Home builders in Harrisdale
City of Armadale · Armadale Local Planning Scheme No. 4 · Armadale & Byford Greenfield · house and land
- Council
- City of Armadale
- Planning scheme
- Armadale Local Planning Scheme No. 4
- Residential zones mapped
- Residential
Urban development - Bushfire-prone land
- Mapped in this suburb
- Urban growth area
- Yes
- R-Code density
- R25 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 Harrisdale
None yet — tell us what you're building and we'll go and find one.
What building in Harrisdale actually involves
Harrisdale is coded R25 to R60 — a narrow band by Perth standards, and all of it medium density. There is no large-lot land here at all, which makes it one of the more predictable suburbs in the Armadale corridor to build in.
A narrow R-Code range means fewer surprises
Where a suburb runs R2 to R60 the lot you buy could be almost anything. Harrisdale's R25 floor means every lot is a suburban lot, and the design question is about fitting the house to the setbacks and open space requirement rather than about which kind of suburb you are in.
Eight structure plans, including an activity centre
Harrisdale Green, the North Forrestdale structure plan and the Harrisdale Activity Centre Plan all apply to different parts of the suburb. The endorsed plan covering your lot sets its density, lot layout and staging, and it is the document a builder should be quoting against.
Bushfire, in six mapped places
Part of Harrisdale is inside a designated Bush Fire Prone Area. On a suburban lot the BAL rating is usually modest, but it is assessed rather than assumed, and it changes the external construction specification where it applies.
What to ask a builder
Ask which structure plan and R-Code apply. Ask what the setbacks and open space requirement are at that code and whether the house they are proposing actually fits. And ask what BAL rating is priced in.
Local landmarks in Harrisdale
- Bandin Reserve
- Sandstone Park
- Greenshank Park
- Heronwood Reserve
- William Lockard Park
- Harrisdale Playing Field
Named plans that apply in Harrisdale
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 1 to Harrisdale Green Structure Plan
Endorsed by the Western Australian Planning Commission. The plan that covers your lot sets its density, lot layout and staging.
- Development Area No.25 - North Forrestdale Stage 1/Central - Reilly Rd, Harrisdale
Endorsed by the Western Australian Planning Commission. The plan that covers your lot sets its density, lot layout and staging.
- Harrisdale Activity Centre Plan - Nicholson Rd, Harrisdale (ACSP)
Endorsed by the Western Australian Planning Commission. The plan that covers your lot sets its density, lot layout and staging.
- Harrisdale Green Structure Plan
Endorsed by the Western Australian Planning Commission. The plan that covers your lot sets its density, lot layout and staging.
- Harrisdale Green Structure Plan - L9005 & 9501 Warton & Ranford Rd, Harrisdale (SP)
Endorsed by the Western Australian Planning Commission. The plan that covers your lot sets its density, lot layout and staging.
- Lots 55, 100-104 & 106 Shepherd Ct and Lots 112 & 124 Hatch Court Harrisdale Structure Plan
Endorsed by the Western Australian Planning Commission. The plan that covers your lot sets its density, lot layout and staging.
- Lots 601-603 Balanup Rd and 200-202 Skeet Rd, Harrisdale Structure Plan
Endorsed by the Western Australian Planning Commission. The plan that covers your lot sets its density, lot layout and staging.
- Southern River ODP Precinct 2 Phase 2 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 Harrisdale
What R-Code applies in Harrisdale?
Codes from R25 to R60 are mapped — a narrow, entirely medium-density band. Every lot is a suburban lot, which makes the suburb more predictable to price than most in the corridor.
Which structure plan covers my lot?
Harrisdale Green, the North Forrestdale structure plan and the Harrisdale Activity Centre Plan all apply to different parts of the suburb. The endorsed plan over your lot sets density, lot layout and staging.
Is Harrisdale bushfire-prone?
Part of the suburb is inside a designated Bush Fire Prone Area, mapped in six places. A block inside one needs a Bushfire Attack Level assessment, and the rating drives materials and cost.
What does an R-Code actually control?
Dwellings per hectare, and with it the minimum and average lot size, the setbacks and the open space requirement. A design that works at R25 does not simply compress to fit R60.
Is Harrisdale easier to build in than its neighbours?
On the zoning side, usually — the R-Code range is narrow and there is no rural or large-lot land. The variables are the structure plan and the BAL rating, not the kind of lot.