Planning for bushfire protection

Do bushfire controls apply to your property?

Find out if bushfire controls apply to your property and what they mean for you.

Learn about planning permit exemptions to clear vegetation and requirements for private bushfire shelters.

Learn about planning permit application requirements for different types of development in the BMO, and mapping reviews.

Learn what bushfire building and planning controls apply to your property and about regular BPA mapping reviews.

Learn about planning and building processes to help communities recover and rebuild after bushfires.

Discover why we have planning and building rules around bushfire protection and where they came from.

Plan for bushfire with the following resources

For planners undertaking strategic planning in bushfire prone areas - key considerations, planning controls, landscape assessments and more

Information about the planning and building regulatory framework for bushfire

Understand bushfire hazard, its assessment, why it is important and what influences how bushfire moves through the landscape.

Page last updated: 25/01/22