Hobart Interim Planning Scheme 2015: Hazard and Development Overlays

City of Hobart's 2015 Interim Planning Scheme defines spatial overlays for hazards like landslides, coastal inundation, and climate change. These geospatial layers provide a general indication of regulated areas for land development and infrastructure projects. The data is intended for preliminary planning, with site-specific investigation recommended for final decisions.

Use Cases

• Identifying landslide hazard zones for development feasibility studies.
• Assessing coastal inundation risks for infrastructure planning.
• Checking climate change-related overlays for environmental impact assessments.
• Reviewing land use regulations under the Interim Planning Scheme for permit applications.
• Conducting preliminary site analysis based on defined engineering and environmental hazard areas.

Strengths

• Cross-platform presence on data.gov.au signals official municipal importance.
• Covers multiple specific hazard types: landslide, coastal inundation, and climate change.
• Maintained by the authoritative source 'HCCGISICT' for the City of Hobart.

Limitations

• Critical metadata like row count, file size, and specific column names is missing from all sources.
• The dataset carries a disclaimer noting it may contain errors and is for general indication only.
• The 'last updated' date of 2026-04-11 appears to be a future date, indicating potential metadata inaccuracy.

Provenance

Source

HCCGISICT, City of Hobart Open Data

Collection Method

Likely digitized from municipal planning documents and GIS analysis.

Time Range

Based on the 2015 planning scheme, with updates through at least 2026 (per metadata).

Freshness

2026-04-11 20:51:55.258589

Geography

City of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.