Southern Midlands: planning zones, bushfire and flood codes
The 18 planning zones mapped in Southern Midlands, Tasmania, the hazard codes counted address by address, and which registers cover the council.
A report can be bought for most addresses in Southern Midlands that are in the state address register, $9.90 including GST, paid once. This page is the free part: what the Tasmanian planning registers hold for the council. The report is for one address, and reads the planning, heritage and hazard registers listed below for it. Check an address in Southern Midlands first: the check is free and states the total before you pay.
What this page covers
This page covers Southern Midlands’s part of the Tasmanian Planning Scheme: its zones, its codes, and the hazard codes counted below as its Local Provisions Schedule maps them. Declared landslip areas, and land the building rules treat as bushfire-prone where the map does not show it, are not counted here. This page carries no recorded crime: we hold none for Tasmania, and a heading with nothing under it reads as though there is none to hold.
The local instrument the register names here is Southern Midlands Local Provisions Schedule.
Bushfire, flood and other hazard codes in Southern Midlands
What the government maps show. Not a risk rating.
The Southern Midlands Local Provisions Schedule maps none of these codes, so nobody has mapped them here. That is not a finding that the land is clear.
- Coastal erosion Every band counts, and so does an investigation area: land where the band has not yet been set, not a band lower than Low. Coastal erosion by council, on our map.
- Coastal inundation Every band counts, and so does an investigation area: land where the band has not yet been set, not a band lower than Low. The code plans for sea level rise. Coastal inundation by council, on our map.
Bushfire-prone areas
- 2,699 on the map at the address point
- 26 on part of the lot only
- 116 at the edge only
- 780 not on the map
The planning scheme and the building rules also treat land within 100 m of 1 ha or more of bushfire-prone vegetation as bushfire-prone, whether or not this map shows it. See theLIST. Bushfire-prone areas by council, on our map.
How this is counted
2,725 of 3,621 addresses (75.3%) are on a lot shown, in whole or in part, as a bushfire-prone area under the Bushfire-Prone Areas Code, in the council’s Local Provisions Schedule. On 2,682 of 3,576 lots · 26 on part of the lot only · 116 touch only the edge. The planning scheme and the building rules also treat land within 100 m of 1 ha or more of bushfire-prone vegetation as bushfire-prone, whether or not this map shows it.
Flood-prone areas
- 11 on the map at the address point
- 107 on part of the lot only
- 43 at the edge only
- 3,460 not on the map
A flood-prone area is a planning map, not a flood model: overland flow is often not in it. The code can also apply to land this map does not show, where the council has other evidence the land can flood. See theLIST. Flood-prone areas by council, on our map.
How this is counted
118 of 3,621 addresses (3.3%) are on a lot shown, in whole or in part, as a flood-prone area under the Flood-Prone Areas Hazard Code, in the council’s Local Provisions Schedule. On 115 of 3,576 lots · 107 on part of the lot only · 43 touch only the edge. A flood-prone area is a planning map, not a flood model: overland flow is often not in it. The code can also apply to land this map does not show, where the council has other evidence the land can flood.
Landslip hazard bands
- 257 on the map at the address point
- 1,161 on part of the lot only
- 71 at the edge only
- 2,132 not on the map
By the most severe band on the lot: Medium 771; Low 647. Every band counts, Low to High. Declared landslip areas under the Mineral Resources Development Act 1995 are a separate register and are not part of this count. See theLIST. Landslip hazard bands by council, on our map.
How this is counted
1,418 of 3,621 addresses (39.2%) are on a lot shown, in whole or in part, as a landslip hazard band under the Landslip Hazard Code, in the council’s Local Provisions Schedule. By the most severe band on the lot: Medium 771; Low 647. On 1,390 of 3,576 lots · 1,161 on part of the lot only · 71 touch only the edge. Every band counts, Low to High. Declared landslip areas under the Mineral Resources Development Act 1995 are a separate register and are not part of this count.
Check an address in Southern Midlands, free
Free: which registers cover the address. The report ($9.90 including GST): whether the lot is on them, and how much of it.
