BUILDINGS in towns on the Western Port coast and inland will in future need to undergo a coastal hazard and vulnerability risk assessment (CHVRA) before they can be approved.In what is believed to be a first for Victoria, permit applicants will be required to plan for predicted climate change effects such as sea level rises and erosion. Under the new rules allowance must be made for a sea level rise of not less than 0.8 metres by 2100 and for the combined effects of tides, storm surges, coastal processes. Permit applications in low lying and vulnerable areas will be referred…
Thursday, September 19
