Housing


Consultation is open 27 April 2026

Written submissions are invited until 5pm, Monday 25 May 2026.

More information on how to make a submission is in the Lifecyle section below.

What is this about?

This a Housing Land Supply Order (HLSO) under the Housing Land Supply Act 2018, proposing to rezone land at 1 Ironcliffe Road, Penguin.

The Housing Land Supply Act was introduced to provide a more direct process for rezoning land to increase the supply of land for housing, including for social and affordable housing. Visit the Housing topic and fact sheet for more information about the Act and the process to make an order.

See the life cycle below for details of the order.

Lifecycle

Proposed Housing Land Supply Order

Details of the proposed Order

  • The site is currently zoned Recreation, and development of the site for housing is restricted.
  • Rezoning the land will enable Homes Tasmania to increase the supply of social and affordable housing within the Central Coast Local Government Area.
  • The proposed Order, if approved, will result in the subject land being rezoned to the General Residential Zone.
  • The site has the capacity to accommodate up to approximately 45 lots, comprising a variety of housing types, dependent on the type of development proposed, and the requirements of the Tasmanian Planning Scheme - Central Coast Local Provisions Schedule.

Details of the site

  • The proposed Order relates to approximately 2.08 hectares of land at 1 Ironcliffe Road, Penguin, described by folio of the Register 156425/1
  • The land is owned by Homes Tasmania.
Have your say

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 27 April to 5pm 25 May 2026. 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

Postal address

State Planning Office
Department of State Growth
GPO Box 536
Hobart TAS 7001

Email address

spo@stateplanning.tas.gov.au

Personal information

The Minister for Planning will consider all Housing Land Supply Order submissions in accordance with legislation before determining whether to table the proposed Order in Parliament or not. Where the Order is tabled, the submissions are included for Parliament’s review. Either House of Parliament can disallow (refuse) a proposed Order.

If the Minister for Planning determines not to table the proposed Order in Parliament, legislation requires the Minister to publish all submissions received and provide reasons for not tabling the proposed Order.

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.

Review of submissions

When they become available, the Minister's report will be tabled in Parliament and are available on the Parliament of Tasmania website.

Decision on order

Awaiting decision.