Fencing across Burwood Council

What we install in Burwood

• Timber fencing – treated pine paling, lapped and lap-and-cap on galvanised steel posts
• Colorbond fencing – new boundary fences and replacements in 1.5 m to 2.4 m heights, any Colorbond colour, either sheet profile
• Gates – Colorbond single and double gates, slat, louvre, timber, pool and sliding or automatic driveway gates
• Fence and gate repairs – leaning posts, storm damage, insurance repairs and gates that will not latch

Ground, access and local conditions

Gently undulating, clay soils, mature street trees and many narrow rear lanes.

• Access is the usual challenge – materials often come through the house or over the fence from a lane, which we plan for at the measure.
• Lap-and-cap timber is chosen to match the Federation streetscape in Burwood Heights and Croydon; Colorbond in Monument or Woodland Grey is the modern alternative.
• Heritage conservation areas cover much of Burwood – front fences there usually need to match the period style.

Fence rules in Burwood Council

Under the NSW exempt development rules a boundary fence behind the building line can be up to 1.8 m high without approval on most residential lots. Burwood Council's heritage conservation areas (Appian Way, Burwood Heights and others) have front-fence controls that override the exempt rules. Pool barriers must meet AS 1926.1-2012 regardless of council. Read our NSW pool fencing guide, and confirm anything about your own block with Burwood council.