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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 2026-08-29.
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 Blayney Shire 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.
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.
Scope: R1 dwelling houses. These are the controls for R1, Blayney Shire’s low-density residential zone. Do not apply these figures to a dual occupancy, duplex, secondary dwelling or multi-dwelling housing development — Blayney Shire Development Control Plan 2026 — Part B Residential Development, B2 Single Dwellings in Urban Areas sets those out separately, and Feasibly has not codified them.
What qualifies these Blayney Shire controls?
- 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.
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How reliable is this Blayney Shire 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 Blayney Shire before making decisions.
Blayney Shire planning controls — common questions
Do these Blayney Shire controls apply to a duplex or dual occupancy?
No. The figures on this page are Blayney Shire’s dwelling-house controls. A dual occupancy, duplex, secondary dwelling or multi-dwelling housing development is assessed under different standards, and Blayney Shire Development Control Plan 2026 — Part B Residential Development, B2 Single Dwellings in Urban Areas states them separately — Feasibly has not codified those, so do not apply the numbers above to one.
Which zone do these Blayney Shire controls apply to?
R1 General Residential — Blayney Shire’s low-density residential zone. Blayney Shire Development Control Plan 2026 — Part B Residential Development, B2 Single Dwellings in Urban Areas states this directly. 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 Blayney Shire publish for dwellings?
Blayney Shire publishes 4 dwelling controls in Blayney Shire Development Control Plan 2026 — Part B Residential Development, B2 Single Dwellings in Urban Areas: front setback, secondary street setback, side setback, rear setback. 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 Blayney Shire figures?
These values were extracted from Blayney Shire Development Control Plan 2026 — Part B Residential Development, B2 Single Dwellings in Urban Areas 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 Blayney Shire?
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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