Home builders in Kadina
Copper Coast Council · Planning and Design Code · Copper Coast & Yorke Peninsula Regional town
- Council
- Copper Coast Council
- Planning scheme
- Planning and Design Code
- Overlays mapped here
- Hazards (Acid Sulfate Soils) · Historic Area Overlay · State Heritage Place
- Residential zones mapped
- Neighbourhood
Rural Living
Township Main Street - Bushfire-prone land
- None mapped
- Acid sulfate soils
- Mapped in this suburb
- Minimum Dwelling Allotment Size
- Minimum dwelling allotment size is 40 ha
- Minimum Frontage
- Minimum frontage for a detached dwelling is 15m; semi-detached dwelling is 15m; row dwelling is 15m; group dwelling is 15m; residential flat building is 15m
- Minimum Site Area
- Minimum site area for a detached dwelling is 450 sqm; semi-detached dwelling is 450 sqm; row dwelling is 450 sqm; group dwelling is 450 sqm; residential flat building is 450 sqm
+2 other rules mapped in this suburb - Maximum Building Height (Metres)
- Maximum building height is 9m
- Maximum Building Height (Levels)
- Maximum building height is 2 levels
Planning data from Planning and Design Code via SAPPA (PlanSA) (CC BY 4.0), read 2026-09-14. Suburb-level, not a report on your block — check your address on the SA Property and Planning Atlas.
Builders serving Kadina
None yet — tell us what you're building and we'll go and find one.
What building in Kadina actually involves
Kadina sets a minimum frontage of 15m for every dwelling type — detached, semi-detached, row, group and residential flat building alike — and, unusually for South Australia, no bushfire hazard is mapped anywhere in it.
One frontage rule, applied to everything
Most towns on this site vary the frontage by dwelling type, so a row dwelling can go on a narrower block than a detached house. Not here: 15m is the number regardless. That rules out a lot of catalogue designs drawn for a 12.5m frontage, and it also means the usual trick of switching to an attached typology to fit a narrow lot does not work.
No bushfire overlay
No bushfire hazard is mapped in Kadina. That makes it unusual in South Australia: on every other South Australian page here, some part of the suburb sits inside the Code's Hazards (Bushfire) overlay. The absence removes the Bushfire Attack Level assessment and the construction standards that follow from it — a real and knowable cost advantage.
Height is capped two ways
9m and 2 levels, as separate rules. A design can satisfy the metre figure and still breach the level count.
Acid sulfate soils, and a historic area
7 acid sulfate soil features are mapped, which governs excavation depth on affected land. A Historic Area Overlay and State Heritage Places are also mapped — the Historic Area Overlay reaches ordinary unlisted houses inside it and constrains what a new or altered dwelling may look like.
What to ask a builder
Ask whether the design needs more than 15m of frontage. Ask whether the block is inside the Historic Area Overlay before the elevations are drawn.
Local landmarks in Kadina
- Kadina Oval and Recreation Centre
- Harvest Christian School
- Kadina Community Hospital
- Kadina Memorial School
- Kadina Ambulance Station
- Kadina Fire Station
Questions about building in Kadina
What is the minimum frontage in Kadina?
15m, and it applies to every dwelling type — detached, semi-detached, row, group and residential flat building. Switching to an attached typology to fit a narrow lot does not help here.
Is Kadina bushfire prone?
No bushfire hazard is mapped in the suburb, which is unusual for South Australia. That removes the Bushfire Attack Level assessment and the construction standards that follow it.
How tall can I build in Kadina?
9m, with a separate rule capping height at 2 levels. Both tests apply, so a design can meet the metre limit and still breach the level limit.
Is Kadina heritage-controlled?
A Historic Area Overlay and State Heritage Places are mapped. The Historic Area Overlay reaches unlisted houses inside it and constrains what a new or altered dwelling may look like.
Does Kadina have acid sulfate soils?
Yes — 7 features are mapped. The classification governs how deep you can excavate on affected land.