How these are counted
Counted from every address in our Tasmanian build (each LIST address whose land could be identified), in build 63 of 23 October 2026, out of the addresses on land each register covers; a share is given only where the register covers nine in ten of the council’s addresses. Addresses, not homes: an apartment building is many addresses on one lot, and a vacant block is one. “Part of the lot” counts land, not buildings: the mapped area may not reach the house. A lot the map touches only at the edge, within the map’s accuracy, is shown as “Check” in a report and is counted in the base but not as on the map, so a share can be low by up to the edge count in its row. These are counts of what the government maps show, by our method; they are not a risk rating, and a council’s own count of “properties” may not match them. See why unmapped is not clear.
Counts derived by WattleAddr from these registers, by our method. Addresses: LIST Address Points from theLIST ©State of Tasmania. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia licence: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/; Lots: LIST Cadastral Parcels from theLIST ©State of Tasmania. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia licence: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/; Zones, which decide whose Local Provisions Schedule applies: Tasmanian Planning Scheme - Zoning from theLIST ©State of Tasmania. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia licence: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/; Hazard codes: Tasmanian Planning Scheme - Code Overlays from theLIST ©State of Tasmania. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia licence: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/; Council boundaries: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 3, 2021, Local Government Areas. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Address and parcel data: Land Tasmania (Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania), the creator. Tasmanian Planning Scheme data: Tasmanian Planning Commission, custodian, distributed by Land Tasmania through theLIST. Used under the licence named in each notice; none of them has reviewed or endorsed this report. The same holds for the counts on this page, which we derived: neither has reviewed or endorsed them. Licences: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia for theLIST data, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/; Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 for the council boundaries, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
Which of our 27 Tasmanian planning registers map Southern Midlands
- Attenuation CodeCovers Southern Midlands · updated 15 June 2022
- Declared landslip areas (Mineral Resources Tasmania)One list for the whole State · updated 23 October 2026
- Electricity Transmission Infrastructure Protection CodeCovers Southern Midlands · updated 15 June 2022
- Local Historical Heritage CodeCovers Southern Midlands · updated 15 June 2022
- Natural Assets CodeCovers Southern Midlands · updated 15 June 2022
- Parking and Sustainable Transport CodePublishes nothing for this council
- Potentially Contaminated Land CodePublishes nothing for this council
- Road and Railway Assets CodeCovers Southern Midlands · updated 15 June 2022
- Safeguarding of Airports CodePublishes nothing for this council
- Scenic Protection CodeCovers Southern Midlands · updated 15 June 2022
- Tas bushfire proneCovers Southern Midlands · updated 15 June 2022
- Tas coastal erosion highPublishes nothing for this council
- Tas coastal erosion investigationPublishes nothing for this council
- Tas coastal erosion lowPublishes nothing for this council
- Tas coastal erosion mediumPublishes nothing for this council
- Tas coastal inundation highPublishes nothing for this council
- Tas coastal inundation investigationPublishes nothing for this council
- Tas coastal inundation lowPublishes nothing for this council
- Tas coastal inundation mediumPublishes nothing for this council
- Tas flood proneCovers Southern Midlands · updated 15 June 2022
- Tas landslip highPublishes nothing for this council
- Tas landslip lowCovers Southern Midlands · updated 8 February 2023
- Tas landslip mediumCovers Southern Midlands · updated 8 February 2023
- Tas landslip medium activePublishes nothing for this council
- Tasmanian Heritage RegisterOne list for the whole State · updated 25 September 2026
- Tasmanian Planning Scheme - General OverlaysCovers Southern Midlands · updated 15 June 2022
- Tasmanian Planning Scheme - ZoningCovers Southern Midlands · updated 15 June 2022
Planning zones mapped in Southern Midlands
18 zones in use
- Agriculture
- Community Purpose
- Environmental Management
- Future Urban
- General Business
- General Residential
- Landscape Conservation
- Light Industrial
- Local Business
- Low Density Residential
- Open Space
- Particular Purpose
- Recreation
- Rural
- Rural Living — Rural Living Zone A
- Rural Living — Rural Living Zone C
- Utilities
- Village
The 18 distinct zones the register maps here, and how many separate areas each is mapped over. The map reference is the scheme’s own. A Tasmanian zone has no short alphabetic code, so the reference and the name are both carried rather than one being flattened into the other. Zone names are as the register publishes them, capitals and all. This counts mapped areas in the register, not properties: a zone over one large polygon may cover more land than a zone over fifty.
