Moreton Bay Acid Sulfate Soils Planning Overlay

Moreton Bay Regional Council planning scheme overlay identifies land with acid sulfate soil hazards. The data supports development assessment by showing locations where special considerations apply for building, excavation, or vegetation clearing. It is provided by the City of Moreton Bay's Data Hub and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Identify land parcels subject to acid sulfate soil constraints for development feasibility studies.
• Cross-reference overlay boundaries with property data to assess planning permit requirements.
• Analyze the spatial distribution of this environmental hazard overlay across the Moreton Bay region.

Strengths

• Data is provided in 10 different file formats, including GEOJSON, GPKG, and CSV, ensuring broad tool compatibility.
• The overlay is defined according to the standardized Queensland Planning Provisions (QPP) schedule.
• Maintained by the authoritative local government source, Moreton Bay Regional Council.

Limitations

• The dataset lacks explicit row and column counts, making its scale and attribute structure unclear.
• Sample data is unavailable, preventing preview of the specific attribute fields and their values.

Provenance

Source

City of Moreton Bay's Data Hub (moretonbaygis).

Collection Method

Extracted from the Moreton Bay Regional Council planning scheme, per Queensland Planning Provisions.

Time Range

Version dated February 2016.

Freshness

Last updated March 2026.

Geography

Moreton Bay Regional Council area, Queensland, Australia.