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Eurobodalla Shire DCP: the dwelling controls, as published.
6 controls for low-density residential — dwelling houses, taken from Eurobodalla Residential Zones Development Control Plan (DCP 2011, in force under Eurobodalla LEP 2012) — §2.2 Setbacks, §2.3 Garages/Carports/Sheds, §2.4 Private Open Space, §2.5 Landscaping. 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 Eurobodalla 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.
Eurobodalla Shire — published dwelling controls
| Control | Published value | Qualifier |
|---|---|---|
| Front setback | 5.5 m | Lots <2500m² (standard R2 case): infill = within 20% of the average front setbacks of adjoining buildings, but no less than the smaller of the existing setbacks (A2.1, prevailing line); in new subdivisions where a setback has not been established, 5.5m applies, and up to 50% of the front façade (excluding garages/carports) may be setback 4.5m (A2.3). Garages with door facing the street and all carports: min 5.5m (A2.4). For lots ≥2500m² and <5000m²: 7m front, or 30m where the front boundary is to an unsealed public road/private ROW (A1). |
| Secondary street setback | 3 m | — |
| Side setback | 0.9 m | — |
| Rear setback | 3 m | — |
| Landscaped area | 35% | — |
| Private open space | 24 m² | — |
Source: Eurobodalla Residential Zones Development Control Plan (DCP 2011, in force under Eurobodalla LEP 2012) — §2.2 Setbacks, §2.3 Garages/Carports/Sheds, §2.4 Private Open Space, §2.5 Landscaping. Clauses: 2.2 A1, A2.1–A2.4, A3, A5.1, A6.1; 2.3 A2.1; 2.4 A1.1; 2.5 A3. Open the source DCP.
Qualifications that change how these read
- Two setback regimes by lot size. STANDARD R2 low-density case recorded is the <2500m² regime (typical suburban lot): front default 5.5m, side 0.9m single-storey, rear 3m, secondary street 3m. LARGER lots (≥2500m² and <5000m²) use A1: 5m side + 5m rear + 7m front (30m front to an unsealed road/private ROW).
- Side setback is height-stepped: 900mm for single storey / first floor; 1.5m for any part >4.5m; for any part >7.5m, 1.5m where adjoining R3 or a Business zone and 2m elsewhere. Detached single-storey ancillary buildings (≤3.8m): 450mm side and rear (A3, A6.2).
- NO dwelling-house site-coverage % or FSR control exists in this DCP. The only 'site coverage' control (§2.3 A2.1) is a FOOTPRINT CAP on ancillary buildings (sheds/carports/detached garages/other detached non-habitable): max 60m² on lots ≤1500m², max 100m² on lots >1500m². Not recorded as dwelling site coverage.
- Landscaped area 35% is for land zoned R2 (a flat % of site area, not deep-soil), and is IN ADDITION to the 50%-of-front-setback component and the minimum private open space. Areas narrower than 1.0m are excluded from the calculation. Other zones for reference: R3 = 20%, E4/R5 = 45%.
- Private open space 24m² is a flat per-dwelling minimum with no lot-area-based small-site reduction; the 24m² may be split between ground and above-ground level per apportionment rules (A2/A3/A4), and a 4m minimum dimension applies to ground-level POS.
- Subdivision guide (§3.1 A2): R2 lots must contain a 10m x 15m rectangular building envelope with min 15m width at the building line — dimensional guide, not a dwelling setback.
- Council's official copy of the same document is at https://www.esc.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/135255/Residential-Zones-DCP.pdf (returned a Zyte 520 ban); the identical S3-hosted copy at the recorded URL was fetched successfully.
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 Eurobodalla Shire before making decisions.
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