Property Types & Construction

An agreed change to the building work, plans, materials, price or completion time after the original contract is signed.

Formal approval to carry out specified building work under approved plans and conditions.

A classification of a building site's potential exposure to ember attack, radiant heat and direct flame contact during a bushfire.

A site-specific document that assesses bushfire risk and sets out measures for access, water, siting, vegetation and ongoing risk management.

Land designated on WA's Map of Bush Fire Prone Areas as having the potential to be affected by bushfire.

A change in how land or a building is used that may require planning approval under the applicable scheme.

A contract period after practical completion during which specified defects can be notified for the builder or developer to rectify.

Planning permission for a proposed use or development before building work proceeds.

An independent WA decision-making body that determines eligible development applications using technical expertise and local-government representation.

A planning mechanism for sharing specified infrastructure and administration costs among developing landowners in an identified area.

The Western Australian Government's central land and development agency, involved in residential, commercial, industrial and urban-renewal projects.

Formal recognition of a place's cultural heritage significance on a local heritage list or the State Register.

The agreement between an owner and builder setting the price, plans, specifications, payment stages, timeframes and responsibilities for residential building work.

WA insurance required for certain residential building work to protect the owner if the builder dies, disappears or becomes insolvent.

A marketed combination of a block of land and a proposed home design, commonly involving a land contract and a separate building contract.

A detailed planning document that coordinates design and development requirements for a specific site, group of lots or neighbourhood.

A policy adopted by a local government to guide planning decisions and address local development issues consistently.

A local government's statutory planning rules and maps for land use and development in its area.

The statutory regional planning scheme that sets broad zones and reserves across the Perth metropolitan region.

Buying land or a dwelling before it is completed, based on plans, specifications and a future title.

A statutory process for changing the zoning, reserves, maps or written provisions of a region or local planning scheme.

The public WA mapping tool for viewing planning, land and heritage information.

A planning measure comparing the relevant floor area of buildings with the area of the development site.

The stage when building work is substantially complete and the home is ready for occupation, despite minor outstanding items that do not prevent normal use.

An instalment paid to a builder when a stated stage or milestone in the building contract has been reached.

An estimated allowance in a building contract for work whose scope or cost cannot be calculated accurately when the contract is signed.

A coding such as R20 or R40 that helps set residential site and development standards for land.

The statewide planning and design rules used for residential development in Western Australia.

The required or approved distance between a building or structure and a boundary, street or another feature.

The portion of a development site covered by buildings or structures as calculated under the applicable planning rules.

A policy in the State Planning Framework that guides planning schemes and decisions on matters of state or regional significance.

A plan that coordinates future roads, land uses, density, open space and development within an area.

The legal and planning process of dividing land into separate lots or creating a strata scheme.

A contract term setting a deadline for an off-the-plan project or title to be completed and ready for settlement.

The state body responsible for major parts of WA land-use planning, including many subdivision decisions.

The planning classification that indicates which land uses and forms of development may be considered on a property.