Hobart Interim Planning Scheme 2015: Overlays and Hazard Zones

City of Hobart provides geospatial overlays for the Hobart Interim Planning Scheme 2015. The data indicates locations of planning controls and environmental hazards, including landslide, coastal inundation, and climate change risks. Its purpose is a general guide for planning and development, with site-specific verification recommended.

Use Cases

• Preliminary development feasibility checks based on hazard overlay locations.
• Land-use planning and policy analysis using the Interim Planning Scheme 2015 boundaries.
• Risk assessment for coastal inundation and landslide zones.
• Infrastructure project scoping considering environmental and engineering constraints.

Strengths

• Cross-platform presence on data.gov.au signals official municipal data.
• Covers multiple specific hazard types: landslide, coastal inundation, and climate change.
• Explicitly linked to a formal planning instrument (Hobart Interim Planning Scheme 2015).

Limitations

• Column names and data structure are unknown, limiting detailed analysis.
• Metadata shows conflicting last update dates (2026-04-11 and 2026-03 25).
• Data is described as a general guide with potential errors, not for definitive site decisions.

Provenance

Source

City of Hobart Open Data, author HCCGISICT.

Collection Method

Likely digitized from municipal planning documents and hazard studies.

Time Range

Associated with the 2015 planning scheme; specific temporal coverage of features is null.

Freshness

Last updated: 2026-04-11 20:51:34.935251

Geography

City of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.