Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Sep 01, 2019 12:18 pm Hi to all, We are building in Northwest Sydney and has got DA approved already. We were told by builder that there should be minimum of 4.5m front setback but as I was doing my research. I found out that if your house isn't facing another dwelling (ours was facing a road), 3.5m is allowable. Is it too late? Or is it even worth it to change it (our lot isn't the biggest so by getting 3.5m in the front would give us a bit more backyard. Re: Front setback- is it worth modifying? 2Sep 01, 2019 2:20 pm I'd definitely get the DA reapproved. An extra metre in the backyard is far better. Cheaper front driveway. It will pay for itself if your going to pay for another submission. Thanks Draftroom that definitely helps a heap. We are still at the very early stage of planning to see what kind of house would fit on our plot. While we are on a… 3 15757 Hi All, see above image. The required setback from the rear boundary in my case is 5m, as you can see the shape of the site and location of the boundary is slightly… 0 8451 This was on google. Development controls 2.3.1 Front setback D1 New buildings within residential areas shall adhere to a front building line, which is 5.5-6m to the… 1 3663 |