Moreton Bay Riparian Wetland Setbacks Overlay Areas

A statutory planning overlay dataset for the Moreton Bay Region, detailing areas with special development considerations for riparian and wetland setbacks. The dataset is part of the Moreton Bay Regional Council Planning Scheme, versioned from June 2016 and maintained by the City of Moreton Bay's Data Hub. It must be used in conjunction with related datasets on riparian waterways and specific locality plans.

Use Cases

• Identify properties subject to the Riparian and Wetland Setbacks Overlay to assess development permit requirements for building or vegetation clearing.
• Analyze spatial overlap between this Overlay and other planning scheme layers like the North Lakes Locality to understand cumulative development constraints.
• Model environmental corridors and biodiversity protection zones using the setback areas defined by the Queensland Planning Provisions attribute fields.

Strengths

• Officially part of the statutory Moreton Bay Regional Council Planning Scheme, providing legal authority for land use regulation.
• Integrates with a suite of four related planning datasets (riparian waterways, North Lakes Locality, Caboolture West Local Plan) for comprehensive analysis.
• Maintained and updated by the authoritative City of Moreton Bay's Data Hub, with a last update recorded in March 2026.

Limitations

• Specific data volume metrics like row count, column count, and file size are unknown, limiting assessment of analytical scale.
• As one of four required datasets, full utility depends on successful integration with other external overlay and locality plan files.
• Attribute schema is defined by external Queensland Planning Provisions, requiring users to reference separate documentation for field definitions.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

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

Time Range

Dataset version from 20 June 2016.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-23.

Geography

Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia.