Bushland Protection Policy Boundaries for Perth Metropolitan Region

State Planning Policy 2.8 outlines conservation and development guidelines for the Perth Metropolitan Region. The dataset defines Bush Forever areas and local bushland, providing a framework for land-use planning and biodiversity protection. It is authored by the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze spatial overlap between Bush Forever areas and other land-use designations for conservation planning.
• Integrate policy boundaries with environmental datasets to assess compliance with the Environmental Protection Act 1986.
• Map significant bushland areas recommended for protection to support planning assessment and decision-making processes.

Strengths

• Policy is authored by the authoritative Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage.
• Data is current, with a last update recorded in March 2026.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GeoJSON, SHP, and Geopackage for interoperability.

Limitations

• Dataset size and row count are unknown, limiting assessment of its scale.
• No column schema or sample data is provided, obscuring the specific attributes available.

Provenance

Source

Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage, Spatial Data.

Collection Method

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Time Range

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Freshness

Updated 2026-03-24.

Geography

Perth Metropolitan Region, Swan Coastal Plain.