Victorian Consolidated Regulations

Building Regulations 2006 - SECT 425

Fence setbacks from side and rear boundaries

425. Fence setbacks from side and rear boundaries



(1) A fence exceeding 2m in height must be set back from a side or rear
boundary (including a boundary that is a side or rear street alignment) not
less than the distance specified in respect of that boundary in Table 425.

TABLE 425-SIDE AND REAR SETBACKS Fence height at any point Minimum setback
from side or rear boundary at that point More than 2×0m but not more than 3×6m
1m More than 3·6m but not more than 6·9m 1m plus an additional distance
calculated at the rate of 300mm for every metre of height over 3·6m More than
6·9m 2m plus an additional distance calculated at the rate of 1m for every
metre of height over 6·9m

(2) This regulation does not apply to a fence that complies with regulation
426.

(3) The report and consent of the relevant council must be obtained to an
application for a building permit in relation to a design that does not comply
with this regulation.