Plans for skydivers to land at Coogee Beach and Jervoise Bay Dog Beach

Thrill seekers may soon be able to parachute over the coast in Perth’s south.

Plans for skydivers to land on the shores of Woodman Point Beach and Jervoise Bay dog beach have been lodged with the City of Cockburn that, if approved, would become the closest landing areas to Perth for adrenaline junkies to jump from a plane.

Currently open for public consultation, the recreation and leisure traders licence proposal cites plans for using the two “pristine” stretches of WA coastline because of their proximity to Perth and access to public transport.

Lodged by Giannellisky Pty Ltd, the application is backed by Fabrizio Giannelli, an industry veteran who has spent more than 26 years in adventure tourism, including running services across York, Rottnest Island, Jurien Bay, Rockingham Beach and Langley Park.

Documents say the proposal would ramp up tourism opportunities within Cockburn, allowing the coastal locality to compete with other WA locations that already offer skydiving.

“Cockburn’s tourism base is likely to be expanded as a result of this proposal, with spectacular photography and videos being produced of Cockburn’s scenic coastline as adventure tourists gracefully land within the designated areas at Woodman Point Beach and Jervoise Bay,” the submission said.

“An expanded social media presence and awareness of Cockburn’s coastline is likely to result,which could create flow-on benefits for other recreational operations occurring on the coastline.”

Up to 20 people — including 10 revellers and 10 instructors — would be allowed to jump per hour at the beaches.

But local Matt De Pinto told PerthNow he frequented the two beaches regularly and wanted more investment into the areas as community spaces before recreational activities and restrictions were brought in.

“It’s a neglected part of the City of Cockburn,” he said.

“I would like to see it utilised better for the community, with family picnic areas.”

He raised concern over what he claimed was an existing shortage of parking and said there were “bigger fish to fry” on that beach than skydiving.

Options for skydiving in WA are fairly scarce with companies currently running out of Jurien Bay, York, Rottnest Island and Rockingham.

Plans associated with the Cockburn proposal say the skydiving business would operate as a seasonal activity and that the two beaches were specifically chosen in response to changing wind directions.

“Typical operations” would run from 8am to 4pm on weekdays and 6am to sunset on weekends in summer, with shorter timeframes during the rest of the year.

Public submissions close March 18.