Dataset
NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure
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Environmental Planning Instrument - Height of Buildings (HOB)

This spatial dataset identifies the maximum height of a building that is permitted on land as designated by the relevant NSW environmental planning instrument (EPI) under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979. The specific EPI which defines the planning requirement is described in the attribute field LEP_Name. The EPI can be viewed on the NSW legislation website: www.legislation.nsw.gov.au.

Contact data.broker@environment.nsw.gov.au for a data package (shapefile).

Data and Resources

  • Data Quality Statement PDF

    DQS - Standard Instrument Local Environmental Plan - Height of Buildings (HOB)

  • ESRI Style file STYLE

    This is the ESRI style file to be used to apply symbology to the layer. The...

  • SLD SLD

    This is the OGC SLD layer descriptor file to be used to apply symbology...

  • Request Spatial Data EMAIL

    Contact details for spatial data package

  • FSR_HOB_LSZ RGB and HEX Code XLSX

    RGB and HEX Codes for following data - Floor Space Ratio Height of Buildings...

  • WMS WMS

    The layers listed below are exposed by this service. The individual will need...

  • ArcGIS REST Services Directory ARCRS

    The URL directs users to the ArcGIS Server service directory of the Standard...

  • WFS WFS

    The layers listed below are exposed by this service. The individual will need...

  • JSON JSON

    The layers listed below are exposed by this service. The individual will need...

  • Show on SEED Web Map SEED

    Display dataset on SEED's map

  • Height of Buildings Data Dictionary PDF

    Data Dictionary for EPI Height of Buildings

Metadata Summary What is metadata?

Field Value
Language English
Alternative Title EPI - HOB
Edition 1
Purpose This spatial dataset identifies the maximum height of a building that is permitted on land as designated by the relevant NSW environmental planning instrument (EPI) under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.
Frequency of change Weekly
Keywords HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT-Planning,LAND,LAND-Cadastre,LAND-Use,BOUNDARIES-Administrative
Metadata Date 2017-01-02
Date of Asset Creation 2008-08-29
License Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
Equivalent Scale 1
Vector representation
Record 1
Object type
Surface
Object count
Geospatial Topic Planning cadastre
Extent

Dataset extent
Temporal Coverage From 2008-08-29
Datum GDA94 Geographic (Lat\Long)
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Attribution NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure asserts the right to be attributed as author of the original material in the following manner: "© State Government of NSW and NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure 2024"