Home builders in Wellard
City of Kwinana · Kwinana Local Planning Scheme No. 2 · Perth South Greenfield · house and land
- Council
- City of Kwinana
- Planning scheme
- Kwinana Local Planning Scheme No. 2
- Residential zones mapped
- Development
Residential
Special residential - Bushfire-prone land
- Mapped in this suburb
- Urban growth area
- Yes
- R-Code density
- R5
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 Wellard
None yet — tell us what you're building and we'll go and find one.
What building in Wellard actually involves
Wellard sits in the City of Kwinana, south of Perth, and the scheme maps most of it as a Development zone — land intended to be developed under an endorsed structure plan rather than directly under the scheme map. Twenty endorsed plans cover land in the suburb, and which one applies to your lot determines its density, layout and staging.
The R-Code mapped here is R5
Where the scheme maps an R-Code in Wellard it reads R5, which is a low-density code contemplating large lots. That is unusual for a Perth growth suburb and it means the suburb is not uniform: land under a structure plan takes its density from the plan instead, and those plans contemplate conventional suburban densities. So the scheme map and the structure plan can tell you two different things, and the plan is the one that governs.
Development zone means read the plan, not the zone table
In a Development zone the scheme sets the intent and the endorsed structure plan sets the detail. Lot sizes, road layout, public open space and staging are decided in that plan before any lot reaches the market. Ask the City of Kwinana which plan covers the lot and what it sets, because that document will answer more of your questions than the scheme will.
Bushfire applies
Part of Wellard is inside a designated Bush Fire Prone Area. In a suburb still developing outward, the interface between built-up and undeveloped land moves, so a lot on the current edge can carry a Bushfire Attack Level requirement that an equivalent lot deeper in an established estate does not.
Local landmarks in Wellard
- Maldon Park
- Weaver Park
- Crofter Park
- Wellard Park
- Abingdon Park
- McWhirter Oval
Named plans that apply in Wellard
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 Lot 64 Woolcoot Rd, Wellard (East) Local Structure Plan
Endorsed by the Western Australian Planning Commission. The plan that covers your lot sets its density, lot layout and staging.
- Amd 1 to Lots 503 and 504 Tamblyn Place and Lots 505, 507 and 900 Johnson Road, Wellard Structure Plan
Endorsed by the Western Australian Planning Commission. The plan that covers your lot sets its density, lot layout and staging.
- Amd 1 to Wellard Residential Local Structure Plan
Endorsed by the Western Australian Planning Commission. The plan that covers your lot sets its density, lot layout and staging.
- Challenger Precinct - Lot E26 Gilmore Avenue & Lots 303 & 9036 Wellard Rd, Kwinana Structure Plan
Endorsed by the Western Australian Planning Commission. The plan that covers your lot sets its density, lot layout and staging.
- Jandakot District Structure Plan
Endorsed by the Western Australian Planning Commission. The plan that covers your lot sets its density, lot layout and staging.
- Local Structure Plan, Wellard Rd & Johnson Rd, Wellard
Endorsed by the Western Australian Planning Commission. The plan that covers your lot sets its density, lot layout and staging.
- Lot 502 Tamblyn Pl, Wellard Local Structure Plan
Endorsed by the Western Australian Planning Commission. The plan that covers your lot sets its density, lot layout and staging.
- Lot 59 Mortimer Rd, Wellard 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 Wellard
What does the Development zone mean for my block?
It means the land is intended to be developed under an endorsed structure plan rather than directly under the scheme map. The plan sets lot layout, density and staging, so it is the document that governs what you can build.
Why does the scheme say R5 when the lots are suburban?
Because where a structure plan applies, density comes from the plan rather than from the scheme map's R-Code. The R5 shown on the scheme map covers land not yet developed under a plan. Confirm which applies to the specific lot.
Is Wellard bushfire-prone?
Part of it is inside the designated Bush Fire Prone Area. Because the suburb is still building outward, the status can differ between lots that look similar, so check the address rather than assuming.
Who do I deal with for approvals?
The City of Kwinana is the local government for Wellard. Structure plans are endorsed by the Western Australian Planning Commission, so both bodies can be relevant depending on what you are doing.
How much of Wellard is still being developed?
A substantial amount — twenty endorsed structure plans cover land in the suburb. Practically that means staged titles, active construction and estates at different stages of completion within the one suburb.