❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks data on land approved for urban development and associated native vegetation clearing, revealing data collection methods and limitations within the Department for Planning and Infrastructure.
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(1) Does the Department for Planning and Infrastructure keep records of the area of land approved for urban development each year?
(2) What form of data is recorded, eg is it by area of scheme amendments?
(3) Does the Department have data on the area of land approved for urban development each year, which will involve the removal of native vegetation?
(4) Does the Department use the satellite information available through the Land Monitor Project to ascertain any information on land clearance for urban development?
(5) If not, why not?
(6) What is the amount of land approved for urban development in each of the last four years?
(7) What is the area of land approved for urban development in each of the last four years, which will involve clearing of native vegetation?
(8) What estimates are available on the land cleared for urban development in each of the last four years through Land Monitor data?
(2) What form of data is recorded, eg is it by area of scheme amendments?
(3) Does the Department have data on the area of land approved for urban development each year, which will involve the removal of native vegetation?
(4) Does the Department use the satellite information available through the Land Monitor Project to ascertain any information on land clearance for urban development?
(5) If not, why not?
(6) What is the amount of land approved for urban development in each of the last four years?
(7) What is the area of land approved for urban development in each of the last four years, which will involve clearing of native vegetation?
(8) What estimates are available on the land cleared for urban development in each of the last four years through Land Monitor data?
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Answered
12 June 2003
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure
Response time
37 days
2 Data is collected on the land area of all zoned components of a scheme amendment. 3 The Western Australian Planning Commission’s (WAPC) Metropolitan and Country Land Development Programs assess areas to be developed over a five-year timeframe. During the consultation and preparation of these programs, data is collected on any environmental constraints/issues relating to the proposed development. These include remnant vegetation, rare flora, conservation category wetlands and other issues that need to be considered before subdivision for residential development can be approved. Protection of priority areas may then become a condition of subdivision approval. The Department generates data in relation to component constraints such as remnant vegetation as required. 4 No. 5 The Department uses finer resolution native vegetation mapping provided by the Department of Agriculture than that provided by Land Monitor, as greater resolution/precision is required for identification of remnant vegetation in urban areas. 6 See tabled paper. 7 Information from the Department of Agriculture shows that between 1997 and 2001, a total of 1,996.7 hectares of native vegetation was cleared within the Perth Metropolitan Region. No breakdown on a year-by-year basis is currently available. 8 WAPC records show that of the 1,996.7 hectares cleared in that 4-year period, only 721 hectares related to land that had received subdivision approvals for urban development. The remaining 1,275.7 hectares were cleared for purposes other than urban development. From the perspective of remnant vegetation identified within rezonings in the Metropolitan Region Scheme between 1999 and 2003 the following data is compiled. It is important to note that the remnant area identified is not necessarily cleared in development processes. See tabled paper.
3 The Western Australian Planning Commission’s (WAPC) Metropolitan and Country Land Development Programs assess areas to be developed over a five-year timeframe. During the consultation and preparation of these programs, data is collected on any environmental constraints/issues relating to the proposed development. These include remnant vegetation, rare flora, conservation category wetlands and other issues that need to be considered before subdivision for residential development can be approved. Protection of priority areas may then become a condition of subdivision approval. The Department generates data in relation to component constraints such as remnant vegetation as required. 4 No. 5 The Department uses finer resolution native vegetation mapping provided by the Department of Agriculture than that provided by Land Monitor, as greater resolution/precision is required for identification of remnant vegetation in urban areas. 6 See tabled paper. 7 Information from the Department of Agriculture shows that between 1997 and 2001, a total of 1,996.7 hectares of native vegetation was cleared within the Perth Metropolitan Region. No breakdown on a year-by-year basis is currently available. 8 WAPC records show that of the 1,996.7 hectares cleared in that 4-year period, only 721 hectares related to land that had received subdivision approvals for urban development. The remaining 1,275.7 hectares were cleared for purposes other than urban development. From the perspective of remnant vegetation identified within rezonings in the Metropolitan Region Scheme between 1999 and 2003 the following data is compiled. It is important to note that the remnant area identified is not necessarily cleared in development processes. See tabled paper.