The zones as a table, with mapped areas
| Map reference | Name | Mapped areas |
|---|---|---|
| 125.21 | Agriculture | 43 |
| 125.27 | Community Purpose | 22 |
| 125.23 | Environmental Management | 160 |
| 125.30 | Future Urban | 4 |
| 125.15 | General Business | 2 |
| 125.8 | General Residential | 6 |
| 125.22 | Landscape Conservation | 5 |
| 125.18 | Light Industrial | 3 |
| 125.14 | Local Business | 1 |
| 125.10 | Low Density Residential | 4 |
| 125.29 | Open Space | 1 |
| 125.31 | Particular Purpose | 3 |
| 125.28 | Recreation | 8 |
| 125.20 | Rural | 171 |
| 125.11.1 | Rural Living — Rural Living Zone A | 9 |
| 125.11.3 | Rural Living — Rural Living Zone C | 1 |
| 125.26 | Utilities | 21 |
| 125.12 | Village | 19 |
Local controls named in the Southern Midlands scheme
Specific Area Plans, Local Area Objectives, precincts and site-specific qualifications, under the names the scheme gives them. These are local instruments: they exist in Southern Midlands and generally nowhere else, and a zone lookup alone does not show them.
Precincts and Defined Areas
- Jerusalem Estate Specific Area Plan 4
- Particular Purpose Zone Tasmanian Buddhist Cultural Park 2
Site Specific Qualifications
- Site Specific Qualification 5
Specific Area Plan
- Bagdad Potential Dispersive Soils Specific Area Plan 1
- Chauncy Vale Specific Area Plan 1
- Colebrook Township Specific Area Plan 1
- Jerusalem Estate Specific Area Plan 3
- Oatlands Equestrian Precinct Specific Area Plan 1
- Tunbridge Township Specific Area Plan 1
- Tunnack Township Specific Area Plan 1
- Water Catchment Specific Area Plan 1
The local controls as a table
| Control | Kind | Mapped areas |
|---|---|---|
| Site Specific Qualification | Site Specific Qualifications | 5 |
| Jerusalem Estate Specific Area Plan | Precincts and Defined Areas | 4 |
| Jerusalem Estate Specific Area Plan | Specific Area Plan | 3 |
| Particular Purpose Zone Tasmanian Buddhist Cultural Park | Precincts and Defined Areas | 2 |
| Bagdad Potential Dispersive Soils Specific Area Plan | Specific Area Plan | 1 |
| Chauncy Vale Specific Area Plan | Specific Area Plan | 1 |
| Colebrook Township Specific Area Plan | Specific Area Plan | 1 |
| Oatlands Equestrian Precinct Specific Area Plan | Specific Area Plan | 1 |
| Tunbridge Township Specific Area Plan | Specific Area Plan | 1 |
| Tunnack Township Specific Area Plan | Specific Area Plan | 1 |
| Water Catchment Specific Area Plan | Specific Area Plan | 1 |
Registers that cover Southern Midlands
14 of the 27 Tasmanian planning registers we hold map Southern Midlands. Land in this council that is not in one of them is outside its mapped area, and that is a finding.
