Housing Land Supply Order (Howrah) 2022

Housing | Local

What is this about?

The site is currently zoned Utilities and development of the site for residential housing is prohibited under the zone.

The proposed Order if approved, will result in part of the land being rezoned to the General Residential Zone.

Rezoning the land will enable the Department of Communities Tasmania to increase their supply of social and affordable housing within the Clarence Municipality.

Image showing area of land for Housing Land Supply Order — Area of Housing Land Supply Order

Life cycle

Proposed Housing Land Supply Order

Details of the proposed order

The area of land in the proposed Order has potential to yield up to approximately 2 dwelling units dependent on the type of development proposed and addressing the requirements of the Tasmanian Planning Scheme through the Clarence Local Provisions Schedule and the State Planning Provisions.

Details of the site

The proposed Order relates to approximately 721m² of land located adjacent to 31 Merindah Street, Howrah and forms part of title references FR 62918/35 and FR 62918/36.

The land is owned by the Department of State Growth and surplus to the formation of the South Arm Highway.

Have your say

Making a submission

Submissions may be made with respect to the relevant matters specified in section 13(2) of the Housing Land Supply Act 2018.
The relevant matters are as follows:

the suitability for residential use of the area of land
the suitability of the intended zone
whether the Minister would, or would not, contravene section 5(2) or section 6(1) or (2) of the Housing Land Supply Act 2018 by making a housing land supply order.

Have your say

Consultation will be open from 4 June 2022 to 4 July 2022. You can have your say by making a written submission and posting or emailing it to our Office before the consultation period closes.