Home builders in Butler
City of Wanneroo · Wanneroo Local Planning Scheme No. 2 · Wanneroo & Perth North Coast Greenfield · house and land
- Council
- City of Wanneroo
- Planning scheme
- Wanneroo 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
- R10 to R80
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 Butler
None yet — tell us what you're building and we'll go and find one.
What building in Butler actually involves
Butler is small and dense by the standards of Perth's northern corridor: 5.3 km², coded R10 to R80, with eight endorsed structure plans including the Butler District Centre and the long-running Butler Ridgewood local structure plan and its amendments.
The structure plan is the rulebook
In Western Australia the endorsed structure plan covering your lot sets its density, lot layout and staging. With eight in a suburb this size, "in Butler" is not enough information for a builder to price accurately — the plan name is.
R-Codes from R10 to R80 in five square kilometres
That range spans large single-dwelling lots through to medium-density land. The R-Code sets the minimum and average lot size, the setbacks and the open space requirement, and a design that suits R30 will not simply compress to R60.
Bushfire is mapped here too
Part of Butler is inside a designated Bush Fire Prone Area, mapped in three places. A BAL assessment applies to a block inside one, and the rating changes the external construction specification.
What to ask a builder
Ask which structure plan and R-Code apply at the lot. Ask whether the price assumes a BAL rating. And ask to see a recent approval in the same structure plan area rather than just in Butler.
Local landmarks in Butler
- Oban Park
- Soham Park
- Kahana Park
- Wilton Park
- Bradman Park
- Deeside Park
Named plans that apply in Butler
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 Butler District Centre Structure Plan, Brighton, Wanneroo
Endorsed by the Western Australian Planning Commission. The plan that covers your lot sets its density, lot layout and staging.
- Amd 17 to Butler Ridgewood Agreed Local Structure Plan
Endorsed by the Western Australian Planning Commission. The plan that covers your lot sets its density, lot layout and staging.
- Amd 2 to Butler District Centre Structure Plan, Brighton, Wanneroo
Endorsed by the Western Australian Planning Commission. The plan that covers your lot sets its density, lot layout and staging.
- Amd 23 to Butler Ridgewood Agreed Local Structure Plan
Endorsed by the Western Australian Planning Commission. The plan that covers your lot sets its density, lot layout and staging.
- Amd 24 to Butler Ridgewood Agreed Local Structure Plan
Endorsed by the Western Australian Planning Commission. The plan that covers your lot sets its density, lot layout and staging.
- Amd 4 to Butler District Centre Structure Plan, Brighton, Wanneroo
Endorsed by the Western Australian Planning Commission. The plan that covers your lot sets its density, lot layout and staging.
- Amd 6 to Lots 1001 & 1002 Marmion Ave Alkimos - Structure Plan
Endorsed by the Western Australian Planning Commission. The plan that covers your lot sets its density, lot layout and staging.
- Butler District Centre Structure Plan, Brighton, Wanneroo
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 Butler
What R-Code applies in Butler?
Codes from R10 to R80 are mapped across the suburb. The code at your lot sets the minimum and average lot size, the setbacks and the open space requirement.
How many structure plans cover Butler?
Eight are endorsed, including the Butler District Centre plan and the Butler Ridgewood local structure plan with its amendments. The plan over your lot governs density, lot layout and staging.
Is Butler bushfire-prone?
Part of the suburb is inside a designated Bush Fire Prone Area, mapped in three places. A block inside one needs a Bushfire Attack Level assessment, and the rating drives materials and cost.
Why do Butler quotes vary?
Because the lots do. An R10 lot and an R60 lot in the same suburb have different sizes, setbacks and open space requirements, and often sit under different structure plans with different developer requirements.
What should a Butler builder be able to show me?
A recent approval inside the same structure plan area, not just a Butler address. The plan sets the rules, and experience under one does not transfer automatically to another.