Reference Data · New South Wales
Upper Lachlan Shire DCP: the dwelling controls, as published.
5 controls for low-density residential — dwelling houses, taken from Upper Lachlan Development Control Plan 2010 — Section 5, Residential Development, cl 5.2.1 Residential (RU5 Village, R2 Low Density Residential and R5 Large Lot Residential Zones) — Dwelling houses. 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 Upper Lachlan 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.
Upper Lachlan Shire — published dwelling controls
| Control | Published value | Qualifier |
|---|---|---|
| Front setback | 6 m | New residential areas 6m; existing residential areas = the average of the setbacks for the two adjoining lots (prevailing line); R5 Large Lot Residential 10m. Recommended standards — Council will consider flexibility/reduced setbacks where no adverse streetscape/amenity impact. Garages must be set back min 5.5m from the frontage from which vehicle access is proposed. |
| Secondary street setback | 4.5 m | — |
| Side setback | 0.9 m | — |
| Rear setback | 3 m | — |
| Private open space | 25 m² | — |
Source: Upper Lachlan Development Control Plan 2010 — Section 5, Residential Development, cl 5.2.1 Residential (RU5 Village, R2 Low Density Residential and R5 Large Lot Residential Zones) — Dwelling houses. Clauses: 5.2.1 (Dwelling houses — Height, Setbacks [Front / Side and rear], Private Open Space). Open the source DCP.
Qualifications that change how these read
- Zone: R2 Low Density Residential (controls in Section 5.2.1 apply jointly to RU5 Village, R2 Low Density Residential and R5 Large Lot Residential; values above are the R2 case).
- Max height 8.5m and not exceeding two storeys, measured from natural ground level.
- Side setback 900mm (0.9m) applies to RU5 Village and R2 Low Density Residential; R5 Large Lot Residential side & rear = 5m.
- Rear setback 3m for R2; where access is gained from a lane adjoining the rear boundary the rear setback is 5.5m for R2.
- Corner-lot secondary frontage setback can be reduced to 4.5m (recorded as secondary_street_setback_m); primary front setback remains 6m.
- Private open space: no less than 10% of the lot area, with a minimum area of 5m x 5m (i.e. 25 sqm floor). Because the 10%-of-lot-area component is a percentage/formula, pos_min_sqm records only the fixed 5x5 (25 sqm) minimum. POS must be directly accessible from a living area, generally flat (<5% grade); driveways, car parking, drying yards and service yards are excluded.
- No numeric site coverage or landscaped/deep-soil area percentage is specified in the DCP for dwelling houses; landscaping requirements (Sections 3.7 and 4.3.2) are qualitative only.
- Setbacks are expressed as recommended development standards (front) / 'shall be' (side & rear) and may be reduced where privacy and overshadowing are adequately addressed (Notes to Section 5.2.1).
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 Upper Lachlan Shire before making decisions.
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