How Planning Reports work

Step 1 - Enter your address

Type any Queensland, NSW or Victorian street address. No account is needed to search or to see the map. The address autocomplete uses the same geocoding engine as the full LayeredGeo geotechnical report: each state is matched against a local mirror of its own government address register, so full addresses and unit-level addressing resolve accurately in every supported state.

No address? You can also enter a suburb or LGA to explore the overlay layer coverage in that area.

Step 2 - Preview overlays instantly (free)

The moment you select an address, an interactive Leaflet map loads with coloured overlay polygons drawn directly from the LayeredGeo overlay database. No credit and no account are needed for the preview - it's completely free.

Ten overlay groups are displayed simultaneously, each in a distinct colour:

• Zoning - Planning scheme zone polygon (QLD council schemes, NSW LEP, VIC planning scheme)
• Flood - Planning scheme flood overlays, overland flow, modelled extents and AEP bands, coastal inundation, historical extents
• Bushfire - Hazard and prone-area polygons (QLD Very High / High / Medium, NSW Vegetation Category 1-3 and buffers, VIC Bushfire Management Overlay)
• Heritage - Local heritage overlays and precincts, state heritage registers and curtilages, VIC Heritage Inventory
• Noise - Transport noise corridors and airport environs overlays
• Council Enviro - Council vegetation and environmental protection: native vegetation, wetlands, riparian and biodiversity land, VIC ESO/VPO/SLO
• MSES - Matters of State Environmental Significance, including koala habitat (Queensland only)
• Geohazard - Landslide and erosion management, mine subsidence, salinity
• Constraints - Other planning scheme controls: acquisition and reservation, environmental audit, acid sulfate soils, water supply catchment, foreshore building lines
• Character - Neighbourhood and building character overlays

Not every group applies in every state or council area. Where we do not hold mapping for a location, the report says so explicitly rather than reporting a clear result.

Toggle individual groups on and off using the colour-coded buttons above the map. A plain-language summary panel on the right shows the key overlay findings at a glance.

Step 3 - Generate the PDF report ($9, or 1 credit)

When you're ready to produce a shareable document, click Generate PDF Report. You can buy the single report as a guest with no account, or sign in and spend one planning report credit.

The report is generated in the background - typically one to two minutes. It includes a dedicated page per assessment:

• Planning zone classification and description
• Flood overlays, split by planning overlay, overland flow, risk and hazard, and historical events, with AEP explanation
• Bushfire hazard category and BAL construction standard implications
• Building and neighbourhood character overlays, where mapped
• Heritage overlay type and development consent implications
• Water, sewer and stormwater assets near the property
• Noise corridor status and attenuation requirements
• Council environment and vegetation overlays
• Matters of State Environmental Significance (QLD)
• Geotechnical and natural hazards: landslide, erosion, mine subsidence, salinity
• Site elevation and contours
• Registered easements over the lot
• Public transport: distance to the nearest bus stop, train station, tram stop and ferry terminal, with the search radius stated for each mode
• Traditional Owner or Registered Aboriginal Party for the area, where published
• Historical aerial imagery, where available
• Data source references for every overlay group
• Methodology notes and disclaimer

The PDF opens in a new browser tab and is ready to attach to feasibility reports, planning applications, or client briefs.

Data sources

All overlay data is sourced from government-published spatial datasets.

• Queensland - Brisbane City Council, Gold Coast, Logan, Moreton Bay, Ipswich, Sunshine Coast and other councils via ArcGIS FeatureServer, plus state-wide QLD datasets.
• New South Wales - the NSW ePlanning Portal state-wide, together with NSW state datasets for biodiversity, riparian land, key fish habitat, mine subsidence and landslide risk, and council flood studies.
• Victoria - Vicmap Planning state-wide for zoning and the planning scheme overlay families, the Victorian Flood Database (DEECA) for modelled and historic flood extents, the Victorian Heritage Register and Heritage Inventory, PTV for public transport, and Aboriginal Victoria for Areas of Cultural Heritage Sensitivity and Registered Aboriginal Parties.

See the methodology page for full source details.