A Development Control Plan (DCP) provides detailed guidelines for the design and assessment of proposed developments. A DCP supports the planning controls in the Local Environmental Plan. 

The Georges River Development Control Plan 2021 applies to all land within the Georges River local government area.
 

Georges River Development Control Plan 2021

The Georges River Local Environmental Plan (GRLEP) 2021 was gazetted and came into effect on 8 October 2021. The Georges River Development Control Plan (GRDCP) 2021 became effective concurrently in conjunction with the GRLEP 2021. The effective GRDCP 2021 is included below:

• GRDCP Table of Contents
• GRDCP Part 1 – Introduction
• GRDCP Part 2 – Application Process
• GRDCP Part 3 – General Planning Considerations
• GRDCP Part 4 – General Land Use
• GRDCP Part 5 – Residential Locality Statements
• GRDCP Part 6.1 – Low Density Residential Controls
• GRDCP Part 6.2 – Medium Density Residential Controls
• GRDCP Part 6.3 – High Density Residential Controls
• GRDCP Part 6.4 – Ancillary Development
• GRDCP Part 6.5 – Foreshore Locality Controls
• GRDCP Part 7 – Business Precincts
• GRDCP Part 8.1 – Kogarah Strategic Centre
• GRDCP Part 8.2 - Hurstville Strategic Centre
• Section 8.2.8.1 - 108, 112 & 124 Forest Road & 1 & 3 Wright Street, Hurstville (known as "Bing Lee site")
• Section 8.2.8.2 - Landmark Square Precinct
• Section 8.2.8.3 - 9 Gloucester Road, Hurstville
• Section 8.2.8.4 - Hurstville Civic Precinct
• GRDCP Part 9 – Industrial Development
• GRDCP Part 10 – Precincts
• GRDCP Appendices
• GRDCP Glossary

Refer to GRDCP Part 1 - Introduction for a list of all amendments to this DCP to date.
 

The GRDCP 2021 replaces the following:

• Hurstville Development Control Plan 1.
• Hurstville Development Control Plan 2 - Amendment 6.
• Hurstville Development Control Plan 2 - Amendment 12.
• Kogarah Development Control Plan 2013.
• Georges River Development Control Plan 2020 – Interim Policy.
• Drainage and onsite detention policy.
• Fencing adjacent to public roads.
• Balcony enclosures in residential flat buildings policy.
• Satellite dish policy.
• Code for the erection of private tennis courts.
• Stencilling of street driveways policy.
• Underground electricity cabling to developments policy.
• Design guidelines for absorption trenches.
• Rainwater tanks policy, adopted 18 December 2002.
• Home activities policy, adopted 15 August 2001.
• Code for commercial use of public footpaths.

The repealed Hurstville Development Control Plan 1 and the Kogarah Development Control Plan 2013 will continue to apply to development applications outside of the Hurstville City Centre lodged before 8 October 2021 and can be accessed on the Historic Development Control Plans webpage. 

The repealed Hurstville Development Control Plan 2 – Amendment 6 and Amendment 12 will continue to apply to development applications within the Hurstville City Centre lodged before 28 August 2023 and can be accessed on the Historic Development Control Plans webpage.