State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing) 2021

For the purposes of determining the 2 nearest dwelling houses in this Schedule, section 7, a dwelling house located on a battle-axe lot must be disregarded.

For the purposes of calculating the setback of the 2 nearest dwelling houses in this Schedule, section 7—

an ancillary structure must not be included, and

a building element within the articulation zone must not be included.

For the purposes of calculating the setbacks for a battle-axe lot, the setback on the opposite side of the lot to the rear setback is taken to be a side setback.

For the purposes of calculating the setbacks for an attached secondary dwelling, the height of the secondary dwelling is the vertical distance from ground level (existing) to the highest point of the secondary dwelling.

For the purposes of calculating a side or rear setback, the maximum building height of a dwelling on a sloping lot must be used.

A setback must be calculated at the closest point to the boundary from the building line.