Home builders in Cottesloe
Town of Cottesloe · Cottesloe Local Planning Scheme No. 3 · Western Suburbs Perth Coastal
- Council
- Town of Cottesloe
- Planning scheme
- Cottesloe Local Planning Scheme No. 3
- Residential zones mapped
- Development
Residential
Residential office - Bushfire-prone land
- Mapped in this suburb
- R-Code density
- R20 to R100
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 Cottesloe
None yet — tell us what you're building and we'll go and find one.
What building in Cottesloe actually involves
Cottesloe is coded R20 to R100 with no structure plans at all — unusual for Western Australia, where the endorsed structure plan usually does most of the work. Here the scheme and the R-Code are the controls.
No structure plan means the scheme is the document
In most WA suburbs a builder's first question is which structure plan covers the lot. In Cottesloe there isn't one. That simplifies the paperwork and shifts the weight onto the Town's own scheme provisions and the R-Code at the address.
Three zones, including Residential office
Residential, Development and Residential office are all mapped. The last is uncommon and reflects the mixed use along the main streets — worth confirming at the address, because it changes what a neighbour can do as much as what you can.
Bushfire, on a beachfront suburb
Part of Cottesloe is inside a designated Bush Fire Prone Area, mapped in two places, reflecting the coastal heath. It still triggers a Bushfire Attack Level assessment where it applies, and the rating drives construction materials.
Salt is the other specification
This is as exposed as Australian coastal building gets. Fixings, fasteners, balustrades, window hardware and cladding are all specified by exposure category, and an inland specification will not last.
What to ask a builder
Ask which R-Code applies and what it does to setbacks and open space. Ask what corrosion category the external hardware is specified to. And ask what BAL rating is priced in.
Local landmarks in Cottesloe
- Cottesloe Oval
- Vera View Beach
- Grant-Marine Park
- Grant Street Beach
- Cable Station Beach
- Jasper Green Reserve
Questions about building in Cottesloe
What R-Code applies in Cottesloe?
Codes from R20 to R100 are mapped. The code at your lot sets the minimum and average lot size, the setbacks and the open space requirement.
Are there structure plans in Cottesloe?
None are endorsed over the suburb, which is unusual in Western Australia. That shifts the weight onto the Town’s scheme provisions and the R-Code at the address.
What is the Residential office zone?
An uncommon zone reflecting mixed use along the main streets. It is worth confirming at the address, because it changes what a neighbour can do as much as what you can.
Is Cottesloe bushfire-prone?
Part of it is inside a designated Bush Fire Prone Area, mapped in two places and reflecting coastal heath. A block inside one needs a Bushfire Attack Level assessment.
How much does salt exposure change the build?
Substantially. This is about as exposed as Australian coastal building gets. Fixings, fasteners, balustrades, window hardware and cladding are set by exposure category, and an inland specification will not last.