Brisbane City Plan 2014 Biodiversity Overlay: Matters of State Environmental Significance

A geospatial dataset from Brisbane City Council's City Plan 2014, representing lines for Matters of State Environmental Significance (MSES) under the Biodiversity areas overlay. The data is maintained by Brisbane City Council and was last updated in June 2026. It is part of the regulatory planning framework for the city's future development.

Use Cases

• Identify development constraints based on state-significant environmental features mentioned in the overlay.
• Conduct spatial analysis for ecological impact assessments based on the Biodiversity areas overlay map.
• Support land-use planning decisions by integrating regulatory overlay data with other planning layers.

Strengths

• Data is officially maintained and updated by Brisbane City Council, a government authority.
• The dataset is part of a formal, publicly documented planning instrument (Brisbane City Plan 2014).
• License is clearly stated as CC-BY-4.0, facilitating open use.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified as the last update timestamp is in the future (2026-06-28).

Provenance

Source

Brisbane City Council

Collection Method

Likely digitized from planning regulations and maps.

Time Range

Associated with the City Plan 2014 framework, with ongoing updates.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-28 15:08:50.880340; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia