Reference Data · New South Wales
Randwick City DCP: the dwelling controls, as published.
5 controls for low-density residential — dwelling houses, taken from Randwick Comprehensive Development Control Plan 2013 — Part C1 Low Density Residential (Stage 1 update, finalised 27 June 2023, commenced 1 September 2023). 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 Randwick City 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.
Randwick City — published dwelling controls
| Control | Published value | Qualifier |
|---|---|---|
| Front setback | 6 m | Front setback must be consistent with the average setbacks of the adjoining dwellings; where there are no adjoining dwellings, no less than 6m; in areas identified as undergoing transition, determined on merit (Cl. 3.3.1 i). |
| Secondary street setback | 1.5 m | — |
| Side setback | 0.9 m | assessed on merit below 6 m frontage |
| Site coverage | 60% ≤300 m² → 55% ≤450 m² → 50% ≤600 m² → 45% | — |
| Landscaped area | 30% ≤300 m² → 35% ≤450 m² → 40% ≤600 m² → 45% | deep-soil requirement applies |
Source: Randwick Comprehensive Development Control Plan 2013 — Part C1 Low Density Residential (Stage 1 update, finalised 27 June 2023, commenced 1 September 2023). Clauses: 2.4 Site coverage; 2.5 Deep soil permeable surfaces; 2.6 Landscaping and tree canopy cover; 2.7 Private open space; 3.3.1 Front setbacks; 3.3.2 Side setbacks; 3.3.3 Rear setbacks. Open the source DCP.
Qualifications that change how these read
- Current in-force chapter confirmed via the council DCP index page: Part C1 Low Density Residential is the Stage 1 DCP update (finalised 27 June 2023), which commenced 1 September 2023 and replaced the 2013 Part C1. A Stage 2 Draft DCP 2025 was on public exhibition until 5 March 2026 (to be brought into effect ~mid-2026) but is NOT yet in force as presented on the page. The fetched PDF's internal footer still reads 'Draft C1' (a template artifact of the finalisation); the title page is dated 27 June 2023.
- Applies to R2 Low Density Residential — dwelling houses, dual occupancies (attached/detached), semi-detached dwellings, secondary dwellings (Cl. 1 Introduction; lot-frontage/height tables reference R2/R3).
- Site coverage DECREASES with lot size; deep-soil requirement INCREASES with lot size. Both use the same four bands (≤300 / 301–450 / 451–600 / 601+ sqm); max_area_sqm recorded as inclusive band tops 300/450/600 with the final tier null.
- landscaped_tiers use the Cl. 2.5 deep soil permeable-surfaces percentages (the DCP's quantitative permeable/landscaped-area control). Additionally a minimum 25% of the front setback area must be deep-soil permeable (Cl. 2.5 iv) and a minimum 25% of the front setback area must be landscaped (Cl. 2.6 vii).
- Private open space is specified as minimum DIMENSIONS by site area (5m×5m ≤300 sqm; 6m×6m 301–450; 7m×7m 451–600; 8m×8m 601+), not as a sqm area. pos_min_sqm left null because a 5m×5m dimension requirement is stricter than, and not equivalent to, a 25 sqm area minimum.
- Rear setback (Cl. 3.3.3): minimum = 25% of allotment depth OR 8m, whichever is the LESSER; does not apply to corner allotments. Captured as null in rear_setback_m since it is a depth-proportional rule capped at 8m, not a flat/frontage value.
- Side setback (Cl. 3.3.2): base minimum 0.9m for lots with 6m to <12m frontage at building heights up to 4.5m (and up to 7m for 6–<9m frontage); 1.2m for lots 12m and above frontage; lots with frontage <6m assessed on merit; taller buildings (>4.5m/>7m) add height-based increments.
- Secondary street (corner-lot) setback: 1.5m general case; 0.9m where the primary frontage width is less than 7m (Cl. 3.3.1 ii).
- Fetch note: scripts/fetch-dcp.mjs returned 'ZYTE_ERR: Website Ban (520)' whenever geolocation:'AU' was set for the randwick.nsw.gov.au PDF; a direct Zyte httpResponseBody call WITHOUT geolocation succeeded. Worth removing/relaxing the AU geolocation for this host.
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 Randwick City before making decisions.
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