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Albury DCP: the dwelling controls, as published.
4 controls for low-density residential — dwelling houses, taken from Albury Development Control Plan 2010 — Part 10 Development in Residential Zones, Division C (Development in R2 Low Density Residential & R5 Large Lot Residential zones), commenced 1 July 2020. As at 2026-08-29.
NSW has no statewide dwelling setback or site-coverage standard. The LEP sets zone, height and FSR; the numbers that shape a build sit in each council's DCP — here, the 4 that Albury publishes numerically. Anything its DCP assesses on merit rather than a fixed number is absent from this table: not a zero, and not a permission.
Albury, City of — published dwelling controls
| Control | Published value | Qualifier |
|---|---|---|
| Front setback | 10 m | Prevailing-line rule: average of the setbacks of the two buildings closest to the lot in the same street and on the same side of the street; 10m applies when averaging is impractical (cl.2.d.i). |
| Side setback | 2.5 m | — |
| Rear setback | 10 m | — |
| Landscaped area | 45% | — |
Source: Albury Development Control Plan 2010 — Part 10 Development in Residential Zones, Division C (Development in R2 Low Density Residential & R5 Large Lot Residential zones), commenced 1 July 2020. Clauses: Division C cl. 2 Development Guidelines Table — 2.a.i (landscaped area), 2.c.i (building height), 2.d.i/iii/iv/v/vi/viii (setbacks). Open the source DCP.
Scope: R2 dwelling houses. These are the controls for R2, Albury’s low-density residential zone. Do not apply these figures to a dual occupancy, duplex, secondary dwelling or multi-dwelling housing development — those are assessed under different standards, which Feasibly has not codified.
What qualifies these Albury controls?
- Zone-specific division: Division C is the self-contained division governing dwelling houses in the R2 Low Density Residential (and R5 Large Lot Residential) zones. Side setback 2.5m is the R2 value (R5 zone = 5.0m).
- Minimum landscaped area 45% applies to lots up to 4,000m2; minimum width to count as landscaped area = 1m (cl.2.a.i). No landscaped guideline stated for lots over 4,000m2. Called 'landscaped area' (not deep soil), though a stated performance criterion is 'absorption of rainwater into the ground'.
- No site coverage / FSR numerical control and no private open space numerical control exist in Division C for the R2 zone — these were confirmed absent by full-document grep, not merely unread.
- Secondary (corner-lot) street setback is a FORMULA: 50% of the primary road setback (cl.2.d.iv) — no fixed metre value stated, so secondary_street_setback_m left null.
- Maximum building height for a dwelling house: 2 storeys (cl.2.c.i).
- Minimum setback from main roads: 30m on Wagga Road, Riverina Highway, Hume Highway, Tynan Road, Table Top Road (and Gerogery Road in R5 only) — road/map-dependent, not a standard boundary setback (cl.2.d.iii).
- Minimum setback from watercourses: 100m from the Murray River, 100m from Lake Hume, 40m from any other watercourse (cl.2.d.viii).
- Garage/carport must be set back at or behind the dwelling house's primary street setback (cl.2.d.vii).
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How reliable is this Albury DCP data?
These values were extracted from the source DCP and then independently checked against it — one of 29 of 93 councils on this site verified that way. This is a different and lower tier of confidence than our Victorian zone schedules, which are read and verified from the source planning scheme by a person. We do not present the two as equivalent.
A council's DCP can be amended at any time and this page reflects the document as at 2026-08-29. Where a control is absent above, the DCP either sets no number or assesses that parameter on merit.
This information is provided for research and preliminary screening only. It does not constitute professional planning, legal or architectural advice. Always verify with Albury, City of before making decisions.
Albury planning controls — common questions
Do these Albury controls apply to a duplex or dual occupancy?
No. The figures on this page are Albury’s dwelling-house controls. A dual occupancy, duplex, secondary dwelling or multi-dwelling housing development is assessed under different standards — Feasibly has not codified those, so do not apply the numbers above to one.
Which zone do these Albury controls apply to?
R2 Low Density Residential — Albury’s low-density residential zone. Confirmed against the zones the Albury LEP actually contains. This page presents the low-density residential case; some DCP sections also cover other residential zones, and the source above names the zones it applies to.
What planning controls does Albury, City of publish for dwellings?
Albury, City of publishes 4 dwelling controls in Albury Development Control Plan 2010 — Part 10 Development in Residential Zones, Division C (Development in R2 Low Density Residential & R5 Large Lot Residential zones), commenced 1 July 2020: front setback, side setback, rear setback, landscaped area. Each value and its clause reference is listed on this page, as at 2026-08-29.
Does NSW have a statewide dwelling setback standard?
No. The Local Environmental Plan sets zone, building height and floor space ratio, but the numbers that shape a dwelling — setbacks, site coverage, landscaped area and private open space — sit in each council’s Development Control Plan. That is why these figures are published per council rather than per state.
How reliable are these Albury figures?
These values were extracted from Albury Development Control Plan 2010 — Part 10 Development in Residential Zones, Division C (Development in R2 Low Density Residential & R5 Large Lot Residential zones), commenced 1 July 2020 and then independently re-checked against it, one of 29 of 93 councils on this site verified that way. They remain screening grade: read the clause before relying on it.
Do these controls apply to every property in Albury?
No. These are the council-wide published figures for low-density residential — dwelling houses. The zone, any overlays and the consent triggers that actually apply depend on the individual parcel, and a control absent from this page means the DCP either sets no number or assesses that parameter on merit — not that the requirement is zero.
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