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Mid-Western Regional DCP: the dwelling controls, as published.
6 controls for low-density residential — dwelling houses, taken from Mid-Western Regional Development Control Plan 2013 (Amendment No. 5) — Part 2.1 General Housing & Ancillary Structures 'Deemed to Satisfy' Provisions + Part 3.1 Residential Development in Urban Areas (single dwellings and dual-occupancies). 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 Mid-Western Regional 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.
Mid-Western Regional Council — published dwelling controls
| Control | Published value | Qualifier |
|---|---|---|
| Front setback | 4.5 m | R1/R2/R3 lots <900m²: 4.5m to building line OR average of adjoining properties (garage 5.5m). Front setback is lot-AREA tiered: 6.5m building line / 7.5m garage for 900–2000m²; 10m for R2 2000m²–1ha. See extra_notes. |
| Secondary street setback | 2 m | — |
| Side setback | 0.9 m | — |
| Rear setback | 0.9 m | — |
| Site coverage | 35% | — |
| Private open space | 80 m² | — |
Source: Mid-Western Regional Development Control Plan 2013 (Amendment No. 5) — Part 2.1 General Housing & Ancillary Structures 'Deemed to Satisfy' Provisions + Part 3.1 Residential Development in Urban Areas (single dwellings and dual-occupancies). Clauses: Part 2.1 (Building Setbacks table, Design/POS), Part 3.1 (Building Setbacks Deem-to-satisfy table, Site Coverage, Open Space). Open the source DCP.
Qualifications that change how these read
- Front, side/rear and secondary setbacks are tiered by LOT AREA (not frontage), and the same table appears in both the Part 2.1 fast-track 'deemed to satisfy' provisions and the Part 3.1 discretionary deem-to-satisfy standards. Full R1/R2/R3 table: <900m² → front 4.5m to building line (or average of adjoining) / garage 5.5m, side&rear 900mm, corner-secondary 0m for garages in laneways or 2m to side boundary; 900–2000m² → front 6.5m / garage 7.5m, side&rear 900mm, secondary 2m; R2 2000m²–1ha → front 10m, side&rear 2.5m, secondary 5m. Recorded values are the standard <900m² urban R2 case: front 4.5m, side 0.9m, rear 0.9m, secondary 2m.
- Side and Rear share one 'Side/Rear' column (both 900mm for lots <2000m²), so rear_setback_m equals side_setback_m.
- Garage/front-of-garage setback is 5.5m (lots <900m²) rising to 7.5m (900–2000m²); Part 3.1 states garages must be set back a minimum of 5.5m from the front boundary.
- Front-setback overrides for lots on major roads (not standard R2): Classified Road (e.g. Ulan/Cope Rd) front 100m, side&rear 20m; State Highway (Castlereagh Hwy) front 200m, side 20m.
- Site coverage 35% is the 'deem to satisfy' standard for single-dwelling residential development; dual occupancy is capped at 50%. Excluded from site-coverage calc: basements, awnings adjoining boundaries, eaves, unenclosed balconies/decks/pergolas.
- No numeric landscaped-area requirement exists for single dwelling houses in this DCP — Part 3.1 landscaping controls are qualitative. The 40% site-landscaping and 40% site-coverage figures apply only to Multi Dwelling Housing (Part 4.1, medium-density).
- Private open space min 80m² with 5m minimum dimension (single dwelling). No small-site reduction stated for dwelling houses (the 40m² POS figure is a Multi Dwelling Housing control).
- Max building height in urban areas for lots under 2000m² is 4.5m (natural ground to ridge), single storey with FFL <1m.
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 Mid-Western Regional Council before making decisions.
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