Protecting and Advocating for Tasmania's Future through Better Planning.
Planning Matters Alliance Tasmania is a peak body and growing network of almost 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.
PMAT works to raise community awareness about planning and encourages community engagement in the planning process.
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 work to achieve best practice planning and a healthy democracy that incorporates the following values:
- Embrace and respect all Tasmanians
- Enhance community well-being, health and prosperity
- Enhance the liveability of cities, towns and rural areas
- Nourish and care for Tasmania’s outstanding natural values
- Recognise and enrich our cultural heritage
- Integrate good design principles
- Through democratic and transparent processes, deliver sustainable, integrated development in harmony with the surrounding environment.
#ScrapTheDAP
Say Yes to Healthy Democracy & Say NO to The Liberals Development Assessment Panels.
Thank you to everyone who helped us take action against the Liberals Development Assessment Panels (DAPs). Submissions closed on the 29 March 2024. We received almost 500 submissions!
The State Government is proposing a developer friendly development assessment and approval process for World Heritage Areas, National Parks and other Reserves as well as for all urban/private land across Tasmania.
There are two current ‘consultation’ processes:
DAPs on reserved/public land – The State Government is proposing a developer friendly development assessment and approval process for World Heritage Areas, National Parks and other Reserves. Submissions closed on the 29 March 2024.
A State election is being held on 23 March 2024 for all House of Assembly seats. Of the 167 candidates announced by the Tasmanian Electoral Commission, PMAT managed to obtain email contact details for 160. The remainder did not have email details provided. Only 25 candidates completed the survey. The survey was open from Sunday 3 March 2024 until midnight Saturday 9 March 2024.
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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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.
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