Reference Data · New South Wales
Tamworth Regional DCP: the dwelling controls, as published.
5 controls for low-density residential — dwelling houses, taken from Tamworth Regional Development Control Plan 2010 (Amendment No. 17) — STEP 2: Type of Development, Residential (General Housing and Ancillary Structures) Development Controls. 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 Tamworth Regional 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.
Tamworth Regional Council — published dwelling controls
| Control | Published value | Qualifier |
|---|---|---|
| Front setback | 5.5 m | R2 street setback varies by the Minimum Lot Size Map (LSM): 5.5m (LSM-U, standard urban R2 — recorded), 7.5m (LSM-U adjoining LSM-V), 10m (LSM-V / LSM-W / LSM-AA1). Map/precinct-dependent, not lot-area-tiered. |
| Secondary street setback | 4.4 m | — |
| Side setback | 1 m | — |
| Rear setback | 1 m | — |
| Site coverage | 40% | — |
Source: Tamworth Regional Development Control Plan 2010 (Amendment No. 17) — STEP 2: Type of Development, Residential (General Housing and Ancillary Structures) Development Controls. Clauses: STEP 2 Type of Development — Residential (General Housing and Ancillary Structures), pp.9–14 (Building Setbacks table p.9; Site Coverage table p.10). Open the source DCP.
Scope: R2 dwelling houses. These are the controls for R2, Tamworth Regional’s low-density residential zone. Do not apply these figures to a dual occupancy, duplex, secondary dwelling or multi-dwelling housing development — Tamworth Regional Development Control Plan 2010 (Amendment No. 17) — STEP 2: Type of Development, Residential (General Housing and Ancillary Structures) Development Controls sets those out separately, and Feasibly has not codified them.
What qualifies these Tamworth Regional controls?
- Standard R2 low-density DWELLING HOUSE controls are under 'STEP 2: Type of Development — Residential (General Housing and Ancillary Structures)', the deemed-to-satisfy single-dwelling chapter (pp.9–14 of Amendment 17).
- Front/street setback is MAP-DEPENDENT, not lot-area-tiered: it varies by the Minimum Lot Size Map (LSM) sub-area — 5.5m (LSM-U, recorded as the standard urban R2 case), 7.5m (LSM-U adjoining LSM-V), 10m (LSM-V/W/AA1). Side/rear correspondingly 1m / 1.5m / 2.5m / 4m.
- Side and rear share a single 'Side/Rear' setback column; both = 1m for the standard R2 (LSM-U) case, hence side_setback_m = rear_setback_m = 1.
- secondary_street_setback_m = 4.4m is a CONCESSION applying only to part of the dwelling (max 20% of building length, must contain a living-room window or entry door and protrude ≥1.5m from the main wall) — not a full secondary-frontage setback standard.
- min_boundary_setback_m left null because the side/rear column already captures the minimum boundary setback (1m for R2 LSM-U).
- Site coverage 40% for R2 is CUMULATIVE and includes all hardstand/impervious areas (driveways, artificial turf, etc.); it is a flat % per zone, not lot-area-tiered.
- No numeric landscaped-area (deep-soil/permeable) requirement and no private-open-space minimum are stated for single dwellings in this DCP — those numeric standards only appear for Dual Occupancy and Multi-Dwelling development.
- For context (not requested): Building Height max 7.2m to topmost ceiling / 10m to ridge; encroachment to building lines permitted to max 5% of specified setback over max 10% of wall length where lot shape/constraints require.
- Document is the current DCP: the council website confirms 'The Tamworth Regional Development Control Plan 2010 ... applies'; Amendment No. 17 is the latest amendment located and is council-hosted on Tamworth's yourvoice S3 bucket.
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How reliable is this Tamworth Regional 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 Tamworth Regional Council before making decisions.
Tamworth Regional planning controls — common questions
Do these Tamworth Regional controls apply to a duplex or dual occupancy?
No. The figures on this page are Tamworth Regional’s dwelling-house controls. A dual occupancy, duplex, secondary dwelling or multi-dwelling housing development is assessed under different standards, and Tamworth Regional Development Control Plan 2010 (Amendment No. 17) — STEP 2: Type of Development, Residential (General Housing and Ancillary Structures) Development Controls states them separately — Feasibly has not codified those, so do not apply the numbers above to one.
Which zone do these Tamworth Regional controls apply to?
R2 Low Density Residential — Tamworth Regional’s low-density residential zone. Confirmed against the zones the Tamworth Regional 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 Tamworth Regional Council publish for dwellings?
Tamworth Regional Council publishes 5 dwelling controls in Tamworth Regional Development Control Plan 2010 (Amendment No. 17) — STEP 2: Type of Development, Residential (General Housing and Ancillary Structures) Development Controls: front setback, secondary street setback, side setback, rear setback, site coverage. 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 Tamworth Regional figures?
They are machine-extracted from Tamworth Regional Development Control Plan 2010 (Amendment No. 17) — STEP 2: Type of Development, Residential (General Housing and Ancillary Structures) Development Controls 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 Tamworth Regional?
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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