Approved Plan - RAL21-0008

State Planning Policy – Natural hazards, risk and resilience (SPP, December 2013, latest version December 2019) replaces
State Planning Policy 1/03 Mitigating the Adverse Impacts of Flood, Bushfire and Landslide. The SPP Guideline – Natural
hazards, risk and resilience provides a methodology for determining Bushfire Hazard based on Potential Fireline Intensity.
The methodology and hazard mapping has been included in Section 6 of this Plan in establishing the adjacent area to the
west as a bushfire prone area.

The SPP Guideline contains assessment benchmarks to ensure that State interests are appropriately considered in relation
to natural hazards, including bushfire hazard areas. These provisions serve as general guidelines to either avoid or
otherwise adequately mitigate bushfire risk. Specific guidelines for bushfire hazard overlay codes are yet to be provided by
State Government, and this detail is addressed by this Plan in terms of meeting the current requirements of Local
Government in Section 8 above.

 Interim Development Assessment                      Solutions Provided
 Benchmarks

 (3) Development avoids natural hazard areas or      This Plan establishes the nature and potential severity of the adjacent
     where it is not possible to avoid the natural   hazard and provides a combination of bushfire protection measures to
     hazard area, development mitigates the          mitigate risk including construction, asset protection zones, access, water
                                                     supplies and emergency management arrangements.
     risks to people and property to an
     acceptable or tolerable level, and

 (4) Development supports, and does not unduly       The combined effect of the bushfire protection measures specified by this
     burden, disaster management response or         Plan serves to reduce risk to an acceptable level and ensure resilience and
     recovery capacity and capabilities, and         preparedness for unplanned fire so that the response or recovery capacity
                                                     and capability of emergency services is not unduly burdened or impeded.
                                                     This Plan serves to protect life and property from bushfire without
                                                     depending on emergency services for protection.

 (5) Development directly, indirectly and            The development does not increase the nature of the existing hazard, and
     cumulatively avoids an increase in the          site layout and landscaping on the site is designed to moderate the
     severity of the natural hazard and the          exposure of buildings. The potential for damage to other properties is not
                                                     increased as a consequence of the proposed development.
     potential for damage on the site or to other
     properties, and

 (6) Risks to public safety and the environment      Hazardous materials are not stored in quantities or locations on the site
     from the location of hazardous materials        which would pose a risk to the public or the environment.
     and the release of these materials is
     avoided, and

 (7) The natural processes and the protective        The development maintains the natural processes and protective function of
     function of landforms and the vegetation        vegetation that previously existed for the site.
     that can mitigate risks associated with the
     natural hazard are maintained or enhanced.




10.0 Recommendations


Report compiled by Bushfire Risk Reducers for Mr K. Courtney, January 2021                                   Page 21