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Blayney Shire DCP: the dwelling controls, as published.
4 controls for low-density residential — dwelling houses, taken from Blayney Shire Development Control Plan 2026 — Part B Residential Development, B2 Single Dwellings in Urban Areas. As at 2026-08-05.
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. Below are the 4 controls Blayney Shire publishes numerically. Anything its DCP assesses on merit rather than a fixed number is simply absent from this table — it is not a zero, and it is not a permission.
Blayney Shire — published dwelling controls
| Control | Published value | Qualifier |
|---|---|---|
| Front setback | 4.5 m | 4.5m or the average setback of adjacent dwellings, whichever is greater (Zone R1 General Residential / RU5 Village). Minimum 5.5m to a garage/carport. Same for lots ≤900m² and >900m². |
| Secondary street setback | 3 m | — |
| Side setback | 0.9 m | — |
| Rear setback | 1.5 m | — |
Source: Blayney Shire Development Control Plan 2026 — Part B Residential Development, B2 Single Dwellings in Urban Areas. Clauses: B2.1 Dwelling Siting & Setbacks (setback table); B2.2 Site Coverage; B2.7 Landscaping & Private Open Space. Open the source DCP.
Qualifications that change how these read
- Blayney LEP 2012 has no R2 zone; its low-density residential zone is R1 General Residential. DCP 2026 Part B §B2 'Single Dwellings in Urban Areas' governs dwelling houses in R1 (and RU5 Village / R5 Large Lot <1ha where urban).
- Front, side and rear setbacks are identical for lots ≤900m² and >900m². Only the secondary-street/corner setback differs: 3m for lots ≤900m² (recorded), 4.5m for lots >900m².
- Side setback recorded is the ground-floor value (1st storey = 900mm or NCC, whichever applies); above the first storey the side setback increases to 1.5m.
- Front setback is 'or the average setback of adjacent dwellings, whichever is greater'; a minimum 5.5m applies to any garage/carport.
- Site coverage (§B2.2) and landscaping/private open space (§B2.7) for single dwellings are objectives-only / BASIX-based with NO numeric acceptable solution — merit-assessed. The 70% site coverage (§B5.6) and 40m² private open space (§B5.10) standards apply only to Medium Density Housing (dual occupancies / multi-dwelling housing), not to dwelling houses.
- Additional dwelling setbacks (all zones): minimum 8m from a classified State/Regional road (road noise); minimum 3m from a public reserve boundary.
- R5 Large Lot Residential (<1ha, urban): front 8.0m or average of adjacent dwellings whichever greater; secondary street 6m; side 3m; rear 6m — captured in excerpts but not the primary R1 record.
- Current plan is titled 'Blayney Shire Development Control Plan 2026' (supersedes the 2018 DCP). Fetched via WebFetch->pdftotext because the council host returns a Zyte 520 ban.
How this was compiled, and how far to trust it
These values were extracted from the source DCP and then independently checked against it — one of 28 of 86 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 2026-08-05. 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 Blayney Shire before making decisions.
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