Declaration of amended Southern Tasmania Regional Land Use Strategy

What's new?

  • The Minister for Planning declared an amended Southern Tasmania Regional Land Use Strategy (STRLUS), effective on the 17 May 2023.

The Minister for Planning has declared an amended Southern Tasmania Regional Land Use Strategy (STRLUS). The Minister has taken this step after consulting with the Tasmanian Planning Commission, the relevant planning authorities, and the relevant State Service Agencies in accordance with section 5A(4) of the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993 (the LUPA Act), The LUPA Act requires the Minister to keep the regional strategies in constant review.

The amended STRLUS came into effect on 17 May 2023:

Southern Tasmania Regional Land Use Strategy 2010-2035 (PDF, 14.8 MB)

The amendments made to the STRLUS include:

  • additional sites within the Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) as described in Map 10 and;
  • amendment to regional policy SRD 2.12.

The amendment to Regional Policy SRD 2.12 provides greater clarity and enables Councils and the Tasmanian Planning Commission greater flexibility in considering the planning merit of proposals to rezone land for urban purposes which are outside, but immediately adjacent to, the UGB.

Other Recent STRLUS Amendments

Amendment dated:   13 July 2022

Summary of July 2022 amendment

  • Inserted regional policy SRD 1.1A into the Settlement and Residential Development Strategy to enable the consideration of contemporary residential supply and demand information for rezoning proposals in towns defined as Major District Centres, District Towns and Townships.

Amendment dated:   24 November 2021

  • Added part of the area of land at 69 Brighton Road, Brighton within the Urban Growth Boundary (UGB), as shown in Map 10 of the STRLUS.

The amendment provides Brighton with an equivalent amount of residential land to that which has recently been removed from Brighton’s residential land supply for the future Brighton High School.

Amendment dated: 22 September 2021

  • A new regional policy SRD 2.12 enabling the consideration of a rezoning proposal for a lot area of up to 2ha that is outside, but adjoining, the Greater Hobart Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) provided it meets the necessary criteria and other relevant regional policies in the STRLUS. Note: This amendment was superseded by the amendment dated 17 May 2023.
  • A minor adjustment to the UGB in Map 10 to include the remaining area of land at 66 Summerhill Road, West Hobart.

The amendment corrects an anomaly in the UGB at 66 Summerhill Road, West Hobart, as requested by Hobart City Council, and allows for any similar anomalies to be considered through the normal planning scheme amendment process without first adjusting the STRLUS.

Amendment dated: 19 February 2020

  • A minor adjustment to the UGB in Map 10 to include a portion of the land at 22 Atkins Street, Rokeby within the UGB.

Amendment dated: 9 May 2018

  • The insertion of an implementation statement and the Tasmanian Planning Scheme Addendum for application to the Local Provisions Schedules as part of the Tasmanian Planning Scheme.
  • Minor adjustments to the UGB in Map 10 to include the land at 56-62 Forcett Street, Sorell and a portion of the land at 369 (or 353) Lenah Valley Road, Lenah Valley within the UGB.

Amendment dated: 14 September 2016

  • Minor adjustments to the UGB in Map 10 in to include land off Woodhurst Road, Seven Mile Beach and a portion of the land at 25 Stevens Farm Road, West Hobart within the UGB.

Amendment dated: 1 October 2013 (Gazetted: 13 November 2013)

A number of amendments to:

  • clarify the effect and scope of the regional strategies to assist with the assessment of the interim planning schemes that was being undertaken at the time;
  • incorporate the Southern Tasmanian Industrial Land Study and Southern Tasmanian Industrial Land Strategy;
  • clarify the requirements for the spatial application of the Rural Living Zone and Environmental Living Zone;
  • adjust the UGB to align with previously approved planning scheme amendments and to correct various anomalies;
  • depict the UGB with a higher degree of accuracy to assist with interpretation and assessment; and
  • correct various clerical errors.