Do I Need a Assessment?
You only need a BAL report if your property has been designated a Bushfire Prone Area by the DFES Commissioner. A Bushfire Prone Map identifies land designated bush fire prone areas within Western Australia. All bushfire prone areas will be subject to specific construction and planning requirements to ensure your development in a bush fire prone area is better protected from bushfires.
To find out if you are in a Bushfire Prone area click on the map below:
Enter the address of the property on the location bar (top left of the screen)
If the property is shown in pink it means it is in a Bushfire Prone Area and a BAL Assessment will be required.
Some things to note as you check: If you do not require planning approval and the building is located entirely outside of a bush fire prone area (i.e. located in a non-pink area), regardless of whether any other portion of the same lot is within a bush fire prone area:
· Does not require a further assessment of bush fire risk (such as a bushfire attack level (BAL) assessment); and
· is not required to comply with the bush fire construction requirements of the BCA.
So, if the location of the proposed building has no pink, even if other parts of the site has pink shading, a BAL should not be required. If you would like us to check if your project actually needs a BAL – please send through your site plan and we would be happy to check for you. Or call us now on 9555 9444 or email us on bal@bushfiresmart.com.au to dicsuss it further.
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Do I Need a BAL?
Do I Need a Assessment? You only need a BAL report if your property has been designated a Bushfire Prone Area by the DFES Commissioner.
What type of Bushfire Report do I need?
What type of do I need? The most commonly requested bushfire report is the Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) Assessment. While this is where we, as
How will a BAL Rating affect my House?
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