Rail Corridor Noise Impact Management Overlay for Ipswich

Ipswich City Council provides a geospatial planning overlay map defining the OV14 Rail Corridor Noise Impact Management zone. The dataset is updated on changes to the Ipswich Planning Scheme, with the last update recorded in April 2026. It serves as a secondary regulatory layer to protect land attributes and manage development constraints related to rail noise.

Use Cases

• Assessing development permit eligibility by checking if a property's geospatial coordinates fall within the OV14 overlay boundary.
• Modeling noise impact zones for infrastructure planning using the defined rail corridor polygon features.
• Integrating the overlay map with other planning scheme layers like zoning maps to analyze combined land-use constraints.

Strengths

• Data is updated in sync with changes to the official Ipswich Planning Scheme, ensuring regulatory alignment.
• Available in multiple standard geospatial formats including GEOJSON, SHP, and KML for interoperability.

Limitations

• The dataset scope is limited to a single overlay (OV14) within the Ipswich local government area, restricting broader geographical analysis.
• No quantitative data on noise levels, population counts, or property details is included, only the regulatory boundary geometry.

Provenance

Source

Ipswich City Council

Collection Method

Created as part of the statutory Ipswich Planning Scheme documentation.

Time Range

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Freshness

Updated on changes to the planning scheme; last metadata update was April 2026.

Geography

Ipswich local government area, Queensland, Australia.