What is this about?
This a Housing Land Supply Order (HLSO) under the Housing Land Supply Act, proposing to rezone land at 313 Clarence Street, Howrah.
See the life cycle below for details of the order.
Life cycle
Proposed Housing Land Supply Order, Status: Complete
Details of the proposed order
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 Communities Tasmania to increase their supply of social and affordable housing within the Clarence Municipality.
Details of the site
The proposed Order relates to approximately 1300 m2 of land located at adjacent to 313 Clarence Street Howrah and forms parts of title reference FR 6109/1.
The land is owned by the Department of State Growth and surplus to the formation of the South Arm Highway.
The area of land in the proposed Order has potential to yield up to approximately 4 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.
Further details of the site are contained in the attached reports.
The proposed Order and the Minister for Planning's statement of reasons can be viewed below:
- Consultation Package – including proposed Order, Minister’s Statement of Reasons and frequently asked questions
- Planning Submission report prepared by All Urban Planning Pty Ltd for the Department of Communities Tasmania
The public were invited to make submissions in relation to the proposed Order within the exhibition period.
Have your say, Status: Complete
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 or
- 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 10 June to 9 July 2024. You can have your say by making a written submission and posting or emailing it to our office before the consultation period closes.
Key documents
Consultation package (PDF 706.0 KB)
Consultant's report (PDF 1.8 MB)
Postal address
State Planning Office
Department of State Growth
GPO Box 536
Hobart TAS 7001
Email address
Personal information
No personal information other than an individual’s name or the organisation making a submission will be presented to Parliament or published.
For further information, please contact the State Planning Office by emailing spo@stateplanning.tas.gov.au, or read the Tasmanian Government Public Submissions Policy.
Your personal information
Review of submissions, Status: Complete
The Minister’s report and submissions tabled in Parliament are available on the Parliament of Tasmania website.
Decision on order, Status: Complete
Housing Land Supply (Howrah) Order 2023 - effective 14 June 2023
Amended the Clarence Local Provisions Schedule by:
- Rezoning part of the land adjacent to 313 Clarence Street, Howrah (FR 6109/1) to the General Residential Zone.