Reference Data · New South Wales
Kyogle DCP: the dwelling controls, as published.
5 controls for low-density residential — dwelling houses, taken from Kyogle Development Control Plan 2014 — Chapter 3: Dwelling houses, Rural worker's dwellings and Secondary dwellings (Section: Dwelling houses in Zones R1, R3, R5, RE2 and RU5). 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 Kyogle 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.
Kyogle Council — published dwelling controls
| Control | Published value | Qualifier |
|---|---|---|
| Front setback | 4.5 m | Zones R1/R3/RU5: 4.5m, or the average setback of adjoining houses within 40m fronting the same street, whichever is the lesser. Where no adjoining houses within 40m: 4.5m for lots 300–900m², 5.5m for lots >900m². Where the site fronts a classified road: 9m (R1/R3/RU5). (Table C3.2, Appendix C3.) |
| Secondary street setback | 4 m | — |
| Side setback | 0.9 m | — |
| Minimum boundary setback | 0.9 m | — |
| Rear setback | 6 m | — |
Source: Kyogle Development Control Plan 2014 — Chapter 3: Dwelling houses, Rural worker's dwellings and Secondary dwellings (Section: Dwelling houses in Zones R1, R3, R5, RE2 and RU5). Clauses: Section 'Dwelling houses in Zones R1, R3, R5, RE2 and RU5' — P3/A3.1-A3.2 (front), P4/A4.1-A4.3 (side), P5/A5.1-A5.3 (rear), P6/A6.4-A6.5 (corner/secondary road); Appendix C3 Table C3.2 (minimum front boundary setback). Open the source DCP.
Scope: R1 dwelling houses. These are the controls for R1, Kyogle’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 Kyogle controls?
- Kyogle LEP 2012 has NO R2 zone. The standard low-density/general-residential dwelling-house case is Zones R1 (General Residential), R3 and RU5 (Village); recorded numbers are for that R1/R3/RU5 group.
- Zones RE2 (Environmental Conservation-type) and R5 (Large Lot Residential) carry larger acceptable-solution setbacks — front 10m (or average of adjoining), side 5m, rear 15m, secondary road 10m — and are NOT the standard low-density case.
- Side setback 0.9m applies where the outer wall <4.5m high; where wall >4.5m high, min 1.5m to wall plus 0.5m for every additional 2m of wall height (R1/R3/RU5).
- Rear setback 6m reduces to 4m to house (1m to garage/carport) where the rear boundary fronts a laneway, road or public reserve.
- Front setback rises to 9m (R1/R3/RU5) where the site fronts a classified road.
- min_boundary_setback_m = 0.9 reflects the minimum side-boundary setback; corner-lot side setback (non-frontage) is 2m in R1/R3/RU5.
- No numeric site coverage, landscaped-area or private-open-space DCP standard exists for dwelling houses (performance/acceptable-solution based); a site-coverage and POS/landscaping control exists only in the separate secondary-dwellings section, which was NOT mapped here.
- Minimum lot size for a dwelling house: 450m² (avg width 12m) where serviced by reticulated sewerage; otherwise 2000m² (avg width 15m).
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How reliable is this Kyogle 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 Kyogle Council before making decisions.
Kyogle planning controls — common questions
Do these Kyogle controls apply to a duplex or dual occupancy?
No. The figures on this page are Kyogle’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 Kyogle controls apply to?
R1 General Residential — Kyogle’s low-density residential zone. Confirmed against the zones the Kyogle 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 Kyogle Council publish for dwellings?
Kyogle Council publishes 5 dwelling controls in Kyogle Development Control Plan 2014 — Chapter 3: Dwelling houses, Rural worker's dwellings and Secondary dwellings (Section: Dwelling houses in Zones R1, R3, R5, RE2 and RU5): front setback, secondary street setback, side setback, minimum boundary setback, rear setback. 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 Kyogle figures?
They are machine-extracted from Kyogle Development Control Plan 2014 — Chapter 3: Dwelling houses, Rural worker's dwellings and Secondary dwellings (Section: Dwelling houses in Zones R1, R3, R5, RE2 and RU5) 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 Kyogle?
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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