Residential Standards

PMAT’s founding platform seeks to improve the liveability and wellbeing of all Tasmanians.
One of PMAT’s founding concerns was the poor residential standards of the State Planning Provisions. This concern was shared by the Local Government Association of Tasmania who resolved in 2018 to write to the then Minister for Planning Peter Gutwein to request a review of the State Planning Provisions for residential standards.

TasPIN understands the push for increased density in our residential zones, cities, suburbs, and townships. However, this must not be at the expense of what matters for Tasmanians and future proofing for climate change. Character, sense of place, climate resilience, quality design and building, housing choice, affordable housing, and retaining the comparative advantage ofTasmania: all these are critical as the planning reforms push for increased density.

PMAT was identified as a key stakeholder and was asked to provide feedback on the Discussion Paper to inform the project moving forward.

Planning Matters Alliance Tasmania, in their platform seek to improve the liveability and wellbeing of all Tasmanians, has engaged Plan Place Pty Ltd to prepare a submission to the State PlanningProvisions (SPPs) 5-year review concerning the following zones:General Residential Zone (GRZ), Inner Residential Zone (IRZ), and Low Density Residential Zone (LDRZ).

The standards that are resulting in for example in an unreasonable impact on residential character and amenity and remove a right of say over what happens next door to home owners. People’s homes are often their biggest asset but the values of their properties can be unduly impacted due to loss of amenity. This also impacts on people’s well-being.