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Wentworth Shire DCP: the dwelling controls, as published.
6 controls for low-density residential — dwelling houses, taken from Wentworth Development Control Plan — Chapter 4 Residential Development Controls (4.1 Design of Residential Developments). 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 Wentworth 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.
Wentworth Shire — published dwelling controls
| Control | Published value | Qualifier |
|---|---|---|
| Front setback | 6 m | 6m min for single-storey buildings incl. dwelling houses on RU5 Village zoned land (newly subdivided/developed areas); 15m min for R5 Large Lot Residential zoned land. In established areas of Wentworth, Dareton and Pooncarie, infill is set back to match an adjoining building (prevailing line) — same as an adjoining dwelling if the two adjoining setbacks differ by <=2m, else the average of the two. |
| Secondary street setback | 4 m | — |
| Side setback | 1 m | — |
| Rear setback | 3 m | — |
| Site coverage | 60% | — |
| Private open space | 40 m² | — |
Source: Wentworth Development Control Plan — Chapter 4 Residential Development Controls (4.1 Design of Residential Developments). Clauses: 4.1.3 Front Setback; 4.1.4 Side setbacks and Corner Lot Setbacks; 4.1.5 Rear setbacks; 4.1.6 Walls on Boundaries; 4.1.8 Site Coverage; 4.1.9 Private Open Space; 4.1.12 North-facing windows (solar setback formula). Open the source DCP.
Qualifications that change how these read
- Zone note: Wentworth LEP 2011 has no R2 zone. The standard low-density dwelling-house case is RU5 Village (values recorded here); R5 Large Lot Residential is the large-lot variant with a 15m front setback. Chapter 4 applies to all residential development in Wentworth Shire EXCEPT the Buronga/Gol Gol Urban Release Area (Chapter 8), whose §5.1.x controls mirror the same numbers (60% site coverage, 40sqm POS, 6m front / 3m rear / 1m side).
- Front setback (4.1.3): 6m for single-storey dwellings on RU5 Village land; 15m for R5 Large Lot Residential; residential flat buildings 4.5m average off a minimum of 6m; established-area infill matches adjoining building setbacks (prevailing line).
- Side setback (4.1.4): single-storey dwelling min 1m with a combined total of 4.5m for both sides; corner lots min 2m to each street-side boundary; two-storey per Diagram D4 (not numeric in text).
- Rear setback (4.1.5): 3m for single-storey dwellings; 6.5m minimum for a second-storey (two-storey) component; residential flat buildings 7.5m.
- Secondary-street/corner (4.1.3/4.1.4): min 4m to the secondary frontage where the unbroken wall length along that frontage <=8m; 4.5m where the entry or garage fronts the secondary street (RU5 Village), 15m (R5).
- Solar-access setback FORMULA (4.1.12 North-facing windows), recorded as a formula not a flat setback: where a north-facing habitable-room window of an existing dwelling is within 3m of an abutting boundary, setback from the boundary = 1m + 0.6m for every metre of height over 3.6m (up to 6.9m), plus 1m for every metre of height over 6.9m, for 3m either side of the window.
- Walls on boundaries (4.1.6): a wall on/within 150mm of a side or rear boundary should not abut for more than 10m + 25% of the remaining boundary length; height average 3m, no part higher than 3.6m.
- Private open space (4.1.9): 40sqm total, of which secluded POS at side/rear must be min 25sqm with min dimension 3m (or an 8sqm balcony, min width 1.6m). No small-site reduced minimum stated.
- No numeric landscaped-area or deep-soil percentage standard for dwelling houses — landscaping is treated qualitatively (landscape-plan submission requirements).
- min_boundary_setback left null: the only generic boundary minimum is the 1m side setback (captured in side_setback_m); the 1m+0.6m/height formula is solar-access-specific, not a general boundary minimum.
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 Wentworth Shire before making decisions.
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