Reference Data · New South Wales
Canada Bay DCP: the dwelling controls, as published.
6 controls for low-density residential — dwelling houses, taken from City of Canada Bay Development Control Plan — Part E (Single Dwellings, Semi-Detached Dwellings, Dual Occupancies and Secondary Dwellings), Version 3, 26/06/2025. 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 6 that Canada Bay 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.
Canada Bay, City of — published dwelling controls
| Control | Published value | Qualifier |
|---|---|---|
| Front setback | 4.5 m | Minimum 4.5m or the Prevailing Street Setback (average of the 5 adjoining residential properties on both sides), whichever is greater (E4.1 C1). Note: many Canada Bay streets have a prevailing front setback of 7.5m or greater. |
| Secondary street setback | 2 m | — |
| Side setback | 0.9 m | — |
| Rear setback | 6 m | — |
| Landscaped area | 35% | — |
| Private open space | 40 m² | — |
Source: City of Canada Bay Development Control Plan — Part E (Single Dwellings, Semi-Detached Dwellings, Dual Occupancies and Secondary Dwellings), Version 3, 26/06/2025. Clauses: E4.1 C1; E4.2 C6, C7, C8, C9, C10, C11; E4.6 Table E-A + C1–C4; E4.8 C1 (POS table). Open the source DCP.
Scope: R2 dwelling houses. These are the controls for R2, Canada Bay’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 Canada Bay controls?
- Side setback (E4.2 C6, dwelling houses): single-storey/ground floor 900mm; second storey 1.5m. Recorded side_setback_m = 0.9 is the ground-floor minimum.
- Rear setback (E4.2): 6.0m for the dwelling (C9, single street frontage); upper-floor living rooms min 9.0m rear (C10); secondary dwellings min 3.0m rear (C11); corner-lot dwelling addressing secondary frontage min 1.5m rear + 4m side (C12).
- Secondary/corner-lot street setback (E4.2 C7/C8): 2m to the secondary street for the first 25m measured from the corner, then the prevailing secondary-street setback from 25m to the rear boundary.
- Landscaped area (Table E-A, single dwellings): min 35% of parent-lot site area (flat, NOT area-tiered). Additionally ≥50% of the front setback and ≥50% of the rear setback must be landscaped; min 40% of parent-lot site area for land within a Biodiversity Corridor (DCP-map-dependent). Landscaping <1.5m x 1.5m and landscaping within the side setback are excluded from calculations (E4.6 C1, C2).
- No numeric site-coverage or FSR control in Part E — E4.5 (Bulk and Scale) is qualitative and defers to the LEP's maximum FSR/height standards, which are not stated in the DCP.
- Private open space (E4.8 C1): single dwellings 40m² min, min dimension 5m x 5m (dual occupancies and secondary dwellings 40m², 4m x 4m). At least one 40m² portion must adjoin and be visible from the main living/dining room (C3).
- landscaped_deep_soil = false: control is 'landscaped area', not labelled deep-soil/permeable, though objectives cite rain-water infiltration.
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How reliable is this Canada Bay 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 Canada Bay, City of before making decisions.
Canada Bay planning controls — common questions
Do these Canada Bay controls apply to a duplex or dual occupancy?
No. The figures on this page are Canada Bay’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 Canada Bay controls apply to?
R2 Low Density Residential — Canada Bay’s low-density residential zone. Confirmed against the zones the Canada Bay 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 Canada Bay, City of publish for dwellings?
Canada Bay, City of publishes 6 dwelling controls in City of Canada Bay Development Control Plan — Part E (Single Dwellings, Semi-Detached Dwellings, Dual Occupancies and Secondary Dwellings), Version 3, 26/06/2025: front setback, secondary street setback, side setback, rear setback, landscaped area, private open space. 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 Canada Bay figures?
These values were extracted from City of Canada Bay Development Control Plan — Part E (Single Dwellings, Semi-Detached Dwellings, Dual Occupancies and Secondary Dwellings), Version 3, 26/06/2025 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 Canada Bay?
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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