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External doors and windows

Relevant rules in the Regulation:

Schedule 1, Part 1.4, Division 1.4.1, section 1.21 and 1.22.

Some examples of installing, altering or removing external doors and windows include:

bricking up an external window
enlarging a window
converting a window to a sliding glass door
converting a window to double doors, and
cutting an external wall to create a doorway or install a window.

You won't need DA approval to install, alter and remove external doors and windows if it involves no more than the following:

replacing a door or window without changing the width of the opening in the wall
only increasing the height or width of the door or window by no more than 340mm
reducing the height or width of the window or door
installing a wall to replace the door or window, or a part of the door or window
the change is more than 1.5m away from a side boundary or 3m from a rear boundary
installing a new door or window less than 2m wide in an exterior wall, that is less than 1m above datum ground level (low impact), and
it complies with relevant general exemption criteria.

High-impact windows may be exempt if they follow Section 1.22 of the Regulation.

Also see: external doors and windows BA exemptions.

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