This guidance sets out the EPA’s views and expectations for the design of urban and peri-urban development proposals to protect naturally vegetated areas.

It will help planners and developers to integrate and consider naturally vegetated areas during all stages of the planning process, to meet the EPA’s objectives for relevant factors, notably Terrestrial Fauna, Flora and Vegetation, Social Surroundings and Inland Waters.

This guidance applies to strategic planning, structure plans, new schemes and scheme amendments, subdivision and development proposals. This guidance focuses on urban and peri-urban areas, but may also be applied to proposals impacting any naturally vegetated areas in Western Australia.