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Temora Shire DCP: the dwelling controls, as published.
4 controls for low-density residential — dwelling houses, taken from Temora Shire Development Control Plan 2012 — Section C: Development Controls, Residential Development chapter. 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 4 controls Temora Shire 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.
Temora Shire — published dwelling controls
| Control | Published value | Qualifier |
|---|---|---|
| Front setback | 6 m | Minimum 6 m from front boundary, or in line with adjoining development in the case of infill development. Garages/carports also min 6 m from the front setback. Temora's low-density residential zone is R1 General Residential (not R2); this chapter's controls apply to "single dwellings" in that zone. |
| Secondary street setback | 3 m | — |
| Side setback | 0.9 m | — |
| Rear setback | 3 m | — |
Source: Temora Shire Development Control Plan 2012 — Section C: Development Controls, Residential Development chapter. Clauses: Residential Development, s3 Specific Development Controls — 'Front Setbacks' and 'Side and Rear Setbacks'. Open the source DCP.
Qualifications that change how these read
- Source is a 4-page SCANNED image PDF (no embedded fonts) — pdftotext returned nothing, so text was extracted via tesseract OCR at 300 dpi; numbers cross-checked against the OCR excerpts.
- Temora's low-density residential zone is R1 General Residential (per Temora LEP 2010/DCP 2012), NOT R2 — this chapter's dwelling-house controls apply there.
- NO numeric site coverage, landscaped/deep-soil area, or private open space minimum is stated for a standard single dwelling in this chapter — set null. Those controls (site coverage, POS) are explicitly deferred to the Multi-Unit Housing chapter and apply to dual occupancies/secondary dwellings, not single dwellings.
- Additional non-schema numeric controls present for completeness: front fence max 900mm (hedge to 1.0m); rear fence max 1.8m; side fence forward of building line 0.9m closed / 1.2m open, behind building line 1.8m; carports/garages not permitted in front of dwelling if lot <4,000 m2; different-zone interface — site dwellings at least 12 m from rear boundaries adjacent to non-R1/R5 zones.
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 Temora Shire before making decisions.
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