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My home: does this renovation need approval

Fence: does it need approval

A boundary fence, a front fence or a screen. The height, and where it sits relative to the street, are what the rules care about.

State by state

The position on an ordinary residential lot with no overlay. An overlay on your own lot can change it.

StateWhere it landsBuilding approvalSource
NSWNo approvalNot requiredCodes SEPP 2008 cl 2.33-2.34read 2026-09-15
VICNo approvalNot requiredVPP cl 62.02-2 and cl 32.08-5; Building Regulations 2018 (Vic) Sch 3 item 10read 2026-09-15
QLDNo approvalNot requiredBuilding Regulation 2021 (Qld) Sch 1 s 1(1)read 2026-09-15
WANo approvalDependsR-Codes Vol 1 (10 Apr 2026) cl 5.2.4 C4.1-C4.2 and cl 5.2.5; LPS Regulations 2015 (WA) Sch 2 cl 61(1) item 7(d); Building Regulations 2012 (WA) Sch 4 cl 2 item 4read 2026-09-15
SANo approvalNot requiredPDI (General) Regulations 2017 (SA) Sch 4 cl 4(1)(d)read 2026-09-15
TASNo approvalNot requiredTasmanian Planning Scheme SPP cl 4.6.3 and cl 4.6.4; Directors Determination cl 1.3.6 to 1.3.8read 2026-09-15
ACTNo approvalNot requiredPlanning (Exempt Development) Regulation 2023 (ACT) s 1.48 and s 1.49; Building (General) Regulation 2008 sch 1 pt 1.3 items 1 to 3read 2026-09-15
NTNo approvalNot requiredBuilding Regulations 1993 (NT) reg 3(1)(c); NT Building Note 114 type 6read 2026-09-15

Each row is read from the instrument named against it, on the date shown. Council controls sit on top of all of them.

What the job usually involves

Posts, rails and infill, gates, and retaining work where the ground falls away. A shared boundary fence is also a conversation with the neighbour under the dividing fences law, which is a separate question from whether the council has to be told.

What it costs

Read off published projects that carry a price. There is no estimator on this page.

No data yet. Nobody publishes this job as a project with a price on it, so there is nothing honest to read a band off.

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The overlays on your lot are what decide whether the row above actually applies to you.

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