DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL CHECKLIST - SHORT STAY ACCOMMODATION IN BUSHFIRE PRONE AREAS

Shire of Augusta Margaret River 41 Wallcliffe Road, Margaret River 6285 | T (08) 9780 5255 | F (08) 9757 2512 | amrshire.wa.gov.au

This checklist sets out the minimum required information for an application for short stay accommodation in a bushfire prone area to be considered complete. Applications for development approval will only be accepted when they are lodged with the information listed below.

‘Short Stay Accommodation’ means where people stay at a premises for less than three months in any 12 month period and includes Bed and Breakfasts, Guesthouses, Holiday Houses, Chalets, Serviced Apartments, Hotels, Motels, Camp Grounds, Caravan Parks and Resorts. Short stay accommodation involves people visiting and inhabiting a premises where they may be less likely to be able to respond in the event of an emergency. These uses are classified as ‘vulnerable’ (Statement of Planning Policy 3.7 Planning in Bushfire Prone Areas). Applications for vulnerable land uses, in a bushfire prone area, are to be lodged with the specific information detailed in this checklist. To determine if your site is in a bushfire prone area:

• view the mapping at: https://www.dfes.wa.gov.au/regulationandcompliance/bushfireproneareas/Pages/default.aspx

• discuss your proposal with a Shire Planning Officer (08) 9780 5220. Applications not meeting minimum information requirements will not be accepted. (If lodged electronically a printing fee will be charged) ALL APPLICATIONS SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE DOCUMENTS OUTLINED BELOW Tick

Application form fully completed and signed by all landowners or strata owners where applicable.

Cover letter providing details of proposed development, variations to the Scheme and relevant policy standards and justification for any variations and details of the house rules/management plan.

Planning Fee - As per Council’s Fees and Charges Schedule (fee due on lodgement) For applications required to be advertised or referred for comment under the provisions of the Scheme, the application will attract an additional fee. You will be invoiced in accordance with the Shire’s Fees and Charges prior to advertising.

Copy of current Certificate of Title (available from Landgate) Copy of Deposited Plan (to be provided if there are limitations listed on the Title)

BUSHFIRE ATTACK LEVEL REPORT prepared for sites in a bushfire prone area by, at a minimum, an accredited Level 1 BAL Assessor or Bushfire Planning Practitioner.

EMERGENCY EVACUATION PLAN prepared in accordance with section 5.5.2 of the Guidelines for Planning in Bushfire Prone Areas.

BUSHFIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN required for sites in a bushfire prone area, that have a BAL risk rating above LOW, & for which there is no existing acceptable bushfire

Development Approval Checklist - Short Stay Accommodation in Bushfire Prone Areas

September 2018

DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL CHECKLIST - SHORT STAY ACCOMMODATION IN BUSHFIRE PRONE AREAS

Shire of Augusta Margaret River 41 Wallcliffe Road, Margaret River 6285 | T (08) 9780 5255 | F (08) 9757 2512 | amrshire.wa.gov.au

management plan.

SITE PLANS (1 copy) (preferred scale of not less than 1:500) including: • Lot boundaries, dimensions & street frontages; • Dimensions of building envelope (where applicable); • Proposed development (include setback details) and existing structures/ structures to

be removed; • Contours, existing and proposed levels, finished floor levels; • Existing vegetation, proposed landscaping areas and proposed clearing; • Easements, rights of carriageway, sewer/drainage lines, power poles,

manholes and footpaths on site or in verge; • On-site effluent disposal system (if applicable); • Existing/proposed parking, access ways and crossovers; • Fencing / Screen walls (location, height, materials); and • Scale, lot/street number(s), address, owner’s name, drawn by, date drawn, north arrow

ELEVATIONS (1 copy) including: • Proposed structures all elevations (additions to include existing structures) showing

natural ground level and dimensions. • External finishes (including schedule of colours and materials)

FLOOR PLANS (1 copy) including • Total Floor Area, Proposed Floor Area of Use(s) • Sanitary facilities, Entry/Exits, Internal Walls

Note: Prior to lodging your application for planning approval, you may wish to discuss your proposal with a Shire Planning Officers (08 9780 5220). Applications that do not contain insufficient information will not be accepted.

Please note, this checklist is in relation to development consent only. For a Building Permit Application please phone Building Services on (08) 97805 228.

Proposed Holiday House/Bed & Breakfast

Compile Application: Application Form, Cover Letter, CT, House Rules, Plans, BEEP

NOT Bushfire Prone Area

BAL Low

BAL Report prepared

BAL40 - FZ

Development Application is lodged and assessed

BMP required

BAL 12.5 - 29

Unlikely to be supported

Development Application is determined

Bushfire Prone Area

DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL CHECKLIST - SHORT STAY ACCOMMODATION IN BUSHFIRE PRONE AREAS

Shire of Augusta Margaret River 41 Wallcliffe Road, Margaret River 6285 | T (08) 9780 5255 | F (08) 9757 2512 | amrshire.wa.gov.au

Terminology

‘RBA’ - residential built out area is not strictly defined but includes land within proximity to urban centres that has a density code of R5 and higher.

‘DFES’ - the Department of Fire and Emergency Services.

‘EEP’ - Emergency Evacuation Plan prepared in accordance with section 5.5.2 of the Guidelines for Planning in Bushfire Prone Areas.

‘BAL’ – Bushfire Attack Level is a bushfire risk rating determined for sites in a bushfire prone area by, at a minimum, an accredited Level 1 BAL Assessor or Bushfire Planning Practitioner.

‘BMP’ – Bushfire Management Plan is a document that sets out short, medium and long-term fire risk management strategies for the life of the development and is prepared in accordance with Statement of Planning Policy 3.7 Planning in Bushfire Prone Areas (SPP3.7) and the Guidelines for Planning in Bushfire Prone Areas.