So council sends our application to remove protected vegetation back asking us to update the bushfire report and plans to account for the tree removal inside the building location envelope (BLE). So off we go to the consultant to get a revised report, thinking that there would be no change to the bushfire attack level (BAL) flame zone (FZ).
A couple of days later the consultant sends through the revised report, and we had to re-read it a couple of time to make sure that it actually did say we were now rated BAL 40. This saves us from having to remove any more trees. It also save us a packet of money because we no longer have to install the very expensive bushfire shutters. The windows now have to have thicker glass and a stainless steel or brass screens, more expensive than normal glazing but substantially cheaper than having to install bushfire shutters.
We now have building approval from the certifier, so its full steam ahead for the builder.
