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Glen Innes Severn DCP: the dwelling controls, as published.
6 controls for low-density residential — dwelling houses, taken from Glen Innes Severn Development Control Plan 2014 — Chapter 3 Residential Development (cl 3.4 Density/Table 3.1, cl 3.5 Setbacks/Table 3.2, cl 3.6 Building Height, cl 3.7 Open Space). 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 Glen Innes Severn 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.
Glen Innes Severn Council — published dwelling controls
| Control | Published value | Qualifier |
|---|---|---|
| Front setback | 6 m | R1/RU5 dwelling: 6m to main (primary) frontage per Table 3.2. In established residential/infill areas the front setback should generally be consistent with the established setback/building line of adjoining buildings; Table 3.2 (6m) applies in other areas. (R5 large-lot dwelling front setback is 15m.) |
| Secondary street setback | 3 m | — |
| Side setback | 0.9 m | — |
| Minimum boundary setback | 0.9 m | — |
| Rear setback | 0.9 m | — |
| Site coverage | 60% | — |
Source: Glen Innes Severn Development Control Plan 2014 — Chapter 3 Residential Development (cl 3.4 Density/Table 3.1, cl 3.5 Setbacks/Table 3.2, cl 3.6 Building Height, cl 3.7 Open Space). Clauses: 3.4 (Table 3.1 Minimum Site Area per Dwelling / FSR), 3.5 (Table 3.2 Minimum Setbacks), 3.6, 3.7. Open the source DCP.
Qualifications that change how these read
- Zone: Glen Innes Severn LEP 2012 uses R1 General Residential as the standard urban residential zone for dwelling houses; there is no R2 zone. The R1 row of Tables 3.1/3.2 is the standard dwelling-house case. R5 Large Lot Residential dwellings have Front 15m and Side/Rear 3m.
- Site coverage 60% is stated in Table 3.1 as the parenthetical annotation '(60% site coverage)' beside the FSR 0.6:1 for a single dwelling on a serviced R1 lot; for un-sewered lots site coverage is 'dependent on the land capability for onsite wastewater management' (Note 3).
- Side/Rear setback (R1/RU5 dwelling): single storey 900mm (subject to BCA); walls greater than 3m in height require 2m. Side/rear walls under 3m in height may be built to within 900mm of the boundary subject to BCA fire-resistance requirements. side_setback_m, rear_setback_m and min_boundary_setback_m recorded as 0.9 (the single-storey baseline).
- Front setback: 6m to the main frontage in Table 3.2, but in established/infill areas it should generally match the prevailing building line of adjoining buildings (front_setback_m recorded as 6 with the prevailing-line qualifier in front_setback_note).
- Secondary_street_setback_m = 3 applies to corner allotments ('3m to secondary frontage').
- Private open space 25m² per dwelling/unit and landscaped area 75m² per dwelling/unit (cl 3.7) are stated ONLY for DUAL OCCUPANCIES and MULTI DWELLING HOUSING — the DCP sets no numeric POS or landscaped-area minimum for a single dwelling house, so pos_min_sqm and landscaped fields are null. POS min dimension 4m, max gradient 1:10; at least half of POS to get 3+ hrs sun 9am–3pm on 21 June.
- Wall-length control (cl 3.5): no continuous side-boundary wall longer than 10m or exceeding 50% of the boundary length.
- Max building height 8.5m / 2 storeys (cl 3.6).
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 Glen Innes Severn Council before making decisions.
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