Key points
- Regional land use strategies (RLUS) guide land use and development in the long term.
- They govern Tasmania’s three regions, the north, the north west and the south.
- Plans for areas smaller than a region must be in line with the regional strategy.
What are regional land use strategies?
Regional land use strategies (RLUS) are a strategic land use planning tool that provide for regional planning outcomes.
What do the regional land use strategies do?
The regional land use strategies (RLUS) set medium to long-term planning directions for each region, influencing land use and development and providing a critical link between State and local strategic planning.
For example, a RLUS may identify places where residential growth should happen and influence how that growth happens (e.g., where higher density housing should or should not occur). In doing this, an RLUS should also consider the State and local government’s ability to provide adequate infrastructure and services to support that growth.
Once an RLUS has identified a place for residential growth, local government or developers could use this information to inform proposals for rezoning land so that such residential growth can be delivered on the ground.
An RLUS can also assist in:
- Protecting our natural environment so that we and future generations can continue to benefit from it
- Planning for increased natural hazard events, such as those derived from climate change
- Preserving agricultural land so that we have food security in each region
- Creating more liveable communities and places with the infrastructure and services we need
- Protecting our cultural heritage so that we can better appreciate the lessons of the past and create a stronger identity for our future and
- Providing regions with a stronger voice so that they can develop sustainably in line with their aspirations, desires, and needs.
Who makes and reviews the regional land use strategies?
The Minister.
What are our three existing the regional land use strategies?
They were first declared by the Minister on 27 October 2011, and have been amended since then.
- Cradle Coast Regional Land Use Planning Strategy 2010-2030 (PDF 7.4 MB)
- Northern Tasmania Regional Land Use Strategy (PDF 2.9 MB)
- Southern Tasmania Regional Land Use Strategy (PDF 14.8 MB)
