Appendix C - Bushfire Hazard Assessment and Management Plan

7.0     AUSTRALIAN STANDARD 3959:2018 CONSTRUCTION OF
        BUILDINGS IN BUSHFIRE PRONE AREAS
The site is located within a Designated Bushfire Prone Area under the Noosa Plan 2020 SPP Bushfire and
the State Planning Policy Bushfire Hazard Overlay. Building works within Designated Bushfire Prone Area
triggers building design assessment under Australian Standard 3959:2018 - Construction of Buildings in
Bushfire Prone Areas (AS3959:2018). The Standard provides minimum construction requirements for new
habitable dwellings and habitable building alterations in designated Bushfire Prone Areas. The
construction requirements are intended to improve the performance of buildings subjected to burning
debris, radiant heat or flame contact. Building works in Designated Bushfire Prone Areas must be built to
the Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) construction standard relevant to the building site as identified by the AS
3959:2018 methodology.

The Flamesol Computer modelling presented in Appendix B indicates that the 60m-70m cleared
separation to the cottage would result in a BAL 12.5 construction standard under AS3959.




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