State-wide Bushfire Hazards Overlay Code Amendment

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Consultation has concluded

**UPDATE**

The State Government are hosting information sessions on this new Code. Don't miss out on any sessions. Follow the link in the Information Sessions section to find out about online and in-person sessions.

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The Planning and Design Code (the Code) contains the planning rules and policies that guide what can be developed in South Australia. Planning authorities use these planning rules to assess development proposals.

A Code Amendment is a proposal to change the policies, rules, or mapping within the Code, which can change the way that future developments are assessed.

The State Government has opened public consultation on the State-wide Bushfire Hazards Overlay Code Amendment, which seeks to update the spatial application of the bushfire hazard overlays to reflect recent bushfire hazard mapping, and review the policy contained in each of the overlays.

The Code Amendment will seek to update existing bushfire hazard mapping and apply new bushfire hazard mapping, where the level of bushfire hazard has not previously been mapped.

Bushfire hazard mapping has been undertaken for parts of the state—the areas mapped are considered to be more likely to experience a bushfire hazard—with the application of 'high', 'medium' and 'general' bushfire risk categories.

This updated bushfire hazard mapping will be incorporated as High, Medium or General Bushfire Hazard Areas within the proposed Hazards (Bushfire) Overlay, which will be contained within the South Australian Property and Planning Atlas (SAPPA).

The proposed mapping overlays can be viewed online and in the draft Code Amendment document.

All submissions will be considered to determine if the draft Code Amendment is suitable for adoption, or if changes should be made. Submissions will be published on the PlanSA portal after consultation closes and will be summarised in an engagement report.

Have your say before 5 pm Friday 5 April 2024. All feedback is encouraged to be submitted via the YourSAy website.

Alternatively, feedback can be provided via:


For more information on this code amendment and dates of upcoming online information sessions visit: YourSay website.

**UPDATE**

The State Government are hosting information sessions on this new Code. Don't miss out on any sessions. Follow the link in the Information Sessions section to find out about online and in-person sessions.

***

The Planning and Design Code (the Code) contains the planning rules and policies that guide what can be developed in South Australia. Planning authorities use these planning rules to assess development proposals.

A Code Amendment is a proposal to change the policies, rules, or mapping within the Code, which can change the way that future developments are assessed.

The State Government has opened public consultation on the State-wide Bushfire Hazards Overlay Code Amendment, which seeks to update the spatial application of the bushfire hazard overlays to reflect recent bushfire hazard mapping, and review the policy contained in each of the overlays.

The Code Amendment will seek to update existing bushfire hazard mapping and apply new bushfire hazard mapping, where the level of bushfire hazard has not previously been mapped.

Bushfire hazard mapping has been undertaken for parts of the state—the areas mapped are considered to be more likely to experience a bushfire hazard—with the application of 'high', 'medium' and 'general' bushfire risk categories.

This updated bushfire hazard mapping will be incorporated as High, Medium or General Bushfire Hazard Areas within the proposed Hazards (Bushfire) Overlay, which will be contained within the South Australian Property and Planning Atlas (SAPPA).

The proposed mapping overlays can be viewed online and in the draft Code Amendment document.

All submissions will be considered to determine if the draft Code Amendment is suitable for adoption, or if changes should be made. Submissions will be published on the PlanSA portal after consultation closes and will be summarised in an engagement report.

Have your say before 5 pm Friday 5 April 2024. All feedback is encouraged to be submitted via the YourSAy website.

Alternatively, feedback can be provided via:


For more information on this code amendment and dates of upcoming online information sessions visit: YourSay website.