Heritage Landscape Significant Trees in Moreton Bay Planning Scheme

Moreton Bay Regional Council's planning scheme identifies heritage landscape significant trees. The data supports growth while maintaining unique regional characteristics and is intended for use with Heritage Areas and North Lakes Locality data. The scheme commenced on 1 February 2016.

Use Cases

• Analyze the spatial distribution of heritage landscape significant trees to inform conservation planning.
• Cross-reference tree locations with Heritage Areas overlay data to assess cumulative planning constraints.
• Use the data with North Lakes Locality information for site-specific development feasibility studies.
• Identify properties subject to the heritage tree overlay to determine potential impacts on development applications.

Strengths

• Data is provided in multiple formats including GEOJSON, CSV, and KML for flexible integration.
• Attribute fields are formally defined per the Queensland Planning Provisions (QPP).
• Managed by the authoritative local government body, Moreton Bay Regional Council.

Limitations

• The specific number of records (rows) and data attributes (columns) is unknown.
• Data may be temporally stale for current analysis, with a planning scheme version dated January 2020.
• Requires conjunction with other datasets (Heritage Areas, North Lakes Locality) for full context.

Provenance

Source

City of Moreton Bay's Data Hub, author moretonbaygis.

Collection Method

Part of the formal MBRC Planning Scheme, created under the Sustainable Planning Act 2009.

Time Range

Planning scheme commenced 1 February 2016.

Freshness

Last updated in March 2026, but the planning scheme version referenced is from January 2020.

Geography

Moreton Bay Regional Council area, Queensland, Australia.