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Warrumbungle Shire DCP: the dwelling controls, as published.
5 controls for low-density residential — dwelling houses, taken from Warrumbungle Shire Council Development Control Plan 2015 — Residential chapter, section 'Dwelling Houses and Ancillary Structures in RU5 Village and R1 General Residential Zone'. 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 5 that Warrumbungle 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.
Warrumbungle Shire — published dwelling controls
| Control | Published value | Qualifier |
|---|---|---|
| Front setback | 6 m | Minimum 6 m from the primary street frontage. In established residential areas the setback will be consistent with neighbouring houses that share the same primary street frontage. Applies to R1 General Residential and RU5 Village zones (and dwellings in B2/B6). |
| Secondary street setback | 3 m | — |
| Side setback | 0.9 m | — |
| Rear setback | 3 m | — |
| Site coverage | 60% | — |
Source: Warrumbungle Shire Council Development Control Plan 2015 — Residential chapter, section 'Dwelling Houses and Ancillary Structures in RU5 Village and R1 General Residential Zone'. Clauses: Dwelling Houses and Ancillary Structures in RU5 Village and R1 General Residential Zone — Building Height and Scale (p.85); Front and Rear Building Setbacks (p.85-86); Outbuildings, Garages and Carports (p.86); Site Coverage (p.87). Open the source DCP.
Scope: R1 dwelling houses. These are the controls for R1, Warrumbungle Shire’s low-density residential zone. Do not apply these figures to a dual occupancy, duplex, secondary dwelling or multi-dwelling housing development — Warrumbungle Shire Council Development Control Plan 2015 — Residential chapter, section 'Dwelling Houses and Ancillary Structures in RU5 Village and R1 General Residential Zone' sets those out separately, and Feasibly has not codified them.
What qualifies these Warrumbungle Shire controls?
- Source is the Warrumbungle Shire Council Development Control Plan 2015 (current adopted DCP, confirmed via council website Publications page).
- Side boundary setback for a dwelling house is a minimum 0.9 m; rear boundary (or rear laneway) at least 3 m (excludes detached ancillary structures). Secondary_street_setback_m = 3 reflects the corner-block rule: one street boundary setback may be reduced up to 3 m to the building line.
- Max building height: two storeys / 8.5 m to ridgeline from natural ground level.
- Garages/carports must be set back a minimum of 5.5 m from the street and cannot be forward of the front building setback.
- Outbuildings in R1/RU5: maximum 10% of block size up to 200 m², provided the 60% max site coverage is not exceeded.
- No numeric private-open-space or landscaped/deep-soil area standard is specified for a standard dwelling house. The 25 m² POS minimum and the 3m/3.5m side + 4m rear setbacks apply only to dual occupancy / multi-dwelling housing (separate chapter, p.92-94) and were excluded.
- Chapter applies to R1 General Residential and RU5 Village zones, plus dwellings constructed in the B2 and B6 zones.
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How reliable is this Warrumbungle 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 Warrumbungle Shire before making decisions.
Warrumbungle Shire planning controls — common questions
Do these Warrumbungle Shire controls apply to a duplex or dual occupancy?
No. The figures on this page are Warrumbungle Shire’s dwelling-house controls. A dual occupancy, duplex, secondary dwelling or multi-dwelling housing development is assessed under different standards, and Warrumbungle Shire Council Development Control Plan 2015 — Residential chapter, section 'Dwelling Houses and Ancillary Structures in RU5 Village and R1 General Residential Zone' states them separately — Feasibly has not codified those, so do not apply the numbers above to one.
Which zone do these Warrumbungle Shire controls apply to?
R1 General Residential — Warrumbungle Shire’s low-density residential zone. Confirmed against the zones the Warrumbungle 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 Warrumbungle Shire publish for dwellings?
Warrumbungle Shire publishes 5 dwelling controls in Warrumbungle Shire Council Development Control Plan 2015 — Residential chapter, section 'Dwelling Houses and Ancillary Structures in RU5 Village and R1 General Residential Zone': front setback, secondary street setback, side setback, rear setback, site coverage. 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 Warrumbungle Shire figures?
They are machine-extracted from Warrumbungle Shire Council Development Control Plan 2015 — Residential chapter, section 'Dwelling Houses and Ancillary Structures in RU5 Village and R1 General Residential Zone' 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 Warrumbungle 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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