Development control plans

DCPs provide detailed planning and design guidelines to support the planning controls in the local environmental plans.

A children's playground is the foreground to a wide view of newly-constructed apartment buildings.

The plans below apply to development where the consent authority is the City of Sydney or the Central Sydney Planning Committee.

You can use our interactive map to get a snapshot of the DCPs and key planning controls that relate to your site.

Review the relevant DCPs to get a complete understanding of the requirements for both your site and proposed development.

The Sydney Development Control Plan 2012 applies to most of the local area.

These DCPs apply to development in our area where the City of Sydney and the Central Sydney Planning Committee are the consent authority.

Special notices

Alphabetical index

DecorativeBuilt environmentLand use planning
View from a top floor to other apartment buildings alongside Sydney harbour, an arm of which is crossed by the Anzac Bridge.Local environmental plans
People sit around a low water feature in a city square with a large building in the background.Development guidelines & policies
People walk and cycle through parkland adjoining a new housing development.Development contributions