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Campbelltown DCP: the dwelling controls, as published.
6 controls for low-density residential — dwelling houses, taken from Campbelltown (Sustainable City) Development Control Plan 2015 — Volume 1, Part 3 Low and Medium Density Residential Development. 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 6 controls Campbelltown 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.
Campbelltown, City of — published dwelling controls
| Control | Published value | Qualifier |
|---|---|---|
| Front setback | 5.5 m | 5.5 m from the primary street boundary to the dwelling; 6.0 m to the garage (3.6.1.3 a i–ii) |
| Secondary street setback | 2 m | — |
| Side setback | 0.9 m | — |
| Rear setback | 3 m | — |
| Landscaped area | 20% | deep-soil requirement applies |
| Private open space | 75 m² | — |
Source: Campbelltown (Sustainable City) Development Control Plan 2015 — Volume 1, Part 3 Low and Medium Density Residential Development. Clauses: 3.6.1 Dwelling Houses – Zones R2 & R3: 3.6.1.1 Site Requirement, 3.6.1.2 Deep Soil Planting, 3.6.1.3 Setbacks, 3.6.1.5 Private Open Space. Open the source DCP.
Qualifications that change how these read
- Site coverage: no numeric site-coverage control in the DCP for dwelling houses; bulk is governed by Floor Space Ratio (Campbelltown LEP 2015 Cl 4.4, referenced at 3.6.1.4) plus deep-soil planting — hence site_coverage fields are null.
- Deep soil / landscaping (3.6.1.2): minimum 20% of total site area available for deep soil planting (recorded as landscaped_flat_pct with landscaped_deep_soil=true); additionally no more than 30% of the area forward of any building line may be surfaced with impervious materials.
- Rear setback is by building height, not frontage (3.6.1.3 a vi–vii): 3.0 m for parts of the building up to 4.5 m height above existing ground; 8.0 m for parts higher than 4.5 m. Recorded rear_setback_m=3.0 for the standard single-storey case; 8.0 m applies to the upper storey.
- Secondary street setback 2.0 m to the dwelling; 5.5 m to the garage where the garage is accessed directly from the secondary street (3.6.1.3 a iii–iv).
- Side setback 0.9 m to any side boundary, plus a required 0.9 m unobstructed side access to the rear (3.6.1.3 a v, b).
- Minimum lot/site width 15 m average (measured at the primary street building setback) required for a dwelling house, unless the allotment pre-existed the Plan (3.6.1.1).
- Private open space (3.6.1.5): min 75 sqm, min width 3 m, min levelled area 5x5 m, min unfragmented area 60 sqm; located behind the primary street building setback. No small-site reduction stated.
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 Campbelltown, City of before making decisions.
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