BUILDING REGULATIONS 2006 (SR NO 68 OF 2006) - REG 429 Fences and solar access to existing north-facing habitable room windows
BUILDING REGULATIONS 2006 (SR NO 68 OF 2006) - REG 429
Fences and solar access to existing north-facing habitable room windows(1) This regulation applies if—
(a) a fence more than 2m in height is to be constructed on an allotment; and
(b) a north-facing habitable room window or part of a window of an existing dwelling on an adjoining allotment is within 3m of a boundary of the allotment on which the fence is to be constructed; and
(c) the window is orientated towards the boundary.
(2) The proposed fence must be set back from the boundary not less than the distance specified in Table 429 for a distance of 3m from the edge of each side of the window or that part of the window that is within 3m of the boundary.
TABLE 429—SETBACKS FROM NORTH-FACING WINDOWS
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Minimum setback from side or rear boundary at that point | |
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3.6m or less |
1m |
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More than 3·6m but not more than 6·9m |
1m plus an additional distance calculated at the rate of 600mm for every metre of height over 3·6m |
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More than 6·9m |
3m plus an additional distance calculated at the rate of 1m for every metre of height over 6·9m |