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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 2026-08-05.
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 5 controls Kyogle 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.
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.
Qualifications that change how these read
- 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).
How this was compiled, and how far to trust it
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 2026-08-05. 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 Kyogle Council before making decisions.
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