Can I put a clothesline or hot water system in the side setback?
No. Under the Planning (Residential Zones) Technical Specifications 2026, clotheslines and hot-water systems are no longer permitted to encroach into side or rear setbacks. Other items, such as rainwater tanks, chimneys, flues, domestic fuel tanks, cooling and heating appliances, meters, aerials, antennae, unroofed pergolas, solar inverters, and batteries, may still encroach where permitted.
Not under the 2026 list of permitted encroachments. Clotheslines and hot-water systems were removed from the items allowed to encroach into a side or rear setback. Rainwater tanks, chimneys, flues, domestic fuel tanks, cooling and heating appliances, meters, aerials, antennae, unroofed pergolas, solar inverters and batteries may still encroach.
Reference: Planning (Residential Zones) Technical Specifications 2026 (NI2026-303), Assessment Outcome 14.5- Planning (Residential Zones) Technical Specifications 2026
Link on the answer: https://www.legislation.act.gov.au/View/ni/2026-303/current/PDF/2026-303.PDF
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