Council guides · NSW
Your council's rules
One page per council: the dual-occupancy minimum, the granny-flat size rule, the C4 controls and whether the state Low and Mid-Rise rules reach it — every figure read from the LEP text, the same rules the block check runs on. 53 councils from the Tweed to Batemans Bay.
| Council | Dual-occ minimum (R2) | Granny flat | Low and Mid-Rise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bathurst Regional Council | not in R2 | 60 m² / 20% | no |
| Bayside Council | no minimum | 60 m² / 20% | yes |
| Blacktown City Council | 500 m² | 60 m² / 5% | yes |
| Blue Mountains City Council | 1,000 m² | 60 m² / 25% | yes |
| Burwood Council | 500 m² | 60 m² / 50% | yes |
| Byron Shire Council | 800 m² | 60 m² / 35% | no |
| Camden Council | 600 m² | 60 m² / 25% | yes |
| Campbelltown City Council | own map | 60 m² / 25% | yes |
| Canada Bay Council | 450 m² | 60 m² / 43% | yes |
| City of Canterbury Bankstown | 500 m² | 60 m² / 10% | yes |
| Central Coast Council | 550 m² | 60 m² / 30% | yes |
| Cessnock City Council | 600 m² | 60 m² / 50% | yes |
| City of Coffs Harbour | 800 m² | 60 m² / 11% | no |
| Cumberland City Council | 550 m² | 60 m² / 10% | yes |
| Dubbo Regional Council | no minimum | 60 m² / 65% | no |
| Eurobodalla Shire Council | no minimum | 60 m² / 45% | no |
| Fairfield City Council | own map | 60 m² / 10% | yes |
| Georges River Council | 650 m² | 60 m² / 10% | yes |
| Hawkesbury City Council | not in R2 | 60 m² / 10% | yes |
| Hornsby Shire Council | 700 m² | 60 m² / 33% | yes |
| Hunters Hill Council | 700 m² | 60 m² / 30% | yes |
| Inner West Council | no minimum | 60 m² / 35% | yes |
| Kiama Municipal Council | 600 m² | 60 m² / 100% | yes |
| Ku-ring-gai Council | not in R2 | 60 m² / 25% | yes |
| Lake Macquarie City Council | no minimum | 60 m² / 25% | yes |
| Lane Cove Council | no minimum | 60 m² / 100% | yes |
| Lithgow City Council | 1,000 m² | 60 m² / 30% | no |
| Liverpool City Council | not in R2 | 60 m² / 25% | yes |
| Maitland City Council | no minimum | 60 m² / 50% | yes |
| Mosman Council | Lot Size Map | 60 m² / 43% | yes |
| City of Newcastle | no minimum | 60 m² / 20% | yes |
| North Sydney Council | 450 m² | 60 m² / 30% | yes |
| Northern Beaches Council | 800 m² | 60 m² / 11% | yes |
| Orange City Council | 800 m² | 60 m² / 50% | no |
| Parkes Shire Council | no minimum | 60 m² / 40% | no |
| City of Parramatta | 600 m² | 60 m² / 5% | yes |
| Penrith City Council | 650 m² | 60 m² / 10% | yes |
| Port Macquarie-Hastings Council | no minimum | 60 m² / 33% | no |
| Port Stephens Council | 500 m² | 60 m² / 40% | yes |
| Randwick City Council | 550 m² | 60 m² / 10% | yes |
| City of Ryde | 580 m² | 60 m² / 11% | yes |
| Shellharbour City Council | 450 m² | 60 m² / 25% | yes |
| Shoalhaven City Council | no minimum | 60 m² / 60% | no |
| Strathfield Council | not in R2 | 60 m² / 20% | yes |
| Sutherland Shire Council | 600 m² | 60 m² / 5% | yes |
| City of Sydney | no minimum | 60 m² / 30% | yes |
| The Hills Shire Council | 600 m² | 60 m² / 20% | yes |
| Tweed Shire Council | 900 m² | 60 m² / 20% | no |
| Waverley Council | no minimum | 60 m² / 30% | yes |
| Willoughby City Council | 700 m² | 60 m² / 10% | yes |
| Wollondilly Shire Council | 800 m² | 60 m² / 25% | yes |
| Wollongong City Council | no minimum | 60 m² / 67% | yes |
| Woollahra Council | no minimum | 60 m² / 5% | yes |
Dual-occ minimum is the attached-pair lot size under the LEP outside the Low and Mid-Rise area; inside it the state 450 m² / 12 m rule applies in the Six Cities councils. Granny flat is the greater of the two figures under cl 5.4(9).
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