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State Planning Policy 3.7 Bushfire

The new State Planning Policy 3.7 Bushfire has been published on 24 September 2024 and will be operational from 18 November 2024, along with the Planning for Bushfire Guidelines.

State Planning Policy 3.7 - Bushfire - Deferred Implementation

State Planning Policy 3.7 Bushfire

Planning for Bushfire guidelines

 

The new State Planning Policy 3.7 Bushfire (SPP 3.7) has been published on 24 September 2024 and will be operational from 18 November 2024, along with the Planning for Bushfire Guidelines (the Guidelines).

The current State Planning Policy 3.7 Planning in bushfire prone areas and Guidelines for Planning in Bushfire Prone Areas remain operational until the 18 November 2024.

The new SPP 3.7 and the Guidelines prioritises bushfire requirements early in the planning process and seeks to ensure that future housing delivery appropriately balances bushfire risk mitigation and environmental conservation measures.

The new policy seeks to implement effective, risk-based land use planning and development which in the first instance avoids the bushfire risk, but where unavoidable, manages and/or mitigates the risk to people, property and infrastructure to an acceptable level. The preservation of life and the management of bushfire impact are paramount.


 

Training

Watch this space - new online training modules coming soon.

Templates

Watch this space - new Bushfire Management Plan and Bushfire Emergency Plan templates coming soon.

Contact

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.