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Letterboxes and barbecues

Relevant rules in the Regulation:

Schedule 1, Part 1.4, Division 1.4.2, Section 1.47.

Letterboxes and barbecues are class 10b structures. A letterbox or barbecue doesn't need DA approval if:

the plan area isn't more than 2m²
the structure isn't wider than 2m
the structure isn't more than 1.85m above datum ground level
the finished floor level isn't more than 0.4m above datum ground level (if it has a floor)
no part of it is between a front boundary and a building line for the block (if it isn’t a single letterbox)
it's no more than 0.4m above datum ground level for any part within 1.5m of a side boundary or rear boundary of the block, and
it meets the relevant general exemption criteria.

Extra criteria apply if you're building two exempt class 10 structures within 1.5m of a side or rear block boundary.

Also see:

second building clearance area exemptions
letterbox and barbecue BA exemptions.

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