Fencing across Woollahra Municipal Council

What we install in Woollahra

• Aluminium fencing – rust-free flat top, vertical picket, blade and slat aluminium fencing for coastal and front-boundary use
• Slat and louvre screens – aluminium horizontal slat, vertical slat and louvre fences, screens and gates in any powder-coat colour
• 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

Steep sandstone slopes to the harbour; salt exposure and rock close to the surface on many blocks.

• Heritage conservation areas cover most of Paddington, Woollahra and Double Bay – front fences must match period styles and generally need approval.
• Aluminium in heritage-inspired profiles or slat/louvre screens suit the harbour-facing blocks where salt would attack steel.
• Steep, tight access is normal – we allow for hand-carrying and stepped construction.

Fence rules in Woollahra Municipal 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. Woollahra Municipal Council's heritage conservation areas control front-fence height, materials and style across most of the municipality. 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 Woollahra council.