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City of Wollongong

Wollongong Development Control Plan

Wollongong Development Control Plan (DCP) is a set of Council policies that explain how developments need to be designed to meet the conditions of the Local Environmental Plan (LEP) and State-wide rules.

For example, an LEP might tell you how big your house can be compared to the size of your land, and the DCP will outline details like where windows or balconies should go, or how fences should be built.

There are many chapters in the DCP, and each one covers a different type of development. This includes everything from residential houses to businesses, bush fire and stormwater management, and local heritage.

There are also sections of the DCP that have specific rules for smaller local areas, like the City Centre, and numerous residential estates.

Many developments will need to meet the rules of more than one DCP chapter. If you're not sure which chapters apply to your development, ask us for development advice.

The Wollongong DCP 2009 Chapter C1 Advertising Signage and Structures was adopted by Council on 6 June 2022 and came into force on 10 June 2022.

Our current DCP is shown below.

Development Control Plans
Type Name File Size
PDF File Wollongong DCP 2009 Chapter D05 - Griffins Bay 6.4 MB
PDF File Wollongong DCP 2009 Chapter D06 - Kanahooka Northern Side of Kanahooka Road 311.7 KB
PDF File Wollongong DCP 2009 Chapter D07 - Mount Kembla Cordeaux Road 224.9 KB
PDF File Wollongong DCP 2009 Chapter D08 - Mount Kembla William James Drive 210.9 KB
PDF File Wollongong DCP 2009 Chapter D09 - Mount Kembla and Kembla Heights Villages 281.2 KB
PDF File Wollongong DCP 2009 Chapter D10 - Mt Keira Valley Drive 262.0 KB
PDF File Wollongong DCP 2009 Chapter D11 - Port Kembla Gloucester Boulevarde 282.3 KB
PDF File Wollongong DCP 2009 Chapter D12 - Thirroul 1.2 MB
PDF File Wollongong DCP 2009 Chapter D13 - Wollongong City Centre Precinct 6.5 MB
PDF File Wollongong DCP 2009 Chapter D14 - Wollongong Innovation Campus 8.4 MB
PDF File Wollongong DCP 2009 Chapter D15 - Woonona Edgewood Estate 1.0 MB
PDF File Wollongong DCP 2009 Chapter D16 - West Dapto Urban Release Area 13.9 MB
PDF File Wollongong DCP 2009 Chapter D17 - Bulli Brickworks 250.1 KB
PDF File Wollongong DCP 2009 Chapter D18 - Brickyard Point Austinmer in force 4 March 2015 2.8 MB
PDF File Wollongong DCP 2009 Chapter D19 Former Corrimal Coke Works Site.pdf 23.0 MB
PDF File Wollongong DCP 2009 Chapter D20 Former Port Kembla School Site.pdf 382.0 KB
PDF File Wollongong DCP 2009 Chapter E01 - Access for People With a Disability 2.1 MB
PDF File Wollongong DCP 2009 Chapter E02 - Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design 145.1 KB
PDF File Wollongong DCP 2009 Chapter E03 - Car Parking Access Servicing Loading Facilities 567.3 KB
PDF File Wollongong DCP 2009 Chapter E06 - Landscaping 311.3 KB
PDF File Wollongong DCP 2009 Chapter E07 - Waste Management 994.4 KB
PDF File Wollongong DCP 2009 Chapter E08 - On-site Sewage Management 273.2 KB
PDF File Wollongong DCP 2009 Chapter E09 - Hoardings Policy 139.5 KB
PDF File Wollongong DCP 2009 Chapter E10 - Aboriginal Heritage 154.4 KB
PDF File Wollongong DCP 2009 Chapter E11 - Heritage Conservation 629.2 KB
PDF File Wollongong DCP 2009 Chapter E12 - Geotechnical Assessment of Slope Instability 323.5 KB
PDF File Wollongong DCP 2009 Chapter E13 - Floodplain Management 1.8 MB
PDF File Wollongong DCP 2009 Chapter E14 - Stormwater Management 7.6 MB
PDF File Wollongong DCP 2009 Chapter E15 - Water Sensitive Urban Design 1.4 MB
PDF File Wollongong DCP 2009 Chapter E16 - Bushfire Management 165.9 KB