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Suburb planning guide · Updated 2026-04-27

Cooks Gap, NSW 2850 Zoning, development potential & planning controls

Large Lot Residential dominant. Median sale $707.5K over the last 24 months. 100% of decided DAs approved.

Dominant zone
R5
Large Lot Residential
Median sale (24m)
$707.5K
26 sales
DA approval rate
100%
3 of 3 approved
Total lots
303
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Zoning

What you can build in Cooks Gap

Cooks Gap is dominated by R5Large Lot Residential. Land use rules, height, FSR, and permitted developments are set per zone in the Local Environmental Plan and refined by the Development Control Plan.

R5
Dominant
R5 Large Lot Residential 88.8%
RU1 Primary Production 9.9%
C3 Commercial Core 1.3%
Avg max height
m

Limit varies by lot — check your address for the exact figure.

Avg max FSR
:1

Floor Space Ratio — total floor area as a multiple of lot area.

Use mix
Residential89%
Environment1%
Rural10%

Location

Where Cooks Gap sits

Cooks Gap 2850 covers an undefined area within Mid-Western Regional Council.

Overlays © NSW Government
Council
Mid-Western Regional Council
Postcode
2850
Area
Total lots
303

Drill into any lot in Cooks Gap

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Development potential

Where the upside is in Cooks Gap

We score every lot for development signal — under-built relative to the controls, eligible for a granny flat, or sized for subdivision.

granny flat eligible
269

under SEPP (Housing) 2021

Subdivision potential
299

lots that may support subdivision

Total dev potential
0 lots

show at least one development signal

Rezoning signal score
5.4 /100

average uplift signal across the suburb

0

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Constraints & risks

What could stop you in Cooks Gap

98% of lots are bushfire-prone — a bushfire assessment is likely required; also: 0.3% of lots intersect a Threatened Ecological Community.

Suburb-wide percentages — your specific lot may have all, some, or none of these.

Flood-affected None

Mapped flood-prone land

Bushfire-prone 98.0%

RFS bushfire-prone land mapping

Heritage controls None

Heritage item or Conservation Area

Near contaminated land None

Within 100 m of EPA-listed site

Threatened ecology (TEC) 0.3%

Mapped TEC vegetation

Sea-level rise exposure None

Coastal hazard mapping

Flight noise contour None

ANEF / aircraft noise

Market

Cooks Gap property market

Sales, rent, and yield data drawn from NSW Property Sales Information and rental bond data over the past 24 months.

Median sale price (24m)
$707,500
26 sales · land value $332K
Median rent (house)
$560 / wk
Houses
Gross rental yield
2.2%
House, gross of costs

DA activity

Development applications in Cooks Gap

3 development applications for Cooks Gap addresses were decided by Mid-Western Regional Council over the past 24 months. 3 approved — a 100% approval rate.

100%
Approved
DAs lodged (24m)
3
Approved
3
New dwelling DAs
8
Building approvals (12m)
7
0

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FAQs

Common questions about Cooks Gap

What's the zoning in Cooks Gap 2850?

Cooks Gap is dominated by the R5 (Large Lot Residential) zone, which covers 269 of 303 lots (89%). The full mix is: R5 Large Lot Residential (89%), RU1 Primary Production (10%), C3 Commercial Core (1%).

Can I build a granny flat in Cooks Gap?

Yes — 269 lots in Cooks Gap appear eligible for a granny flat under SEPP (Housing) 2021, based on lot size, zoning, and frontage. Eligibility is lot-specific: get a planning report on your address to confirm.

What's the median property price in Cooks Gap?

The median sale price in Cooks Gap over the past 24 months is $707,500, across 26 sales. Median unimproved land value is $332,000.

What's the median rent in Cooks Gap?

Median weekly rent for a house in Cooks Gap is $560. Gross rental yield works out to 2.2%.

What's the development application approval rate in Mid-Western Regional Council?

Mid-Western Regional Council decided 3 development applications for Cooks Gap addresses over the past 24 months, with 3 approved (100% approval rate). Processing time depends heavily on application complexity, council backlog, and whether the application requires referral to other agencies.

What planning constraints apply in Cooks Gap?

Across Cooks Gap, 98.0% bushfire-prone. These are suburb-wide percentages — every lot has its own combination. A planning report on a specific address shows exactly which controls apply.

What's the development potential of Cooks Gap?

0 of 303 lots in Cooks Gap show identifiable development potential — under-developed for the planning controls, eligible for a granny flat, or capable of subdivision. Average rezoning signal score: 5.4 / 100.

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Methodology & sources

Zoning, height, FSR, and overlays parsed from the Mid-Western Regional Council Local Environmental Plan, applicable State Environmental Planning Policies, and the Development Control Plan. Property sales drawn from NSW Property Sales Information. DA history aggregated from the NSW Planning Portal. Heritage, flood, bushfire, contaminated land, TEC, sea-level rise, and aircraft noise overlays from the NSW Spatial Services and EPA registers. Population, age, income, and tenure from ABS Census 2021. Aggregated by ZoneDSS · last updated 2026-04-27.

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