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Overview

The State Planning Provisions (SPPs) together with Local Provisions Schedules (LPSs) form the Tasmanian Planning Scheme for a municipal area.  This is an assessment of an amendment to the SPPs to determine if it meets the SPP criteria under the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993.

Draft amendment 01-2026 of the SPPs proposes to make changes to provide greater flexibility for secondary residences (often referred to as ancillary dwellings or granny flats) by increasing the allowable gross floor area from 60m2 to 90m2. The draft amendment also proposes a variety of changes to clarify the requirements for secondary residences.

Received

01 June 2026

Commission receives draft amendment to the State Planning Provisions (SPPs) for assessment

Minister for Planning direction 1 June 2026 PDF, 82.0 KB

Supporting material

Draft amendment 04/06/2026 PDF, 123.8 KB Explanatory Report by State Planning Office May 2026 05/06/2026 PDF, 1.3 MB Terms of Reference 05/06/2026 PDF, 74.2 KB

Exhibition

Representations can be made to the Commission until Wednesday, 22 July 2026, by email to tpc@planning.tas.gov.au or post to Tasmanian Planning Commission, GPO Box 1691, Hobart 7001.

10 June 2026 - 22 July 2026

Exhibition of State Planning Provisions amendment

A draft amendment of the SPPs is on exhibition during this period. All exhibition documents are available below.

public notice 10 June 2026 PDF, 66.5 KB

Exhibition documents

Draft amendment 04/06/2026 PDF, 123.8 KB Explanatory Report by State Planning Office May 2026 05/06/2026 PDF, 1.3 MB Terms of Reference 05/06/2026 PDF, 74.2 KB

Representations

Representation 1 - Ken Thomason 11 June 2026 24/07/2026 PDF, 90.3 KB Representation 2 - Will Perry 13 June 2026 24/07/2026 PDF, 127.8 KB Representation 3 - Glenorchy City Council 16 June 2026 24/07/2026 PDF, 357.4 KB Representation 4 - Housing Industry Association Ltd 2 July 2026 24/07/2026 PDF, 613.8 KB Representation 5 - Sorell Council 15 July 2026 24/07/2026 PDF, 94.9 KB Representation 6 - King Island Council 16 July 2026 24/07/2026 PDF, 238.7 KB Representation 7 - Selena Dixon 20 July 2026 24/07/2026 PDF, 67.6 KB Representation 8 - Meander Valley Council 20 July 2026 24/07/2026 PDF, 933.5 KB Representation 9 - Council on the Ageing Tasmania 21 July 2026 24/07/2026 PDF, 897.4 KB Representation 10 - Clarence City Council 21 July 2026 24/07/2026 PDF, 351.9 KB Representation 11 - Hobart City Council 21 July 2026 24/07/2026 PDF, 592.6 KB Representation 12 - Northern Midlands Council 21 July 2026 24/07/2026 PDF, 478.5 KB Representation 13 - West Tamar Council 22 July 2026 24/07/2026 PDF, 1.8 MB Representation 14 - Flinders Council 22 July 2026 24/07/2026 PDF, 500.5 KB Representation 15 - Planning Institute Australia 22 July 2026 24/07/2026 PDF, 518.1 KB Representation 16 - Tasman Council 22 July 2026 24/07/2026 PDF, 169.3 KB Representation 17 - South Hobart Sustainable Community 23 July 2026 24/07/2026 PDF, 84.5 KB

Hearing

On 3 August 2026 the Commission delegated this assessment to John Ramsay and Claire Hynes.

16 September 2026 10:00am

Hearing

Tasmanian Planning Commission Hearing Room, Level 3, 144 Macquarie Street, Hobart

17 September 2026 10:00am

Hearing

Tasmanian Planning Commission Hearing Room, Level 3, 144 Macquarie Street, Hobart

Decision

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