Uralla Shire DCP: the dwelling controls, as published.

Uralla Shire — published dwelling controls

Source: Uralla Shire Council Development Control Plan (v29012021, amended March 2021) — Chapter 3 Residential Development. Clauses: Cl 3.5 Density (Table 3.1); Cl 3.6 Setbacks and Building Envelopes (Table 3.2, Zone R2 rows); Cl 3.7 Open Space / Landscaping (Table 3.3, Zone R2); Cl 3.8 Secluded Private Open Space (Table 3.4, Zone R2). Open the source DCP.

Qualifications that change how these read

• Zone R2 ground-floor dwelling: 30m² secluded private open space, minimum dimension 4.5m, located behind the front building line (Table 3.4). No small-site reduced minimum stated for R2.
• Zone R2 (Low Density Residential) is Uralla's low-density residential zone; the DCP also covers R1 General Residential/RU5 Village (different values) and R5 Large Lot Residential.
• SITE COVERAGE: The 30% figure is stated as '<30% site cover' and applies ONLY to Extra Large (>125m²) dwellings in Table 3.1 (Density). Smaller R2 dwellings are instead governed by minimum-site-area density standards (Small <55m²: 182m²; Medium 55-84m²: 280m²; Large 85-125m²: 406m² per dwelling), not a coverage %. Recorded as flat 30% because it is the only stated site-coverage cap for R2. (R1/RU5 extra-large cap is <50%.)
• LANDSCAPED AREA is an ABSOLUTE AREA, not a percentage: Table 3.3 requires 60m² landscaped area per ground-floor dwelling in Zone R2 for all dwelling sizes (upper-floor dwellings: 50/90/125/150m² by dwelling size). Because the control is m² per dwelling and not a % of site, the landscaped percentage fields are null; the 60m² figure is captured here verbatim.
• Side setback for walls ≥3.5m high, and secondary-street front setback where applicable, are 'as per the Codes SEPP' (no fixed number in the DCP).
• Rear setback for walls ≥3.5m high: 3.2m + 0.5m for each metre the wall is over 3.5m (formula; base value 3.2m recorded).
• Maximum building height 8m (Cl 3.6 acceptable solution).
• The '30% of total site landscaped' and 'maximum site coverage' statements elsewhere in Chapter 3 belong to Dual Occupancy (Cl 3.13) and Secondary Dwellings (Cl 3.14), NOT the standard R2 dwelling house — deliberately excluded.

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 Uralla Shire before making decisions.

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