4 No. 5 The Department uses finer resolution native vegetation mapping provided by the Department of Agriculture than that provided by Land Monitor, as greater resolution/precision is required for identification of remnant vegetation in urban areas. 6 See tabled paper. 7 Information from the Department of Agriculture shows that between 1997 and 2001, a total of 1,996.7 hectares of native vegetation was cleared within the Perth Metropolitan Region. No breakdown on a year-by-year basis is currently available. 8 WAPC records show that of the 1,996.7 hectares cleared in that 4-year period, only 721 hectares related to land that had received subdivision approvals for urban development. The remaining 1,275.7 hectares were cleared for purposes other than urban development. From the perspective of remnant vegetation identified within rezonings in the Metropolitan Region Scheme between 1999 and 2003 the following data is compiled. It is important to note that the remnant area identified is not necessarily cleared in development processes. See tabled paper.
5 The Department uses finer resolution native vegetation mapping provided by the Department of Agriculture than that provided by Land Monitor, as greater resolution/precision is required for identification of remnant vegetation in urban areas. 6 See tabled paper. 7 Information from the Department of Agriculture shows that between 1997 and 2001, a total of 1,996.7 hectares of native vegetation was cleared within the Perth Metropolitan Region. No breakdown on a year-by-year basis is currently available. 8 WAPC records show that of the 1,996.7 hectares cleared in that 4-year period, only 721 hectares related to land that had received subdivision approvals for urban development. The remaining 1,275.7 hectares were cleared for purposes other than urban development. From the perspective of remnant vegetation identified within rezonings in the Metropolitan Region Scheme between 1999 and 2003 the following data is compiled. It is important to note that the remnant area identified is not necessarily cleared in development processes. See tabled paper.
6 See tabled paper. 7 Information from the Department of Agriculture shows that between 1997 and 2001, a total of 1,996.7 hectares of native vegetation was cleared within the Perth Metropolitan Region. No breakdown on a year-by-year basis is currently available. 8 WAPC records show that of the 1,996.7 hectares cleared in that 4-year period, only 721 hectares related to land that had received subdivision approvals for urban development. The remaining 1,275.7 hectares were cleared for purposes other than urban development. From the perspective of remnant vegetation identified within rezonings in the Metropolitan Region Scheme between 1999 and 2003 the following data is compiled. It is important to note that the remnant area identified is not necessarily cleared in development processes. See tabled paper.
7 Information from the Department of Agriculture shows that between 1997 and 2001, a total of 1,996.7 hectares of native vegetation was cleared within the Perth Metropolitan Region. No breakdown on a year-by-year basis is currently available. 8 WAPC records show that of the 1,996.7 hectares cleared in that 4-year period, only 721 hectares related to land that had received subdivision approvals for urban development. The remaining 1,275.7 hectares were cleared for purposes other than urban development. From the perspective of remnant vegetation identified within rezonings in the Metropolitan Region Scheme between 1999 and 2003 the following data is compiled. It is important to note that the remnant area identified is not necessarily cleared in development processes. See tabled paper.
8 WAPC records show that of the 1,996.7 hectares cleared in that 4-year period, only 721 hectares related to land that had received subdivision approvals for urban development. The remaining 1,275.7 hectares were cleared for purposes other than urban development. From the perspective of remnant vegetation identified within rezonings in the Metropolitan Region Scheme between 1999 and 2003 the following data is compiled. It is important to note that the remnant area identified is not necessarily cleared in development processes. See tabled paper.
From the perspective of remnant vegetation identified within rezonings in the Metropolitan Region Scheme between 1999 and 2003 the following data is compiled. It is important to note that the remnant area identified is not necessarily cleared in development processes. See tabled paper.
It is important to note that the remnant area identified is not necessarily cleared in development processes. See tabled paper.
See tabled paper.
3 The Western Australian Planning Commission’s (WAPC) Metropolitan and Country Land Development Programs assess areas to be developed over a five-year timeframe. During the consultation and preparation of these programs, data is collected on any environmental constraints/issues relating to the proposed development. These include remnant vegetation, rare flora, conservation category wetlands and other issues that need to be considered before subdivision for residential development can be approved. Protection of priority areas may then become a condition of subdivision approval. The Department generates data in relation to component constraints such as remnant vegetation as required. 4 No. 5 The Department uses finer resolution native vegetation mapping provided by the Department of Agriculture than that provided by Land Monitor, as greater resolution/precision is required for identification of remnant vegetation in urban areas. 6 See tabled paper. 7 Information from the Department of Agriculture shows that between 1997 and 2001, a total of 1,996.7 hectares of native vegetation was cleared within the Perth Metropolitan Region. No breakdown on a year-by-year basis is currently available. 8 WAPC records show that of the 1,996.7 hectares cleared in that 4-year period, only 721 hectares related to land that had received subdivision approvals for urban development. The remaining 1,275.7 hectares were cleared for purposes other than urban development. From the perspective of remnant vegetation identified within rezonings in the Metropolitan Region Scheme between 1999 and 2003 the following data is compiled. It is important to note that the remnant area identified is not necessarily cleared in development processes. See tabled paper.