The 14 covering registers as a table, with what each maps
| Register | In Southern Midlands | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| Tas landslip low | 25,705 mapped areas | 8 February 2023 |
| Tas landslip medium | 8,873 mapped areas | 8 February 2023 |
| Natural Assets Code Priority vegetation areas, waterway and coastal protection areas and future coastal refugia areas. |
2,147 mapped areas | 15 June 2022 |
| Local Historical Heritage Code Local heritage places and precincts, and places of archaeological potential. |
490 mapped areas | 15 June 2022 |
| Tasmanian Planning Scheme - Zoning The zone for every parcel under this council’s Local Provisions Schedule. It is the authorised planning map under s.80M of the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993, not a derived or indicative layer. |
483 mapped areas | 15 June 2022 |
| Tas flood prone | 98 mapped areas | 15 June 2022 |
| Attenuation Code Attenuation areas around activities whose emissions constrain sensitive uses nearby. |
29 mapped areas | 15 June 2022 |
| Scenic Protection Code Scenic protection areas and scenic road corridors. |
29 mapped areas | 15 June 2022 |
| Tasmanian Planning Scheme - General Overlays Specific Area Plans, Local Area Objectives, Precincts and Defined Areas and Site-Specific Qualifications: the locally named controls that a zone alone does not show. |
21 mapped areas | 15 June 2022 |
| Electricity Transmission Infrastructure Protection Code Corridors either side of transmission infrastructure within which use and development is controlled. |
11 mapped areas | 15 June 2022 |
| Road and Railway Assets Code Areas beside roads and railways within which access and development is controlled. |
2 mapped areas | 15 June 2022 |
| Tas bushfire prone | 1 mapped area | 15 June 2022 |
| Declared landslip areas (Mineral Resources Tasmania) Land declared an A or B landslip area by order of the Minister under Part 9A of the Mineral Resources Development Act 1995. The order is recorded on the title. Mineral Resources Tasmania describes A areas as land where no more development is allowed, and B areas as land where development is allowed under strict controls; ask Mineral Resources Tasmania what approval any works need. Every current declaration in the State; the boundaries are indicative, not surveyed. |
one list for the whole State | 23 October 2026 |
| Tasmanian Heritage Register Places entered in the Register under the Historic Cultural Heritage Act 1995, kept by the Tasmanian Heritage Council. One list for the whole State, separate from each council’s local heritage listing: a place is on it or it is not. |
one list for the whole State | 25 September 2026 |
Registers that leave Southern Midlands unresolved
We hold 13 further Tasmanian planning registers, and a search of them in Southern Midlands settles nothing. That is not a finding about the land.
13 of them name the councils they map, and none names Southern Midlands: this council never published that control, so there is nothing here to search.
The 13 registers that settle nothing here, as a table
| Register | In Southern Midlands | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| Safeguarding of Airports Code Obstacle limitation surfaces, public safety areas and noise exposure areas around airports. |
publishes nothing for this council | — |
| Potentially Contaminated Land Code Land recorded as potentially contaminated by a previous use. Land absent from it has not been recorded, which is not a finding that it is clean. |
publishes nothing for this council | — |
| Parking and Sustainable Transport Code Parking precincts and areas with their own parking provision requirements. |
publishes nothing for this council | — |
| Tas coastal erosion high | publishes nothing for this council | — |
| Tas coastal erosion investigation | publishes nothing for this council | — |
| Tas coastal erosion low | publishes nothing for this council | — |
| Tas coastal erosion medium | publishes nothing for this council | — |
| Tas coastal inundation high | publishes nothing for this council | — |
| Tas coastal inundation investigation | publishes nothing for this council | — |
| Tas coastal inundation low | publishes nothing for this council | — |
| Tas coastal inundation medium | publishes nothing for this council | — |
| Tas landslip high | publishes nothing for this council | — |
| Tas landslip medium active | publishes nothing for this council | — |
Tasmanian council areas next to Southern Midlands
The other Tasmanian council areas that share a stretch of land boundary with Southern Midlands, in alphabetical order; councils across the State border or across open water are not listed. Sharing a boundary says nothing about hazards, zoning or crime on either side of it: each page has its own figures. Every council area in Tasmania is on one page.
Neighbours worked out by WattleAddr from the council boundaries (Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 3, 2021, Local Government Areas. Licensed under CC BY 4.0).
Sources
Reproduced verbatim, as the licences require.
Tasmanian Planning Scheme - Code Overlays from theLIST ©State of Tasmania Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia Licence, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/.
Tasmanian Planning Scheme - Zoning from theLIST ©State of Tasmania Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia Licence, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/.
Tasmanian Planning Scheme - General Overlays from theLIST ©State of Tasmania Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia Licence, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/.
Proclaimed Landslip Areas (Mineral Resources Tasmania) © Mineral Resources Tasmania Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia Licence, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/.
Tasmanian Heritage Register: Heritage Tasmania - the LIST © State of Tasmania Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia Licence, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/.
Council names and boundaries: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 3, 2021, Local Government Areas. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Where a report can be bought
A report is on sale for most addresses in the Australian Capital Territory, every address in New South Wales, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Moreton Bay, Noosa and Toowoomba in Queensland, most addresses in Tasmania and almost every address in Victoria. In Western Australia a shorter report is free, read at the address point only (addresses whose location is on the property). The check is free: it tells you which registers cover an address and what the report costs for it, before you pay anything. Reports from $9.90 including GST, paid once, and the price belongs to the jurisdiction the address is in.
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