Planning schemes require bushfire to be considered wherever there may be a bushfire hazard nearby. This includes in designated Bushfire Prone Areas.
When might a bushfire report be required?
All planning scheme amendments are required to consider bushfire. Planning applications for larger developments and subdividing land will often require a bushfire report to be prepared.
What is contained in a bushfire report?
A bushfire report demonstrates that planning scheme bushfire policies and requirements have been considered in preparing an application.
Relevant provisions may include:
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Clause 13.02 Bushfire Planning, the state planning policy for bushfire contained in every Victorian planning scheme.
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Clause 52.03-6 Bushfire prone area decision guidelines, that apply to many planning applications.
To demonstrate the application is appropriate, we will undertake strategic and site based assessments and develop bushfire measures that responds to planning scheme requirements.
What we need from you
If you use our services, we will need access to your land for our site visit. You can join us for the site visit if you like, but this is not essential. We will also need plans or drawings of your site and your proposed development. Your builder, designer or architect will have these.
Bushfire attack level assessment
We can assist you to identify the bushfire attack level for your proposed new home, extension or other structure.
A bushfire attack level is a construction standard that applies to development in areas declared as bushfire prone under the building regulations.
We can prepare the assessment based on plans of your proposal, if you have them. Otherwise we can assess the site to inform your proposal.