Permit to burn application

This form must be submitted five working days prior to the date you wish to burn.

Property and burn details

Address of proposed burn

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Please provide Address of proposed burnPlease check the Address of proposed burn, be sure to start typing in your street address, then select it from the dropdown list.

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Suburb of proposed burn

Please provide Suburb of proposed burn

Approximate land size/allotment area

Provide your answer in metres squared or hectares

Please provide Approximate land size/allotment area

What best describes your property?

Please provide What best describes your property?

Please specify other use or description of the property

Please provide Please specify other use or description of the property

What types of vegetation or materials are you proposing to burn?

Please tick applicable

Please provide What types of vegetation or materials are you proposing to burn?

What do you want to burn?

Please provide What do you want to burn?

Will you be burning after sunset?

Please provide Will you be burning after sunset?

Burn type

Single burn
Multiple burns

Please provide Burn type

Reason for burn

Please provide Reason for burn

What is the proposed burn date

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Please provide What is the proposed burn date

Estimated start time of proposed burn

Please provide Estimated start time of proposed burn

Estimated Burn Area (metres or hectares)

Please provide Estimated Burn Area (metres or hectares)

What is your relationship to the property

Please provide What is your relationship to the property

Other relationship to property

Please provide Other relationship to property

Your details

Name

Please provide Name

Postal address including postcode

Please provide Postal address including postcode

Contact phone number

Please provide Contact phone number

Please check the Email addressPlease provide Email

What is your preferred method of receiving your permit?

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Email

Please provide What is your preferred method of receiving your permit?

Address for issuing Permit to Burn, including postcode

Although you may be applying for the permit, you may wish to have the permit sent to the person/s undertaking the burning on your behalf.

Please provide Address for issuing Permit to Burn, including postcode

Terms and privacy

In accordance with Neighbourhood Amenity Local Law 2024, Clause 13 part 2, a person must not (without a permit or the consent of an authorised officer) light, allow to be lit or allow to remain alight a fire in the open air or in an incinerator.

Your privacy

The personal information on this form is being collected by the City for the purpose of processing a Permit to Burn.

The personal information will be used solely by the City for that primary purpose.

You may access this information by contacting us on telephone 03 5272 5272.

I confirm that the particulars are true and correct and that I am authorised to conduct the burn on the above land.

Please provide I confirm that the particulars are true and correct and that I am authorised to conduct the burn on the above land.

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