Who are we?

Alexandra Picton
BPAD Accredited Practitioner – BPAD Level 2

Alexandra Picton is an experienced bushfire consultant specialising in bushfire planning, assessment, and compliance. As a BPAD Accredited Practitioner, Alexandra provides professional bushfire assessment services to homeowners, builders, developers, architects, planners, and local government authorities throughout Port Macquarie-Hastings, Kempsey, Bellingen, Coffs Harbour and Nambucca Valley NSW.

Alexandra is qualified to assess bushfire risk and provide practical, compliant solutions to meet planning and development requirements under current bushfire legislation and guidelines. All assessments are prepared in accordance with relevant industry standards and are accompanied by the appropriate certification and documentation.

Services include:

  • BAL Certificates for Complying Development

  • Bushfire Assessments for New and Existing Dwellings

  • Bushfire Assessments for Subdivisions

  • Special Fire Protection Purpose (SFPP) Developments

  • Preliminary Bushfire Assessments and Due Diligence Advice

  • Pre-Purchase Bushfire advise

Grassfire Eco Consultancy is committed to providing practical, efficient, and cost-effective bushfire solutions while ensuring compliance with the requirements of the NSW Rural Fire Service, EP & A Act and Planning for Bush Fire Protection guidelines.

Our Services

Bushfire Assessment report. BPAD.

Preliminary Site Assessment

Looking to purchase or build. Get pre development advise in regards to Bushfire protection

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Bushfire Assessment report. BPAD.

Bushfire Assessment Report

A Bushfire Threat Assessment Report, is needed for developments that require a Development Application (DA), including:

  • Construction of new dwellings, including dual occupancy, granny flats, as well as sheds & studios that are within 6m of a Class 1a building;

  • Alterations/additions to existing dwellings;

  • Commercial & Industrial developments;

  • Subdivisions.

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Bushfire assessment report. BPAD

Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) certificate

A BAL Certificate is available for Complying Developments.

Complying Developments are those developments that can comply with State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt & Complying Development Codes) 2008.

Complying Developments may include post-subdivision assessment of individual lots within that subdivision.

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Mid North Coast

We work in the following Local Council areas

Port Macquarie

Kempsey

Nambucca

Bellingen