New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

STATE ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING POLICY (EXEMPT AND COMPLYING DEVELOPMENT CODES) 2008 - REG 5A.11

5A.11 Setbacks of development from side and rear boundaries

(1) If the development is a new building, or the alteration of or an addition to an existing building, on land that adjoins a lot in a residential zone, the building must have a setback from the boundary of the adjoining lot of--

(a) for a building with a gross floor area of not more than 1,000m 2 --at least 3m, plus an additional metre for every whole metre by which the building exceeds 4.5m in height above ground level (existing), or

(b) for a building with a gross floor area of more than 1,000m 2 but not more than 5,000m 2 --at least 5m, plus an additional metre for every whole metre by which the building exceeds 4.5m in height above ground level (existing), or

(c) for a building with a gross floor area of more than 5,000m 2 but not more than 10,000m 2 --at least 20m, plus an additional metre for every whole metre by which the building exceeds 4.5m in height above ground level (existing), or

(d) for a building with a floor area of more than 10,000m 2 but not more than 20,000m 2 --at least 50m, with a maximum building height of 15m above ground level (existing).

(2) If the development is a new building, or the alteration of or an addition to an existing building, on a lot that adjoins a public reserve, the building must have a setback from the boundary with the public reserve of at least 3m and the area of that setback must be a landscaped area.

(3) If the development is a new building, or the alteration of or an addition to an existing building, on a lot that adjoins an environmentally sensitive area, the building must have a setback from the boundary with that environmentally sensitive area of at least 10m and an area of at least 3m in width of that setback must be a landscaped area.

(4) Despite the other provisions of this clause, the requirements of this clause do not apply to the existing parts of a building that are not being altered or added to.

(5) If the development is carried out on a lot that has a boundary with a railway corridor, the new building or addition and any ancillary development must be located at least 3m from that boundary.