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Fences and gates

Understand heritage policy as it relates to fences and gates.

Illustration of a house with front fence and gate.

It is policy to:

  • Ensure the reconstruction of fences or gates to the front or principal part of a building are based on evidence of the original form, detailing and materials.
  • Ensure for new fences or gates there is an appropriate contextual design response; the style, details and materials are interpretive and consistent with the arch​itectural period of the heritage place and established street characteristics and:
  • It does not conceal views of the building or heritage place.
  • Is a maximum height of 1.5 metres.
  • I​s more than 50 per cent transparent.
Diagram showing examples of fences/gates for significant or contributory heritage places, included a good example where the replacement fence is based on evidence of original form, detailing and materials; and bad examples where the new fence is not an appropriate contextual response, is higher than 1.5 m and conceals the view to the building.
Figure 25: Fences and gates
Heritage Design Guide

our acknowledgement

  • Torres Strait Islander Flag
  • Aboriginal People Flag

The City of Melbourne respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land we govern, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong / Boon Wurrung peoples of the Kulin and pays respect to their Elders past and present. 

 

We acknowledge and honour the unbroken spiritual, cultural and political connection they have maintained to this unique place for more than 2000 generations.

We accept the invitation in the Uluru Statement from the Heart and are committed to walking together to build a better future.