Permit-Required Clearing Areas for Low-Impact Resource Activities

Department of Water and Environmental Regulation provides a dissolved polygon dataset of areas requiring a permit for clearing from low-impact mineral or petroleum activities. The data is declared under Regulation 6 in the 2004 Environmental Protection (Clearing of Native Vegetation) Regulations.

Use Cases

• Analyze the spatial distribution of permit-required areas to assess regulatory coverage for low-impact activities.
• Overlay polygon boundaries with land use or tenure maps to identify potential clearing permit obligations.
• Dissolve and aggregate polygon features to create simplified regional maps of clearing regulation zones.

Strengths

• Data is provided in multiple geospatial formats including SHP, GEOJSON, and GEOPACKAGE for interoperability.
• Maintained by the authoritative state department (Department of Water and Environmental Regulation) with a listed contact branch.
• Dataset was last updated on March 24, 2026, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Dataset size and record count are unknown, making scale assessment difficult.
• No attribute columns or sample data are provided to understand the descriptive information attached to each polygon.
• The data's specific geographic coverage within Western Australia is not detailed.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Declared under Regulation 6 in Government Gazette No. 115, derived from the Environmental Protection (Clearing of Native Vegetation) Regulations 2004 - Schedule 1.

Time Range

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Freshness

Updated March 24, 2026.

Geography

Presumably Western Australia, Australia (specific coverage unknown).