Have my side and rear setbacks changed?
No. For a single dwelling on a large block, Table 5 is unchanged: a lower-floor external wall is 1.5 m from the side boundary within the primary building zone and rear zone, and 3 m from the rear boundary; an upper-floor external wall is 3 m within the primary building zone and 6 m within the rear zone and to the rear boundary; an upper-floor unscreened element is 6 m in all positions; and a garage or carport may be at 0 m to one side boundary only and 3 m from the rear boundary.
Reference: NI2026-303, spec 14.4 and Table 5.
No minimum block size does not remove the need for planning assessment.
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