4 No. 5 The Department uses finer resolution native vegetation mapping provided by the Department of Agriculture than that provided by Land Monitor, as greater resolution/precision is required for identification of remnant vegetation in urban areas. 6 See tabled paper. 7 Information from the Department of Agriculture shows that between 1997 and 2001, a total of 1,996.7 hectares of native vegetation was cleared within the Perth Metropolitan Region. No breakdown on a year-by-year basis is currently available. 8 WAPC records show that of the 1,996.7 hectares cleared in that 4-year period, only 721 hectares related to land that had received subdivision approvals for urban development. The remaining 1,275.7 hectares were cleared for purposes other than urban development. From the perspective of remnant vegetation identified within rezonings in the Metropolitan Region Scheme between 1999 and 2003 the following data is compiled. It is important to note that the remnant area identified is not necessarily cleared in development processes. See tabled paper.
5 The Department uses finer resolution native vegetation mapping provided by the Department of Agriculture than that provided by Land Monitor, as greater resolution/precision is required for identification of remnant vegetation in urban areas. 6 See tabled paper. 7 Information from the Department of Agriculture shows that between 1997 and 2001, a total of 1,996.7 hectares of native vegetation was cleared within the Perth Metropolitan Region. No breakdown on a year-by-year basis is currently available. 8 WAPC records show that of the 1,996.7 hectares cleared in that 4-year period, only 721 hectares related to land that had received subdivision approvals for urban development. The remaining 1,275.7 hectares were cleared for purposes other than urban development. From the perspective of remnant vegetation identified within rezonings in the Metropolitan Region Scheme between 1999 and 2003 the following data is compiled. It is important to note that the remnant area identified is not necessarily cleared in development processes. See tabled paper.
6 See tabled paper. 7 Information from the Department of Agriculture shows that between 1997 and 2001, a total of 1,996.7 hectares of native vegetation was cleared within the Perth Metropolitan Region. No breakdown on a year-by-year basis is currently available. 8 WAPC records show that of the 1,996.7 hectares cleared in that 4-year period, only 721 hectares related to land that had received subdivision approvals for urban development. The remaining 1,275.7 hectares were cleared for purposes other than urban development. From the perspective of remnant vegetation identified within rezonings in the Metropolitan Region Scheme between 1999 and 2003 the following data is compiled. It is important to note that the remnant area identified is not necessarily cleared in development processes. See tabled paper.
7 Information from the Department of Agriculture shows that between 1997 and 2001, a total of 1,996.7 hectares of native vegetation was cleared within the Perth Metropolitan Region. No breakdown on a year-by-year basis is currently available. 8 WAPC records show that of the 1,996.7 hectares cleared in that 4-year period, only 721 hectares related to land that had received subdivision approvals for urban development. The remaining 1,275.7 hectares were cleared for purposes other than urban development. From the perspective of remnant vegetation identified within rezonings in the Metropolitan Region Scheme between 1999 and 2003 the following data is compiled. It is important to note that the remnant area identified is not necessarily cleared in development processes. See tabled paper.
8 WAPC records show that of the 1,996.7 hectares cleared in that 4-year period, only 721 hectares related to land that had received subdivision approvals for urban development. The remaining 1,275.7 hectares were cleared for purposes other than urban development. From the perspective of remnant vegetation identified within rezonings in the Metropolitan Region Scheme between 1999 and 2003 the following data is compiled. It is important to note that the remnant area identified is not necessarily cleared in development processes. See tabled paper.
From the perspective of remnant vegetation identified within rezonings in the Metropolitan Region Scheme between 1999 and 2003 the following data is compiled. It is important to note that the remnant area identified is not necessarily cleared in development processes. See tabled paper.
It is important to note that the remnant area identified is not necessarily cleared in development processes. See tabled paper.
See tabled paper.
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