Home builders in Ulverstone
Central Coast · Tasmanian Planning Scheme · Central Coast Tasmania Regional town
- Council
- Central Coast
- Planning scheme
- Tasmanian Planning Scheme
- Overlays mapped here
- Coastal Inundation Hazard Code · Landslip Hazard Code · Natural Assets Code · Coastal Erosion Hazard Code · Electricity Transmission Infrastructure Protection Code · Bushfire-prone Areas Code
- Residential zones mapped
- General Residential
Low Density Residential
Rural Living - Bushfire-prone land
- Mapped in this suburb
- Landslip hazard
- Low landslip hazard band · Medium landslip hazard band · Medium-active landslip hazard band
Planning data from theLIST (Land Information System Tasmania) (CC BY 3.0 AU), read 2026-09-14. Suburb-level, not a report on your block — check your address on iPlan.
Builders serving Ulverstone
None yet — tell us what you're building and we'll go and find one.
What building in Ulverstone actually involves
Ulverstone carries both coastal inundation and coastal erosion hazard codes, plus an electricity transmission corridor, across 16.68 km².
Inundation and erosion are different problems
Coastal inundation is water arriving — the land going under in a surge or a high tide, managed with floor levels. Coastal erosion is the land itself going away, managed with setbacks from a receding shoreline. A block can be in one, both or neither, and the response to each is different. On the Central Coast both are mapped and they need to be checked separately.
A transmission corridor is a building restriction
The Electricity Transmission Infrastructure Protection Code is mapped. Inside a corridor or an inner protection area, what you can build, plant and store is restricted for clearance and access. None of it stops you owning the land; all of it can decide where the house, the shed and the driveway go — and it is easy to miss on a site visit because the constraint is overhead.
Landslip across the hills behind
Low and medium landslip hazard bands are mapped. A block in a mapped band needs a geotechnical report before a building permit, which adds cost and time.
Three zones
General Residential, Low Density Residential and Rural Living.
What to ask a builder
Ask which of the two coastal codes applies — they are not the same question. Ask whether the transmission corridor touches the block.
Local landmarks in Ulverstone
- Anzac Park
- Bicentennial Park
- Haywoods Reserve
- Henslowes Park
- Lions Park
- Shropshire Park
Questions about building in Ulverstone
What is the difference between coastal inundation and coastal erosion?
Inundation is water arriving — managed with floor levels. Erosion is the land going away — managed with setbacks from a receding shoreline. Both are mapped in Ulverstone and each needs checking separately.
What is the Electricity Transmission Infrastructure Protection Code?
It restricts what can be built, planted or stored inside a transmission corridor or inner protection area, for clearance and access. It can decide where the house, shed and driveway go.
Does Ulverstone have landslip hazard?
Low and medium bands are mapped. A block in a mapped band needs a geotechnical report before a building permit, which adds cost and time.
What zones apply?
General Residential, Low Density Residential and Rural Living, under the Central Coast Local Provisions Schedule.
Which council do I lodge with?
Central Coast Council in Tasmania — not the New South Wales council of the same name. Its offices are in Ulverstone.