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Check your 149 certificate to see if you need a Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) risk assessment.
You may need bushfire verification after your Development Application (DA) has been approved. This final step confirms that all bushfire conditions can be met before you get your Construction Certificate (CC), Occupation Certificate (OC) or Subdivision Works Certificate (SWC).
Why verification matters
Engage us early
Bring us in before detailed design and procurement. We’ll flag requirements, close compliance gaps and keep your project moving—no last‑minute panic.
What we verify
We prepare the report in line with your specific conditions of concent. Depending on your approval conditions, we confirm:
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You need a bushfire assessment report if your proposed infill development is located within or near to bushfire prone land.
The proposal involved the clearing of all the land required for the residential development, roads and APZ. After the clearing had been undertaken the main bushfire threat would have then been the forest in the three connecting drainage lines/riparian corridors which dissect the subject property. The drainage lines/riparian corridors containing the bushfire threat are characterized […]
We were asked to provide Bushfire Hazard Assessments for a unique farmstay in an 1890s train carriage. The carriage is surrounded by gum trees on the 280-acre property. Issues: Any proposals involving eco-tourism are considered particularly vulnerable during bushfires and are therefore required to meet some specific requirements.
This property was zoned RU1 Rural Landscape under the current Camden Local Environment Plan, and was proposed to be rezoned to R5 – Large Lot Residential. Indicative house lot layouts were identified in the assessment and it showed how the proposal can comply with bushfire protection requirements. Final details of landscaping and boundaries will be […]
This proposal involved a new house built in the new development near Apin. There wasn’t any bushfire vegetation hazard within 100 metres of the proposed dwelling. The BAL certificate identified that this proposal was BAL-LOW which means that the building did not require to comply with any BAL construction.
