Hobart Interim Planning Scheme 2015: Land Use and Hazard Overlays

City of Hobart's geospatial dataset defines planning overlays for land use and development constraints under the 2015 Interim Planning Scheme. The data includes hazard zones for landslide, inundation, and coastal risks, as well as areas of archaeological potential. It is intended for general guidance, and the council advises site-specific investigation before project commencement.

Use Cases

• Preliminary hazard assessment for development proposals based on landslide and inundation zones.
• Identifying areas requiring archaeological investigation prior to ground disturbance.
• Reviewing land use constraints for planning permit applications under the Interim Planning Scheme.
• Assessing coastal development risks using defined coastal hazard overlays.

Strengths

• Cross-platform presence on data.gov.au signals official importance and availability.
• Covers multiple specific hazard and constraint types (landslide, inundation, coastal, archaeological).
• Maintained by the authoritative local government body (City of Hobart).

Limitations

• Metadata completeness is low: column names, row counts, and file sizes are unknown.
• The license is listed only as 'other', creating ambiguity for reuse.
• The council explicitly warns the data may contain errors and is for general indication only.

Provenance

Source

City of Hobart (HCCGISICT)

Collection Method

Likely digitized from the Hobart Interim Planning Scheme 2015 documentation.

Time Range

Reflective of the 2015 planning scheme; specific data currency is unknown.

Freshness

Last updated on 2026-04 11.

Geography

City of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.