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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 2026-08-05.
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 Tweed 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.
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.
Qualifications that change how these read
- 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.
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 Tweed Shire before making decisions.
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