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Brighton East sits inland from Brighton in Bayside City Council, with post-war brick homes, newer townhouses and a steady run of knockdown rebuilds. Rebuilds drive a lot of the fencing here: once the new house is finished, the tired original boundary fences stand out, and a new 1.8m or 2.1m paling fence finishes the job properly. If building work next door has damaged a shared fence through negligence, the neighbour responsible is generally liable for the repair cost under the Fences Act 1968, and the Dispute Settlement Centre of Victoria offers free help if you cannot agree. We work across Brighton East and on into Bentleigh, Moorabbin and Hampton East.
Most of Brighton East is in Bayside City Council, but a few streets on the eastern side, toward Bentleigh, fall in the City of Glen Eira. The two councils word their fence guidance differently, so the first step is to confirm your council from your rates notice or a VicPlan report.
Brighton East grew strongly after the Second World War, and many streets still have 1950s brick and weatherboard homes on their original blocks. Those original fences have mostly been replaced once already, and the second generation of palings is now reaching the end of its life as well.
Some homes back onto open space such as Dendy Park or the Brighton public golf course. Where the other side of your fence is council land rather than a private neighbour, the usual Fences Act cost split may not apply in the same way, so talk to council about the boundary before work starts.
For the Bayside part of Brighton East, council’s fences page says the regulations cover trellis, privacy screens and extensions on an existing fence, and a building permit is generally needed where a fence is over 2m, higher than average, or could block sight lines near an intersection. Bayside’s tree local law also applies to large trees on the boundary. For the few Glen Eira streets, Glen Eira allows up to 1.5m within 3m of the street and 2m behind that without a permit. Confirm your council first, then check with that council before building.
Read the council’s own page before you design: Bayside City Council (a few streets in the 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). Brighton East has plenty of townhouse pairs where the dividing fence is shared between two owners on separate titles. In that case the Fences Act cost split applies, and our Fencing Notice tool helps you start the conversation.
Brighton East is roughly 11 km from our Heatherton base, a straightforward drive across via South Road or North Road, so measures here are easy to line up. We are based in Heatherton (we do not run a shopfront), and service Brighton East as part of our wider run across Bayside and south east Melbourne.
Mostly Bayside. A small number of streets are in Glen Eira. Check your rates notice or a free VicPlan property report, because the fence permit guidance comes from your own council.
The Fences Act cost split is designed for private neighbours. Where the other side is council land, contact council about the boundary and what it will contribute or allow. We can quote your side of the job.
Side and rear fences up to 2m set back from the street generally need no building permit in either council, but trellis on top counts toward the height in Bayside. Confirm with your council, and we check heights at the measure.
Yes. Internal dividing fences between townhouse yards are usually 1.8m paling or lapped and capped on hardwood posts set in concrete. If the fence sits on common property, the owners corporation decides, so check your plan of subdivision first.
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.