Home builders in Nedlands
City of Nedlands · Nedlands Local Planning Scheme No. 3 · Western Suburbs Perth Knockdown rebuild
- Council
- City of Nedlands
- Planning scheme
- Nedlands Local Planning Scheme No. 3
- Residential zones mapped
- Residential
- Bushfire-prone land
- Mapped in this suburb
- Urban growth area
- Yes
- R-Code density
- R10 to R160 · R-AC0, R-AC1, R-AC3, R12.5
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 Nedlands
None yet — tell us what you're building and we'll go and find one.
What building in Nedlands actually involves
Nedlands is coded from R10 to R160 under the Residential Design Codes — the widest range on this site — with four activity-centre codes (R-AC0, R-AC1, R-AC3) and the special code R12.5 alongside.
R10 and R160 are different cities
R10 is roughly a thousand square metres per dwelling. R160 is apartment land. Both are mapped in one 5.3 km² suburb, and the code at a given lot decides the minimum and average lot size, the setbacks and the open space requirement. Nothing about the street tells you which you have.
Activity-centre codes are not densities
R-AC0, R-AC1 and R-AC3 are activity-centre codes, applied through a structure plan or centre plan rather than setting a dwellings-per-hectare figure directly. Reading them as densities is a common and expensive mistake — the applicable controls sit in the plan, not in the R-Code table.
Bushfire, on the river
Part of Nedlands is inside a designated Bush Fire Prone Area, mapped in three places, reflecting the riverside bushland reserves. Where it applies a Bushfire Attack Level assessment follows.
What to ask a builder
Ask which R-Code applies at the lot, and if it is an activity-centre code, which plan sets the controls. Ask what BAL rating is priced in. And ask for a recent City of Nedlands approval at the same code.
Local landmarks in Nedlands
- Granby Park
- Campsie Park
- College Park
- Highview Park
- Melvista Park
- Limekiln Field
Named plans that apply in Nedlands
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.
- Nedlands Village Precinct 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 Nedlands
What R-Code applies in Nedlands?
Codes from R10 to R160 are mapped, plus activity-centre codes R-AC0, R-AC1 and R-AC3 and the special code R12.5. The code at your lot sets lot size, setbacks and open space.
What is an activity-centre code?
A code applied through a structure plan or centre plan rather than a dwellings-per-hectare figure. Reading R-AC0 as a density is a common and expensive mistake — the controls sit in the plan.
Is Nedlands bushfire-prone?
Part of it is inside a designated Bush Fire Prone Area, mapped in three places and reflecting the riverside bushland reserves. A block inside one needs a Bushfire Attack Level assessment.
Why is the density range so wide?
Nedlands has an established large-lot core, a university and hospital precinct and centre land, all inside 5.3 km². R10 acreage-scale lots and R160 apartment land both sit in it.
What should a Nedlands builder be able to show me?
A recent City of Nedlands approval at the same R-Code, not just a Nedlands address. The code changes the setbacks and open space requirement enough that experience at one does not transfer to another.