Clearing permit applications for public comment
When we accept applications for clearing permits under the Environmental Protection Act 1986, we publish them here for public comment. The types of applications that are listed in the table below include:
- applications for new clearing permits (including those seeking concurrent assessment using the assessment bilateral agreement after a referral under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth))
- amendment applications other than those that are purely administrative.
Referrals of proposed clearing and applications to surrender or transfer an existing clearing permit are not available for public comment.
Applications related to mineral and petroleum activities go to the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS). Those applications are available for comment on the DMIRS website.
Submissions
Please send your submissions on the applications listed below before the specified closing date.
We prefer to receive submissions via email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Alternatively you may send your submissions via post to:
Native Vegetation Regulation
Department of Water and Environmental Regulation
Locked Bag 10
Joondalup DC, WA 6919
The application documents are available for comment via the links below.
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| Permit Holder | Location Details | LGA | Permit Type | Clearing Purpose | Size (ha) | Submissions Closing Date | Bilateral Agreement | Documents | Clearing Permit System link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Rockingham | Lot 4779 on Deposited Plan 33313, Secret Harbour | City of Rockingham | Area | Beach access path maintenance. | 0.076 | 22/12/2025 | No | ||
| Fortescue Ltd | Lot 209 on Deposited Plan 238236, Marble Bar, | Shire of East Pilbara | Purpose | Construction and operation of Turner River Solar Hub | 1089.0 | 23/12/2024 | No | ||
| Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd | Lot 1502 on Deposited Plan 75876 and Lot 150 on Deposited Plan 242287, Maitland | Shire of Meekatharra | Purpose | Construction, operation and continued maintenance of a solar farm and associated infrastructure | 117.5 | 22/12/2025 | No | ||
| Department of Education (Mullaloo Heights Primary School) | Lot 245 on Diagram 67611, Mullaloo | City of Joondalup | Area | Safety and structural damage prevention | 11 Trees | 27/11/2025 | No | ||
| City of Kalamunda | Walnut Road Reserve (PIN 11603865) and Patterson Road Reserve (PIN 1143596), Bickley and Pickering Brook, | City of Kalamunda | Purpose | Road Widening | 0.7 | 17/12/2025 | No | ||
| Mr Douglas Otway & Mrs Julie Otway | Lot 1278 on Deposited Plan 427551, Inggarda | Shire of Carnarvon | Area | Horticulture development | 2.22 | 24/11/2025 | No | ||
| City of Joondalup | Lot 10789 on Diagram 67314, Mullaloo (Reserve 39497) and Lot 15445 on Deposited Plan 40340, Hillarys (Reserve 47831) | City of Joondalup | Purpose | Upgrading and widening section of the Coastal Shared Path | 0.38 | 03/12/2025 | No | ||
| City of Canning | Lot 4089 on Plan 2188, Cannington | City of Cannington | Area | Drainage easement upgrades | 5 Trees | 11/12/2025 | No | ||
| Western Power | within various land parcel, Henley Brook and Brabham | City of Swan | Purpose | Installation of new transmission lines, a maintenance track and safety clearance zone. | 2.56 | 11/12/2025 | No | ||
| City of Stirling | Lot 501 on Deposited Plan 75521 (Reserve 12992), Watermans Bay | City of Stirling | Area | Coastal shower replacements. | 0.01 | 08/12/2025 | No | ||
| Kaussie Holdings Pty Ltd | Lot 100 on Deposited Plan 26580, King River | City of Albany | Area | Grazing, pasture and agriculture | 0.87 | 02/12/2025 | No | ||
| Shire of Mundaring | Lot 504 on Deposited Plan 57125, Lot 900 on Deposited Plan 423295, Richardson Road Reserve (PIN 11418627), Lot 101 on Deposited Plan 423295, Lot 405 on Deposited Plan 241716 and Lot 404 on Deposited Plan 189157, Hovea | Shire of Mundaring | Purpose | Road upgrades | 0.036 | 02/12/2025 | No | ||
| Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) | Lot 17 on Deposited Plan 194335, East Murchison, Lot 18 on Deposited Plan 220344, South Murchison and Lot 502 on Deposited Plan 55945, South Murchison | Shire of Murchison | Purpose | Application to amend - extending the duration of the clearing permit and increasing the size of the authorised clearing area. - to construct the SKA Low Project | 622.93 | 01/12/2025 | No | ||
| Acker Pty Ltd | mining tenement MCI 70/2, Christmas Island | Shire of Christmas Island | Purpose | Extractive industries | 1.5 | 01/12/2025 | No | ||
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