The Department of State Growth has released Medium Density Design Guidelines. These guidelines are published to support the delivery of high quality, well designed medium density housing in Tasmania. They offer practical advice for the early stages of medium density housing development.
While not part of the Tasmanian Planning Scheme rules, the Guidelines will help to inform the Improving Residential Standards in Tasmania Project, which is currently investigating improvements to all urban residential use and development standards in the State Planning Provisions (SPPs) as part of the SPPs statutory review. It builds on the earlier Medium Density Residential Standards project to develop an Apartment Code.
The Improving Residential Standards in Tasmania Recommendations Report, Fact Sheets and more information on the project is available at: Improving Residential Standards. This includes recommendations for medium density residential development such as apartments.
The recommended improvements will be used to prepare amendments to the State Planning Provisions in the Tasmanian Planning Scheme. Future amendments to the SPPs include opportunities to have your say through public exhibition and hearings during independent assessment by the Tasmanian Planning Commission. For more information, please see the State Planning Provisions review.
