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Bentleigh, in the City of Glen Eira, is best known for its Californian bungalows, post-war weatherboards and the Centre Road shopping strip, along with a steady stream of knockdown rebuilds and dual-occupancy builds. Two-storey homes going up next door are why so many Bentleigh fence jobs are about privacy: 2.1m paling or lapped and capped along the side boundaries. Blocks are mostly flat, which keeps installs efficient, usually one to two days on site. We also service McKinnon, Bentleigh East, Moorabbin and Brighton East.
Bentleigh’s older streets near Centre Road and the station were mostly built in the 1920s and 1930s, and Glen Eira has a Bentleigh residential heritage precinct covering part of that area. If your home is inside a heritage overlay, a new front fence can need a planning permit and should suit the house, so look up your address on VicPlan before choosing a front fence style.
Bentleigh has a steady flow of knockdown rebuilds and dual occupancies, and a new two-storey home next to an original bungalow changes how much of the yard can be seen. That is why side boundary jobs here so often step up to 2m lapped and capped, which closes the gaps between palings, within the height council allows.
Many Bentleigh blocks are narrower than those further east, with a driveway on one side and a narrow path on the other. We check how old fencing will come out and new materials will go in at the measure, including whether a neighbour’s side or a rear lane gives easier access.
Bentleigh is in the City of Glen Eira. Council’s fencing page says a fence within the first 3m from the street can be up to 1.5m without a building permit, and up to 2m behind that. Front fences need a building permit if they are timber or steel over 1.5m, or masonry over 1.2m, and corner lots are limited to 1m within 9m of the intersection. Glen Eira’s page does not cover heritage overlays, which are a separate planning matter, so check VicPlan and confirm with council before building at the street.
Read the council’s own page before you design: City of Glen Eira fencing information. You can also look up your address, zone and any overlays with a free VicPlan property report. Rules change and every lot is different, so please check with council before you build. We flag height, corner and overlay questions at the on-site measure.
Sharing the cost with your neighbour. Under the Fences Act 1968, owners generally share the cost of a sufficient dividing fence equally, and you start by giving your neighbour a Fencing Notice (our free Fencing Notice generator does this). Bentleigh rebuilds often mean a building site on the other side of your fence for a year or more. It is usually best to agree with the neighbour whether the new fence goes in before or after the build, so it does not need replacing twice.
Bentleigh is roughly 9 km from our Heatherton base, an easy drive via Warrigal Road or the Nepean Highway side, so measures here are simple to schedule. We are based in Heatherton (we do not run a shopfront), and service Bentleigh as part of our wider run across Bayside and south east Melbourne.
A heritage overlay mostly matters for what is visible from the street, such as the front fence. Side and rear paling fences behind the house are usually treated like any other boundary fence, but check your VicPlan report and confirm with Glen Eira council for your address.
Usually after the heavy work is done, unless the old fence is unsafe. Excavators, skips and scaffolding are hard on fences. A temporary arrangement during the build, then a new 1.8m or 2m paling fence once the site is cleared, is a common approach.
Yes. McKinnon and Ormond are next to Bentleigh in Glen Eira, and the same council fencing guidance applies. We book measures across the area with 24 hours notice.
Treated pine palings on hardwood posts set in concrete, at 1.8m or up to 2m. Lapped and capped is the step up when privacy matters most, and Colorbond is available if you prefer steel.
Treated pine rails and palings on hardwood posts set in concrete. 1.8m, 2.0m or 2.1m high. Built to last 15 to 20 years.
Tall 2.1m treated pine for maximum privacy and noise reduction, keep the yard yours.
Lapped and capped finishes, plus classic timber picket fences on request, to lift your street appeal.