Frequently Asked Questions

The District Structure Plan & Environmental Assessment (DSPEA) has been drafted based on a range of technical studies. DevelopmentWA is required to achieve both State and Federal environmental approvals for the development of the land, prior to the DSPEA being approved by the Western Australian Planning Committee

The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) set the level of assessment of the DSPEA as Assessment on Proponent Information (API) in August 2011. The Assessment on Proponent Information (API) will be submitted to the EPA for consideration at the beginning of 2017.

DevelopmentWA will also refer the project for assessment to the Commonwealth Department of Environment under the Environmental Protection Act 1986 (EP Act) at the beginning of 2017.