Western Australia Land Clearing Permit Proposals

2026 data from the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation details proposals for native vegetation clearing under the Environmental Protection Act 1986. The dataset captures land clearing requests submitted by applicants, using freeform shapes or imported shapefiles for complex cases. Data accuracy is tied to the requirements of each individual request.

Use Cases

• Analyze spatial patterns of land clearing requests using imported shapefile or freeform shape geometries.
• Monitor compliance with the Environmental Protection Act 1986 by tracking clearing permit proposals.
• Assess the scale and complexity of vegetation clearing requests based on the data capture method.

Strengths

• Managed by the authoritative Department of Water and Environmental Regulation.
• Data is updated to March 2026, providing recent information.
• Supports multiple geospatial formats including WFS, WMS, GeoJSON, and SHP for flexibility.

Limitations

• No quantitative metadata on row count or sample size is provided.
• Data accuracy is variable, dependent on the specifics of each applicant's request.
• The dataset scope is limited to Western Australia, not nationally representative.

Provenance

Source

Department of Water and Environmental Regulation, Geospatial and Data Services Manager.

Collection Method

Captured from authorisations and instruments within the Clearing Permit System application.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated March 2026.

Geography

Western Australia