
The Ku-ring-gai Local Environmental Plan 2015, administered by Ku-ring-gai Council. It sets the zoning, the heritage mapping and the development standards.
Can I build units on a Turramurra block?
Only where medium or high density zoning applies, which is mainly around the station and the highway. Most of the suburb is low density. Check your address before assuming.
Will tree controls affect my design?
Very likely. Ku-ring-gai's tree protections are strict and established trees frequently decide where a house can sit. Arborist first, designer second.
Why are acid sulfate soils mapped this far inland?
They matter for anything that disturbs soil at depth — basements, pools, deep footings. Acid sulfate soils are mapped in Turramurra; whether they reach your block needs checking against the address.