Home builders in Byford
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- Council
- Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale
- Planning scheme
- Serpentine Jarrahdale Local Planning Scheme No. 3
- Residential zones mapped
- Residential
Rural residential
Urban development - Bushfire-prone land
- Mapped in this suburb
- Urban growth area
- Yes
- R-Code density
- R2 to R60 · R12.5, R2.5
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 Byford
None yet — tell us what you're building and we'll go and find one.
What building in Byford actually involves
Byford spans almost the entire Residential Design Code range: R2 to R60, plus the special codes R2.5 and R12.5. R2 is roughly half a hectare per dwelling; R60 is medium-density suburban. Both are mapped inside one 19.6 km² suburb, alongside Residential, Rural residential and Urban development zones.
R2 and R60 are not the same suburb
That range is the single most important thing to establish before you talk to anyone. A half-hectare rural-residential lot brings service runs, a long driveway, on-site effluent disposal in some cases and a house designed for a block. An R60 lot is a suburban product. A builder priced for one is wrong for the other.
Eight structure plans, mostly The Glades
The Glades local structure plan and its amendments cover much of the developed land, with the Doley Road precinct plan alongside. The endorsed plan over your lot sets density, lot layout and staging, and it is what a quote should be based on.
Bushfire across five mapped areas
Part of Byford is inside a designated Bush Fire Prone Area. On the rural-residential land in particular the BAL assessment matters, and the rating changes construction materials and cost.
What to ask a builder
Ask which R-Code and which zone apply at the lot, and treat the answer as the definition of the project. Ask which structure plan governs. And ask what BAL rating the quote assumes.
Local landmarks in Byford
- Briggs Park
- Sunrays Park
- Marble Reserve
- Albizia Reserve
- Fawcett Reserve
- Kalimna Reserve
Named plans that apply in Byford
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.
- Amd 10 to The Glades, Byford Local Structure Plan
Endorsed by the Western Australian Planning Commission. The plan that covers your lot sets its density, lot layout and staging.
- Amd 11 to the Glades Local Structure Plan (Cardup Brook Precinct & Icaria Stages 13-14)
Endorsed by the Western Australian Planning Commission. The plan that covers your lot sets its density, lot layout and staging.
- Amd 2 to Doley Road Precinct Local Structure Plan, Byford
Endorsed by the Western Australian Planning Commission. The plan that covers your lot sets its density, lot layout and staging.
- Amd 9 to The Glades, Byford Local Structure Plan
Endorsed by the Western Australian Planning Commission. The plan that covers your lot sets its density, lot layout and staging.
- Byford Area D - Briggs Larsen Precinct - Structure Plan
Endorsed by the Western Australian Planning Commission. The plan that covers your lot sets its density, lot layout and staging.
- Byford District Structure Plan
Endorsed by the Western Australian Planning Commission. The plan that covers your lot sets its density, lot layout and staging.
- Doley Road Precinct Local Structure Plan, Doley Rd, Orton Rd, Byford
Endorsed by the Western Australian Planning Commission. The plan that covers your lot sets its density, lot layout and staging.
- Lot 9500 Thomas Rd, Byford Local Structure Plan
Endorsed by the Western Australian Planning Commission. The plan that covers your lot sets its density, lot layout and staging.
Source: catalogue.data.wa.gov.au/dataset/local-planning-schemes, read 2026-09-14.
Questions about building in Byford
What R-Code applies in Byford?
Codes from R2 to R60 are mapped, plus the special codes R2.5 and R12.5. R2 is roughly half a hectare per dwelling and R60 is medium-density suburban — the widest practical range in the corridor.
Is my Byford lot rural residential or suburban?
Both zones are mapped, along with Urban development. Which applies at your address defines the project: service runs, driveway length, effluent disposal and house design all follow from it.
Which structure plan covers my lot?
Eight are endorsed, most of them The Glades local structure plan and its amendments, with the Doley Road precinct plan alongside. The plan over your lot sets density, lot layout and staging.
Is Byford bushfire-prone?
Part of the suburb is inside a designated Bush Fire Prone Area, mapped in five places. A block inside one needs a Bushfire Attack Level assessment, and the rating drives materials and cost.
Why do Byford quotes vary so much?
Because the lots do. An R2 half-hectare block and an R60 suburban lot are different builds with different site costs, and the suburb name does not tell you which one you have.