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Goulburn Mulwaree DCP: the dwelling controls, as published.
5 controls for low-density residential — dwelling houses, taken from Goulburn Mulwaree Development Control Plan 2009 — Part 4 Principal Development Controls (Urban), §4.1 Residential development (effective 17 December 2025, Amendments 24 & 25). 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 5 that Goulburn Mulwaree 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.
Goulburn Mulwaree Council — published dwelling controls
| Control | Published value | Qualifier |
|---|---|---|
| Front setback | 4.5 m | Measured from the forward building line to the property boundary. A smaller front setback is only considered where consistent with the front setback of adjacent dwellings (on subdivisions predating the DCP). Garages must be set back a further 1m from the front façade. |
| Secondary street setback | 3 m | — |
| Side setback | 1 m | — |
| Rear setback | 6 m | — |
| Private open space | 75 m² | — |
Source: Goulburn Mulwaree Development Control Plan 2009 — Part 4 Principal Development Controls (Urban), §4.1 Residential development (effective 17 December 2025, Amendments 24 & 25). Clauses: Part 4 §4.1 Residential development — Private open space; Setbacks (Rear / Side / Front); Subdivision (Building envelopes). Open the source DCP.
Scope: R2 dwelling houses. These are the controls for R2, Goulburn Mulwaree’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 Goulburn Mulwaree controls?
- Source is the CURRENT adopted DCP, effective 17 December 2025 (Amendments 24 & 25) — Part 4 Urban PDF. The council's full-document master PDF and S3 mirror 520-banned via Zyte / exceeded WebFetch size limits; the 1MB per-Part-4 PDF fetched cleanly.
- The setbacks and 75 m² private open space are expressed as applying to 'all residential development' across the residential zones — the DCP does not vary them by zone — so R2 low-density dwelling houses are governed by these general §4.1 controls.
- NO maximum site-coverage standard exists for dwelling houses. The only site-coverage figure in the DCP ('building envelopes for residential subdivisions are to assume a minimum site coverage of 65%, including carports, driveways, potential swimming pools') is a subdivision lot-sizing DESIGN ASSUMPTION, not a dwelling-DA coverage limit — recorded as null to avoid misrepresentation.
- NO landscaped-area / deep-soil percentage control for dwellings. The only numeric landscaping requirement is a 0.5 m minimum-width landscaping strip along a driveway boundary where the driveway widens to 5.5 m — recorded as null.
- Subdivision guidance elsewhere in the DCP references a target building envelope of 150 m² (min. 10 m x 15 m) within a 6 m front and 1 m side/rear setback for lot design; this is the subdivision lot-sizing envelope, NOT the operative dwelling-house setback control — the dwelling front setback control is 4.5 m.
- Private open space of 75 m² must be a single contiguous area (minimum length/dimension specified in the clause); no small-site reduced minimum is stated.
- Solar-access clause specifies separate southern setbacks (1.5 m / 3 m / 6 m by storey and distance behind the forward building line) that apply only where an adjacent southern lot has an east-west orientation — situational, not the general side setback (which is 1 m).
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How reliable is this Goulburn Mulwaree 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 Goulburn Mulwaree Council before making decisions.
Goulburn Mulwaree planning controls — common questions
Do these Goulburn Mulwaree controls apply to a duplex or dual occupancy?
No. The figures on this page are Goulburn Mulwaree’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 Goulburn Mulwaree controls apply to?
R2 Low Density Residential — Goulburn Mulwaree’s low-density residential zone. Confirmed against the zones the Goulburn Mulwaree 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 Goulburn Mulwaree Council publish for dwellings?
Goulburn Mulwaree Council publishes 5 dwelling controls in Goulburn Mulwaree Development Control Plan 2009 — Part 4 Principal Development Controls (Urban), §4.1 Residential development (effective 17 December 2025, Amendments 24 & 25): front setback, secondary street setback, side setback, rear setback, 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 Goulburn Mulwaree figures?
These values were extracted from Goulburn Mulwaree Development Control Plan 2009 — Part 4 Principal Development Controls (Urban), §4.1 Residential development (effective 17 December 2025, Amendments 24 & 25) 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 Goulburn Mulwaree?
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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