Protecting and Advocating for Tasmania's Future through Better Planning.
Planning Matters Alliance Tasmania is a growing network of over 70 diverse community groups from across lutruwita/Tasmania. Our Alliance members recognise land use planning impacts every inch of Tasmania. They are united in common concern over the current Tasmanian state planning laws and what they will mean for Tasmania’s future.
We hold that good planning is fundamental to supporting both people and nature to thrive and underpins a healthy democracy and how we respond to climate change.
PMAT’s vision is for Tasmania to be a global leader in planning excellence. We believe best practice planning must embrace and respect all Tasmanians, enhance community well-being, health and prosperity, nourish and care for Tasmania’s outstanding natural values, recognise and enrich our cultural heritage and, through democratic and transparent processes, deliver sustainable, integrated development in harmony with the surrounding environment.
Say NO to Fast-Tracking Changes to State Coastal Policy
#ScraptheValidationStateCoastalPolicyBill2024
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#ScrapTheDAP
Say Yes to Healthy Democracy & Say NO to The Liberals Development Assessment Panels (DAPs)
The State Government is proposing to introduce developer friendly State appointed Development Assessment Panels (DAPs) to assess and approve developments proposed for all public/reserved land and for all our urban/private land across Tasmania. There will be no opportunity to appeal the decision on planning grounds and our local Councillors will no longer decide on development applications.
There are two current ‘consultation’ processes:
DAPs on public/reserved land – The State Government is proposing a developer friendly development assessment and approval process for World Heritage Areas, National Parks and other Reserves, including Crown Land. Public comment on the draft framework closed in March 2024. Thank you to the 456 individuals and community groups who made submissions against DAPs via our website guide. We will be in contact as soon the State Government make the submissions public.
Our Work
The Our Work section is a work in progress. New topics will be progressively added covering issues such as State of the Environment Reporting, the Tasmanian Planning Scheme, State Elections, climate change and mitigation, housing, residential standards and urban amenity, transparency and democracy, geodiversity, population, Regional Land Use Strategies, heritage buildings and landscapes.
Keeping Local Councils Local
National Parks & Reserves
Aboriginal Heritage
Community Guides
Local Government Elections
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