Clarke Dowdle and Associates

What This Firm Does

Clarke Dowdle and Associates is a family-owned surveying and bushfire consulting practice operating from Umina Beach on the Central Coast of New South Wales. The firm was established in 1989 and provides land surveying services alongside bushfire risk assessments for residential, commercial, and rural development projects. The practice serves clients across four decades with expertise in cadastral surveying and bushfire planning compliance.

Land Surveying Services

The firm provides accurate boundary surveys, detail and contour surveys, subdivision surveys, and identification surveys across residential and commercial sectors. The practice prepares setout surveys for construction projects and handles both Strata and Torrens subdivision matters under the Surveying and Spatial Information Act 2002 NSW. Survey work includes measurements for Development Applications, Complying Development Certificates, and council planning requirements.

• Boundary identification and marking for fencing and building compliance
• Detail surveys showing site levels, contours, and features for architectural design
• Subdivision planning and cadastral surveys for property development
• Construction setout surveys for building and civil engineering projects

Bushfire Risk Assessment and Planning

The practice carries out bushfire consulting services including BAL assessments, bushfire reports, and compliance documentation for properties in bushfire prone areas. Work involves vegetation analysis, slope assessment, and risk evaluation to determine construction requirements under Planning for Bush Fire Protection guidelines. The team prepares bushfire reports for Development Applications and BAL certificates for Complying Development Certificate projects.

• Bushfire Attack Level assessments for new homes and renovations
• Bushfire reports for subdivision and development approvals
• Vegetation management advice and compliance documentation
• Secondary dwelling and rural property bushfire assessments

Professional Registrations and Experience

The firm operates with a registered surveyor holding membership of the Institution of Surveyors NSW and a BPAD certified practitioner accredited through FPA Australia. Anthony Clarke holds registration as a surveyor since 2005 with over 30 years of industry experience, while Kristan Dowdle maintains BPAD certification since 2010 with qualifications in environmental science and bushfire design.

• Registered surveyor with Institution of Surveyors NSW membership
• BPAD certified practitioner through Fire Protection Association Australia
• Bachelor of Surveying Honours and Environmental Science qualifications
• Graduate Diploma Design in Bushfire Prone Areas specialisation

Service Coverage Areas

Clarke Dowdle and Associates serves clients across the Central Coast, Sydney, Newcastle, and Hunter Valley regions of New South Wales. The practice works regularly with local councils and planning authorities throughout these areas, providing surveying and bushfire consulting services for homeowners, builders, developers, and rural property owners.

• Central Coast region including Gosford and Wyong council areas
• Sydney metropolitan area and surrounding districts
• Newcastle and Lake Macquarie regions
• Hunter Valley rural and development projects