Ipswich Planning Scheme Overlay - OV7A Defence (Area Control) Regulations and Obstruction

Ipswich City Council provides geospatial overlay maps for the Ipswich Planning Scheme, specifically OV7A Defence regulations. The dataset includes maps for Building Height Restriction Areas (7.5m, 15m, 45m, and 90m) and Obstruction Clearance Surfaces. Data is updated on changes to the scheme and was last updated on 2026-03-17.

Use Cases

• Modeling building height restrictions based on the defined 7.5m, 15m, 45m, and 90m zones.
• Analyzing airspace obstruction clearance surfaces for aviation safety planning.
• Assessing development feasibility on land with special defence-related attributes that need protection.
• Integrating secondary regulatory layers into municipal planning and zoning systems.

Strengths

• Includes four specific building height restriction thresholds: 7.5m, 15m, 45m, and 90m.
• Data is updated on changes to the Ipswich Planning Scheme, suggesting ongoing maintenance.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats: GEOJSON, SHP, WMS, KML, and WFS.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Ipswich City Council

Collection Method

Likely derived from official planning scheme regulations and spatial mapping.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-17 22:24:28.495562; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Ipswich City, Australia