Home builders in Margaret River
Shire of Augusta-Margaret River · Augusta-margaret River Local Planning Scheme No. 1 · Busselton & Margaret River Regional town
- Council
- Shire of Augusta-Margaret River
- Planning scheme
- Augusta-margaret River Local Planning Scheme No. 1
- Residential zones mapped
- Residential
Rural residential - Bushfire-prone land
- Mapped in this suburb
- Urban growth area
- Yes
- R-Code density
- R5 to R60 · R12.5, R17.5, 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 Margaret River
None yet — tell us what you're building and we'll go and find one.
What building in Margaret River actually involves
Margaret River is 61 km² with 17 endorsed structure plans, codes from R5 to R60 plus three special codes, and two residential zones — Residential and Rural residential — with Future development land alongside.
Seventeen structure plans over a town of this size
That is a lot of separately-planned land, and it is the first thing to establish: the endorsed plan covering your lot sets its density, lot layout and staging, and a builder's experience under one plan does not transfer to another. "In Margaret River" is not enough information to quote from.
Future development land is not settled, and not residential
The Future development zone is not a residential zone: it marks land in the pipeline rather than land you can build on today. Staging and later detailed planning both bear on it, and it behaves like growth-corridor land even in a town this size.
Bushfire in karri and jarrah country
Part of Margaret River is inside a designated Bush Fire Prone Area. This is heavily forested country and a Bushfire Attack Level assessment here can come back high — which changes glazing, screening, decking materials and the external specification substantially. On a treed block it is the largest single variable in the price.
What to ask a builder
Ask which structure plan and R-Code apply at the lot. Ask what BAL rating is priced and what the next rating up would add, in dollars. And ask to see a completed build at a comparable BAL on a treed block.
Local landmarks in Margaret River
- Wallcliffe Cave
- Nguraren Kalleep
- Margaret River Hospital
- Margaret River Primary School
- Rapids Landing Primary School
- Margaret Community Kindergarten
Named plans that apply in Margaret River
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 4 to Rapids Landing Neighbourhood Centre Structure Plan
Endorsed by the Western Australian Planning Commission. The plan that covers your lot sets its density, lot layout and staging.
- Basildene Estate, Illawarra Ave, Margaret River - Structure Plan (SP)
Endorsed by the Western Australian Planning Commission. The plan that covers your lot sets its density, lot layout and staging.
- Brookfield East Structure Plan, Lot 9007 Brookfield Av, Margaret River
Endorsed by the Western Australian Planning Commission. The plan that covers your lot sets its density, lot layout and staging.
- Brumby Pl, Exmoor Dr & Boodjidup Rd, Margaret River - Local Structure Plan (LSP)
Endorsed by the Western Australian Planning Commission. The plan that covers your lot sets its density, lot layout and staging.
- L151 Salmon Pl, Margaret River - Structure Plan
Endorsed by the Western Australian Planning Commission. The plan that covers your lot sets its density, lot layout and staging.
- L36 Kevill Rd, Margaret River - Structure Plan (SP)
Endorsed by the Western Australian Planning Commission. The plan that covers your lot sets its density, lot layout and staging.
- L4 Rosa Brook Rd & L32 Darch Rd - Maragret River Industrial Area Structure Plan (SP)
Endorsed by the Western Australian Planning Commission. The plan that covers your lot sets its density, lot layout and staging.
- Lot 112 Andrews Retreat, Margaret River 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 Margaret River
How many structure plans cover Margaret River?
Eight are endorsed across 61 km². The plan over your lot sets its density, lot layout and staging, and experience under one plan does not transfer to another.
What is the Future development zone?
It marks land in the pipeline rather than land you can build on today. Staging and later detailed planning both bear on it, and it behaves like growth-corridor land.
Is Margaret River bushfire-prone?
Part of it is inside a designated Bush Fire Prone Area. This is karri and jarrah country, and a BAL rating here can come back high — on a treed block it is the largest single variable in the price.
What R-Code applies?
Codes from R5 to R60 are mapped, plus the special codes R12.5, R17.5 and R2.5. The code at your lot sets lot size, setbacks and open space.
What does a rural residential block add?
Longer service runs, a longer driveway, sometimes on-site effluent disposal, and a house designed for a block rather than a frontage — plus a bushfire rating that is usually higher.