SPP 3.7: Bushfire Prone Area Townsite Buffer for Western Australia

State Planning Policy 3.7 Planning in Bushfire Prone Areas directs land use for bushfire risk management in Western Australia. This boundary dataset determines the type of Bushfire Attack Level assessment required for new dwellings, based on proximity to gazetted townsites. The data is maintained by the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage and was last updated on 2026-04-28.

Use Cases

• Determine required bushfire assessment type for a property based on its location relative to townsites.
• Identify remote areas where property owners may self-assess bushfire risk for new single houses.
• Apply planning policy exemptions for developments in specific regions like Perth, Peel, Great Southern, or South West.
• Support land-use planning decisions by integrating official bushfire prone area designations.

Strengths

• Dataset is tied to a specific, active government policy (State Planning Policy 3.7).
• Provides a clear operational rule for assessment based on a 50 km radius from townsites.
• Spatial coverage is explicitly defined for the state of Western Australia.
• Last update timestamp is precisely provided (2026-04-28 02:58:04.227808).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to its source, focusing solely on Western Australia.

Provenance

Source

Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage, Western Australia

Collection Method

Likely derived from official gazetted townsite locations and spatial analysis.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 02:58:04.227808; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Western Australia, with specific mention of Perth, Peel, Great Southern, and South West regions.