Reference Data · New South Wales
Griffith DCP: the dwelling controls, as published.
6 controls for low-density residential — dwelling houses, taken from Griffith Residential Development Control Plan (Amendment 4) — Section 4.0 Dwellings. 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 Griffith 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.
Griffith, City of — published dwelling controls
| Control | Published value | Qualifier |
|---|---|---|
| Front setback | 6 m | Standard front setback 6 m; a reduced 4.5 m is considered on merit via a Variation Request (cl 4.7.1a). Collina and Lake Wyangan Growth Areas are permitted 4.5 m (cl 4.7.1b, precinct-specific). Garages min 5.5 m. |
| Secondary street setback | 2 m | — |
| Side setback | 0.9 m | — |
| Rear setback | 2 m | — |
| Landscaped area | 20% | — |
| Private open space | 15 m² | — |
Source: Griffith Residential Development Control Plan (Amendment 4) — Section 4.0 Dwellings. Clauses: 4.1 (application/zones), 4.7.1 Front Setbacks, 4.7 Corner Lots, 4.7.3 Side Setbacks, 4.7.4 Rear Setbacks, 4.10 Private Open Space, 4.11 Landscaped Area Controls. Open the source DCP.
Scope: R1 dwelling houses. These are the controls for R1, Griffith’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 Griffith controls?
- Griffith's low-density / standard dwelling-house zone is R1 General Residential (the LEP has no R2). Section 4 dwelling controls apply uniformly across R1/R3/R5/RU5 (cl 4.1) — the values extracted are the general dwelling-house standards.
- No site coverage control in the DCP. Building density is governed by Floor Space Ratio (cl 3.17), which is precinct/map-specific via the Section 3 precinct tables (Max. FSR per precinct) — deliberately NOT recorded as site coverage.
- Side setback 0.9 m is for single-storey dwellings; two-storey upper storey minimum is 1.5 m (cl 4.7.3).
- Rear setback 2 m is ground level; upper storeys minimum 3 m (cl 4.7.4).
- Secondary street setback 2.0 m applies to corner lots (cl 4.7 'Corner Lots'); corner-lot primary road frontage is 4.0 m. Garages 5.5 m front / 3.5 m to secondary frontage.
- Front setback: standard 6 m; 4.5 m on merit via Variation Request; 4.5 m permitted in Collina & Lake Wyangan Growth Areas (precinct-specific).
- Landscaped area (min 20% of site) is defined to include permeable AND semi-permeable/impermeable decorative surfaces (paths, decks, patios), so it is NOT a deep-soil-only control — landscaped_deep_soil set false. PPOS may count toward landscaped area (cl 4.11d).
- Private open space: PPOS min area 15 m2, min width 3 m; no reduced small-site tier stated.
- Source retrieved via Wayback Machine snapshot 2025-08-24 of the council PDF because the live council file server returned HTTP 520 (Zyte) / 403 (WebFetch) bans; content is the council's Amendment 4 PDF, operational 17 Aug 2020, adopted 11 Aug 2020, amendments 1–4 (Amendment 4 endorsed 12 Aug 2025).
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How reliable is this Griffith DCP data?
These values were machine-extracted from the source DCP and have not been independently re-checked. Treat them as screening grade: good enough to compare councils and to know which questions to ask, not a substitute for reading the clause before you rely on it. 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 Griffith, City of before making decisions.
Griffith planning controls — common questions
Do these Griffith controls apply to a duplex or dual occupancy?
No. The figures on this page are Griffith’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 Griffith controls apply to?
R1 General Residential — Griffith’s low-density residential zone. Griffith Residential Development Control Plan (Amendment 4) — Section 4.0 Dwellings states this directly. 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 Griffith, City of publish for dwellings?
Griffith, City of publishes 6 dwelling controls in Griffith Residential Development Control Plan (Amendment 4) — Section 4.0 Dwellings: 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 Griffith figures?
They are machine-extracted from Griffith Residential Development Control Plan (Amendment 4) — Section 4.0 Dwellings and have not been independently re-checked, so treat them as screening grade — good enough to compare councils and to know which questions to ask, not a substitute for reading the clause. This is a lower confidence tier than our Victorian schedules, which a person reads and verifies from the source scheme.
Do these controls apply to every property in Griffith?
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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