Reference Data · New South Wales
Tweed Shire DCP: the dwelling controls, as published.
6 controls for low-density residential — dwelling houses, taken from Tweed Development Control Plan — Section A1 Residential and Tourist Development Code, Part A (Dwelling Houses, Dual Occupancy, Secondary Dwellings and Alterations and Additions). 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 6 that Tweed Shire 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.
Tweed Shire — published dwelling controls
| Control | Published value | Qualifier |
|---|---|---|
| Front setback | 4.5 m | Lot-area tiered (Table 3, new areas): <300m²=3.5m; 300–<600m²=4.5m; 600–<1500m²=6.0m; ≥1500m²=8.0m. Recorded 4.5m for the common 300–<600m² band. In established/infill areas the front setback is instead the average of neighbouring dwellings within 40m (prevailing line), variable up to 1m via streetscape analysis (C2). |
| Secondary street setback | 2 m | — |
| Side setback | 0.9 m | — |
| Rear setback | 4.5 m | — |
| Site coverage | 65% ≤250 m² → 60% ≤300 m² → 55% ≤450 m² → 50% ≤900 m² → 40% ≤1500 m² → 30% | — |
| Landscaped area | 15% ≤300 m² → 20% ≤450 m² → 30% ≤600 m² → 35% ≤900 m² → 40% ≤1500 m² → 45% | deep-soil requirement applies |
Source: Tweed Development Control Plan — Section A1 Residential and Tourist Development Code, Part A (Dwelling Houses, Dual Occupancy, Secondary Dwellings and Alterations and Additions). Clauses: §2.2 Landscaping/deep soil C1 (Table 2 – Landscape Requirements); §3.1 Setbacks C1 (Table 3 – Front and Rear Setbacks), C2 prevailing-line, C12–C13 side setbacks; §3.3 Site coverage C1; §4.3 Solar access C2. Open the source DCP.
Scope: R2 dwelling houses. These are the controls for R2, Tweed Shire’s low-density residential zone. Do not apply these figures to a dual occupancy, duplex, secondary dwelling or multi-dwelling housing development — those are assessed under different standards, which Feasibly has not codified.
What qualifies these Tweed Shire controls?
- Rear setback varies by lot AREA and building HEIGHT (Table 3), not by frontage. <300m²: 3m (bldg ≤4.5m ht) / 4.5m (>4.5m ht); 300–<600m²: 4.5m / 6m; 600–<900m²: 4.5m / 8m; 900–<1500m²: 5m / 12m; ≥1500m²: 10m / 15m. Recorded rear_setback_m=4.5 for the common 300–<600m² single-storey (≤4.5m height) case.
- Secondary (corner-lot) street front setback is lot-area tiered (Table 3): <600m²=2m; 600–<1500m²=3m; ≥1500m²=5m. Recorded 2m for the common <600m² band.
- Side setback (C12/C13): single storey 900mm (0.9m); two storey / second-storey component 1.5m from side boundary. Eaves/gutters may encroach but not closer than 450mm (single storey) / 900mm (two storey).
- Site-coverage tiers have a 200m² floor (first band 200–<250m²=65%); % decreases as lot area increases. 'greater than 1500m²' = 30%.
- Landscaped-area tiers have a 200m² floor; % increases as lot area increases; each tier requires ≥2 deep soil zones of increasing minimum dimension (2m → 6m). Areas <1.0m wide excluded. All urban lot sizes: at least 50% of the landscaped area must be behind the building line of the primary road frontage. Non-urban (rural) land >1500m²: no specific requirement.
- No numeric private open space (m²) minimum is stated for dwelling houses; POS is delivered via the landscaped-area + external-living-area controls (qualitative). Solar rule (C2, §4.3): private open space must receive at least 2 hours sunlight between 9am and 3pm on 21 June.
- Garages: min front setback 5.5m to a primary/secondary street (C4); may be 450mm from a side boundary (C16) and 450mm from rear if ≤4.5m in height (C8) — ancillary, not the dwelling wall setbacks.
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How reliable is this Tweed Shire 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 Tweed Shire before making decisions.
Tweed Shire planning controls — common questions
Do these Tweed Shire controls apply to a duplex or dual occupancy?
No. The figures on this page are Tweed Shire’s dwelling-house controls. A dual occupancy, duplex, secondary dwelling or multi-dwelling housing development is assessed under different standards — Feasibly has not codified those, so do not apply the numbers above to one.
Which zone do these Tweed Shire controls apply to?
R2 Low Density Residential — Tweed Shire’s low-density residential zone. Confirmed against the zones the Tweed Shire 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 Tweed Shire publish for dwellings?
Tweed Shire publishes 6 dwelling controls in Tweed Development Control Plan — Section A1 Residential and Tourist Development Code, Part A (Dwelling Houses, Dual Occupancy, Secondary Dwellings and Alterations and Additions): front setback, secondary street setback, side setback, rear setback, site coverage, landscaped area. 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 Tweed Shire figures?
They are machine-extracted from Tweed Development Control Plan — Section A1 Residential and Tourist Development Code, Part A (Dwelling Houses, Dual Occupancy, Secondary Dwellings and Alterations and Additions) 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 Tweed Shire?
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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