FAQs
What is a Development Control Plan?
A Development Control Plan provides detailed planning and design guidelines to support the planning controls in the Local Environmental Plan developed by a council. Each council is required to publish their Development Control Plan/s on the Planning Portal.
Why are you changing the Huntlee Development Control Plan?
The State Government remains the Consent Authority for the Huntlee Major Project Approval and any modifications to it. The Major Project Approval essentially relates to the subdivision, which includes the lot layout, at Huntlee. Council is responsible for the Huntlee DCP chapter and ensuring the plan provides adequate controls to manage development outcomes within residential and commercial allotments at Huntlee.
The State Government has approved Modification 20 of the Huntlee Major Project Approval. Among other things, Modification 20 amends the Huntlee subdivision layout to create an additional 185 residential allotments within sub-stages TC2, TC3 and TC5 of the development (see picture below). The Huntlee developer anticipates that the residential allotments will provide for a medium density housing format within the Huntlee Town Centre, known as the ‘Urban One’ Lot Type. The Urban One Lot Type is a reference by the developer to a smaller, residential allotment, (i.e. between 217m2 and 354m2). The Urban One Lot Type will accommodate compact dwelling types, which will have the appearance of medium density residential.
What will the changes do?
To support the new medium density housing format, the developer of Huntlee, has approached
Council requesting an amendment to the Huntlee DCP chapter to incorporate development
controls for the new Lot Type. The key controls proposed in relation to the new Lot Type are
listed in Table 1 below.
| Element | Control |
|---|---|
Site Coverage (maximum) | 70% of site area |
Landscape Area (minimum) | 20% of site area Minimum dimension 1 |
Private Open Space (minimum) | 20% of site area Minimum dimension 1.5m Includes balconies and terraces |
Principal Private Open Space (minimum) | 16m2 per dwelling Minimum dimension 3m |
Front Setback (minimum) | • 1.5m to building line • 1m articulation zone • 3m to garage |
Corner Lot Secondary Street Setback (minimum) | 1m single storey 2m second storey and above |
Side Setback (minimum) | 900mm Nil side setback required on one side for lots less than or equal to 12m wide Nil side setback permitted to both sides for rear-loaded (laneway) lots less than or equal to 10m wide. |
Length of Zero Lot Line Wall (maximum) | 50% of lot length Articulation of zero lot walls must be a minimum of 450mm deep and 3m long Articulated areas must be accessible for maintenance |
Rear Setback (minimum) | 1.5m for single storey elements 3m for two storey elements Nil for detached garages (and associated garage-top “Fonzie flats”) abutting laneways 900mm for ancillary structures such as pools and outbuildings |
Car Parking Spaces (minimum) | 1 |
| Garages | Double garage doors on street frontages permitted only for lots with a width of 10m or over For lots with 10m or less frontage, double garage doors on street frontages are only permitted if; • the building is at least 2 storeys, and • there is a projecting balcony above for the full width of the garage. |
Pools and Garden Structures | Garden structures and/or a swimming pool and all associated pipework are to be wholly contained within the lot boundaries. |
Floor to Ceiling Height | A minimum 2750mm floor to ceiling height is required for all ground floor and single storey dwellings. |