The Commission has published Minister’s Statement of Expectation for the Tasmanian Planning Commission, issued under section 7B of the Tasmanian Planning Commission Act 1997, on the Commission's website.

Delegations

The Commission has recently issued the following delegations:

Tasmanian Planning Scheme - Latrobe - draft amendment 1-2026 (Revocation and new delegation)

  • The draft amendment proposes to rezone 32 Cherry Hill Road, Latrobe from Agriculture to General Residential and insert site-specific qualifications LAT8.1 and LAT8.2 to provide additional subdivision standards in relation to Cotton and Robert Streets.
  • Assessment information: AM-LAT-1-2026
  • New delegation date: 3 August 2026
  • Appointed new delegates: Roger Howlett and Kevin Hazell
  • Planning adviser: Karen Fyfe

Tasmanian Planning Scheme - Latrobe - draft amendment 2-2026

  • The draft amendment proposes to rezone part of 3232 Railton Road and 229 Percival Street, Latrobe from Agriculture to General Residential.
  • Assessment information: AM-LAT-2-2026
  • Delegation date: 3 August 2026
  • Appointed delegates: Roger Howlett and Kevin Hazell
  • Planning adviser: Karen Fyfe

Tasmanian Planning Scheme - Clarence - draft amendment and permit PDPSPAMEND-2024-048902

  • The draft amendment proposes to rezone 471 Cambridge Road, Mornington and 528 and 540 Pass Road, Cambridge from Rural Living B to General Residential, Open Space and Local Business, apply the Mornington Park Specific Area Plan to the site, and remove the waterway and coastal protection overlay from the site.
    The draft permit provides for a 5-lot subdivision of the site.
  • Assessment information: AP-CLA-PDPSPAMEND-2024-048902
  • Delegation date: 3 August 2026
  • Appointed delegates: Sandra Hogue and Dianne Cowen
  • Planning adviser: Karen Fyfe

Tasmanian Planning Scheme - Flinders - draft amendment AM-2025-01(substantially modified)

  • The draft amendment proposes to amend the FLI-S3.0 Coastal Areas Specific Area Plan, including its site coverage requirements and spatial application.
  • Assessment information: AM-FLI-AMD-2025-01
  • Delegation date: 3 August 2026
  • Appointed delegates: John Ramsay and Dianne Cowen
  • Planning adviser: Samuel McCrossen

Tasmanian Planning Scheme - Launceston - draft amendment PSA-LLP0018

  • The draft amendment proposes to rezone land at 23 Racecourse Crescent, Launceston from the Recreation Zone to the Commercial Zone.
  • Assessment information: AM-PSA-LLP0018
  • Delegation date: 3 August 2026
  • Appointed delegates: John Ramsay and Paul West
  • Planning adviser: Louise Blyth

Tasmanian Planning Scheme - State Planning Provisions - draft amendment 01-2026

  • The 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.
  • Assessment information: AM-SPP-01-2026
  • Delegation date: 3 August 2026
  • Appointed delegates: John Ramsay and Claire Hynes
  • Planning adviser: Odin Kelly

Decisions

The Commission recently made the following decisions

  • Tasmanian Planning Scheme - Northern Midlands
    Amendment - 20-2026
    Description - Apply the place or precinct of archaeological potential overlay to 6B Saundridge Road, 110 Main Street and 3960 Macquarie Road, Cressy, and remove the local heritage places listing from 6A Saundridge Road, Cressy.
    Decision - Dispensed and approved.
    Decision date - 3 July 2026
  • Kingborough Interim Planning Scheme 2015
    Amendment - PSA-2026-1
    Description - Rezoning and site-specific qualification for Hotel Industry (Bottle Shop) at 11 Spring Farm Lane, Kingston (folio of the Register 189699/1)
    Decision - Approved the draft amendment.
    Decision date - 9 July 2026

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