Fencing across Hunters Hill Council

What we install in Hunters Hill

• Aluminium fencing – rust-free flat top, vertical picket, blade and slat aluminium fencing for coastal and front-boundary use
• 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

Ground, access and local conditions

Sandstone peninsula between the Lane Cove and Parramatta rivers; sloping blocks with rock close to the surface.

• Almost the whole municipality is a heritage conservation area – front fences must suit the period, and we work with your architect or council's heritage adviser.
• Aluminium and steel tubular front fencing in heritage profiles (spear or loop top) suits the sandstone villas and meets open-fence controls.
• Side and rear boundaries are still Colorbond or lap-and-cap timber; access is often tight and downhill.

Fence rules in Hunters Hill 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. Hunters Hill Council's conservation area covers most properties, so front fences and visible boundary fences generally need approval or must meet heritage controls. 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 Hunters Hill council.