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Cumberland City DCP: the dwelling controls, as published.
7 controls for low-density residential — dwelling houses, taken from Cumberland DCP – Part B – Development in Residential Zones (2021), Part B1 – Dwelling Houses. 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 7 controls Cumberland City 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.
Cumberland City Council — published dwelling controls
| Control | Published value | Qualifier |
|---|---|---|
| Front setback | 6 m | Minimum 6m; dwelling house shall align with the street (articulation elements — balconies, porticos, entrances — may protrude a maximum of 0.9m). |
| Secondary street setback | 4 m | — |
| Side setback | 0.9 m | — |
| Rear setback | 8 m | — |
| Site coverage | 70% ≤451 m² → 65% | — |
| Landscaped area | 15% ≤451 m² → 20% | deep-soil requirement applies |
| Private open space | 50 m² | 30 m² on sites ≤ 451 m² |
Source: Cumberland DCP – Part B – Development in Residential Zones (2021), Part B1 – Dwelling Houses. Clauses: 2.1 Setbacks (Table 1); 2.6 Site coverage (Table 2); 2.7 Landscaping (Table 3); 2.8 Private open space. Open the source DCP.
Qualifications that change how these read
- Setback thresholds and coverage/landscaped tiers use the DCP's 'lot size' bands: '450m2 or less' vs '451m2 or greater' (recorded as exclusive upper bound 451).
- Secondary street frontage setback (corner dwelling facing secondary street) = min 4m, with garage setback a minimum 5.5m from property boundary.
- Separate 'Corner Dwelling House Setback' = minimum 2m (setbacks of less than 2m may be considered subject to justification and merit assessment).
- Zero-lot-line side wall: max length of first-floor side-boundary walls 10m without articulation; indentations/offsets min width 1m.
- Landscaped area shall be a deep soil zone; majority provided as a consolidated area at the rear extending across at least 50% of the rear boundary; deep soil zones min width 1m; planting on slab not counted.
- Site coverage includes outbuildings.
- Private open space min dimension 4m in any direction (3m considered on lots 450m2 or smaller); located at ground level at rear and/or side with direct access from a living area.
- Max height 2 storeys; min floor-to-ceiling 2.7m.
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 Cumberland City Council before making decisions.
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