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Wollondilly Shire DCP: the dwelling controls, as published.
6 controls for low-density residential — dwelling houses, taken from Wollondilly Development Control Plan 2016, Volume 4 – Residential Development — Section 3.3 Single Dwelling Houses (Standard Residential Lots); lot-size categories per Section 1.4. 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 Wollondilly 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.
Wollondilly Shire — published dwelling controls
| Control | Published value | Qualifier |
|---|---|---|
| Front setback | 4.5 m | Prevailing/average rule: where a dwelling exists on adjoining lot(s), front setback is within plus or minus 10% of the average setback of the existing adjoining dwelling(s), and shall be no less than 4.5m. Where there is NO dwelling on an adjoining lot, the front setback shall be 4.5m for a lot less than 900m2 and 6.5m for other standard residential lots (700-1499m2). |
| Secondary street setback | 2.5 m | — |
| Side setback | 0.9 m | — |
| Rear setback | 8 m | — |
| Site coverage | 50% | — |
| Private open space | 24 m² | — |
Source: Wollondilly Development Control Plan 2016, Volume 4 – Residential Development — Section 3.3 Single Dwelling Houses (Standard Residential Lots); lot-size categories per Section 1.4. Clauses: Section 3.3 controls 1 (site coverage), 18-20 (front setback), 21 (side), 22 (rear), 23 (secondary street), 28 (private open space); Section 1.4 lot-size table. Open the source DCP.
Qualifications that change how these read
- Wollondilly DCP 2016 controls dwelling houses by LOT-SIZE category, not directly by zone. The standard R2 Low Density Residential dwelling house maps to 'Standard Residential Lots' (700m2-1499m2, Section 3.3). Smaller R2 lots fall under Residential Small Lots (450-699m2, 3.2), Town Centre Residential Lots (<450m2, 3.1), or Residential Large Lots (1500-3999m2, 3.4), each with different numbers.
- Rear setback is STOREY-dependent, not frontage-dependent: 8.0m for a two-storey dwelling (recorded), 3.0m for a single-storey dwelling or the single-storey part of a two-storey dwelling (Control 22).
- Front setback is a prevailing-line control (within plus or minus 10% of the average setback of adjoining dwelling(s)); recorded value 4.5m is the stated minimum. Where no adjoining dwelling exists: 4.5m for lots <900m2, 6.5m for lots >=900m2 (Control 20).
- Secondary-street setback 2.5m applies to lots <900m2; 3.0m for other residential lots (Control 23).
- No numeric landscaped-area or deep-soil requirement is specified for single dwelling houses in the R2/low-density lot categories; landscaping is addressed only qualitatively via objectives.
- Private open space: minimum 24m2, minimum 3m width, must be off any front/secondary-street setback (Control 28). No small-site reduced minimum is stated for this lot category.
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 Wollondilly Shire before making decisions.
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