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City of Albany · Albany Local Planning Scheme No. 2 · Albany & Great Southern Coastal

Council
City of Albany
Planning scheme
Albany Local Planning Scheme No. 2
Residential zones mapped
Residential
Urban development
Bushfire-prone land
Mapped in this suburb
Urban growth area
Yes
R-Code density
R2 to R60

Planning data from Landgate SLIP (CC BY 4.0), read 2026-09-14. Suburb-level, not a report on your block — check your address on the WA planning scheme maps.

Builders serving Bayonet Head

None yet — tell us what you're building and we'll go and find one.

What building in Bayonet Head actually involves

Bayonet Head is partly zoned Urban development and covered by an interim outline development plan — the Bayonet Head (Oyster Harbour) Interim Outline Development Plan — which is the document that decides what a block there can become.

"Interim" is the word to notice

An outline development plan sets the road pattern, lot layout and density for land before it is subdivided. An interim one is a working version: endorsed enough to guide decisions, not necessarily final. Buying inside one means accepting that some of the detail can still move, and the sensible response is to read the current version rather than assume the sales plan reflects it.

R2 to R60 in 5.24 km²

Six codes are mapped — R2, R5/20, R10, R20, R30 and R60. R2 land is rural-residential in character and R60 is apartment density. In a suburb this size that range means neighbouring precincts can be developed to entirely different patterns.

Two zones, and what each implies

Residential land is governed by the scheme and the R-code. Urban development land is governed by the plan. Which one you are buying into changes who you need to talk to and what questions are answerable today.

Bushfire

Part of Bayonet Head is inside a designated Bush Fire Prone Area, across three mapped features, so a Bushfire Attack Level assessment applies to affected blocks.

What to ask a builder

Ask whether the lot is inside the outline development plan and get the current version. Ask what R-code the plan assigns it, and whether that has changed since the estate was marketed.

Local landmarks in Bayonet Head

Named plans that apply in Bayonet Head

Structure plans covering land here, as the authority names them. Which one governs your lot decides its density, layout and staging — check the address before you assume the zone alone sets the rules.

Source: catalogue.data.wa.gov.au/dataset/local-planning-schemes, read 2026-09-14.

Questions about building in Bayonet Head

What does an interim outline development plan mean for a buyer?

It sets road pattern, lot layout and density for land before subdivision, but an interim plan is a working version. Read the current one rather than relying on a sales plan, because detail can still move.

What R-codes apply in Bayonet Head?

Six are mapped: R2, R5/20, R10, R20, R30 and R60. That runs from rural-residential character to apartment density inside 5.24 km².

What zone is Bayonet Head?

Residential and Urban development are both mapped. Residential land is governed by the scheme and the R-code; Urban development land is governed by the outline development plan.

Is Bayonet Head bushfire prone?

Part of it is — three features of a designated Bush Fire Prone Area are mapped. A Bushfire Attack Level assessment applies to a block inside one.

Is this a good place to build a standard house design?

It depends entirely on the code and the plan on the lot. A design sized for an R20 block will not necessarily fit the frontage or setbacks an R60 or R5/20 parcel is planned around.

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