The State Government has finalised State Planning Policy 3.7 – Bushfire, and the associated Planning for Bushfire Guidelines, which will become operational on 18 November 2024.
The revised Policy and Guidelines join the Map of Bush Fire Prone Areas to improve the Bushfire Framework for the State
Extensive consultation with industry and community stakeholders has resulted in an updated Policy and Guideline that represents a best-practice approach to planning in bushfire-prone areas that provides for:
- less requirements within Area 1 (urban areas of Perth, Peel and Bunbury) of the Map of Bush Fire Prone Areas to allow the practical application of bushfire requirements in an urban context;
- a more practical and flexible approach to development proposals with complex site and environmental characteristics;
- assessing the landscape beyond a development site – for strategic proposals outside of Area 1 – to help identify locations with an unacceptable level of bushfire risk; and
- an appropriate approach to consider different tourism land uses.
More information on planning and building requirements in bushfire prone areas is available at: www.wa.gov.au/bushfire and http://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/building-and-energy.
The gazetted Map of Bush Fire Prone Areas is available at Gazetted Map of Bushfire Prone Areas.For more information
Bushfire Policy team
For questions or more information about State Planning Policy 3.7 Bushfire, contact the Bushfire Policy team at the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage.
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Phone(08) 6551 9000
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Email[email protected]