Key points
- Regional land use strategies (RLUSs) guide land use and development over a longer term timeframe.
- The Tasmanian Government is in the process of reviewing the RLUSs in collaboration with the councils within each region.
- See below for current RLUSs, related documents and the Tasmanian Regional Planning Mapping system
- Visit the Regional Land Use Strategies Review section or the Shaping Tasmania website: shapingtasmania.com.au for review background and status.
What are regional land use strategies?
Regional land use strategies (RLUSs) are a strategic land use planning tool that guide regional planning outcomes. They were first declared by the Minister on 27 October 2011. The Minister is in the process of reviewing the RLUSs in collaboration with the councils within each of the regions.
The Southern Tasmania Regional Land Use Strategy (STRLUS) 2026 was declared by the Minister on the 11 September 2026. It replaces the STRLUS 2010-2035.
Southern Tasmania Regional Land Use Strategy
Tasmanian Regional Planning Mapping system
Use the following link to access the system:
STRLUS Supporting documents
STRLUS Background documents
These documents informed the preparation of the STRLUS 2026.
- Response to STRLUS Phase One Consultation Feedback (PDF 598.0 KB)
- Statewide Industrial Land Study - December 2025 (PDF 16.3 MB)
- Phase One Consultation Report (PDF 9.6 MB)
- State of Play Report (PDF 14.3 MB)
- State of Play Report Summary (PDF 2.4 MB)
- Southern Tasmania Economic Profile (PDF 15.1 MB)
- Residential Demand and Supply Study Demand and Supply Report (PDF 8.9 MB)
- Residential Demand and Supply Study LGA summary (PDF 2.4 MB)
- Residential Demand and Supply Study Market Demand Report (PDF 9.1 MB)
Minister for Housing and Planning - Response to section 5A(3A) advice received from the Tasmanian Planning Commission
Cradle Coast Regional Land Use Strategy
Northern Tasmania Regional Land Use Strategy
What do the regional land use strategies do?
The regional land use strategies (RLUS) set medium to long-term planning directions for each region, influencing land use and development and providing a critical link between State and local strategic planning.
For example, RLUSs may identify where and how residential growth should occur (e.g., where higher housing should be located and at what density) taking into consideration issues such as infrastructure and services availability or constraints from environmental values or natural hazards.
Once a RLUS has identified locations for growth more detailed strategic planning and the rezoning of land can be undertaken at the local level, so that housing and other forms of growth can be delivered on the ground.
RLUSs can also assist in:
- Protecting our natural environment so that we and future generations can continue to benefit from it
- Planning for increased natural hazard events, such as those derived from climate change
- Preserving agricultural land so that we have food security in each region
- Creating more liveable communities and places with the infrastructure and services we need
- Protecting our cultural heritage so that we can better appreciate the lessons of the past and create a stronger identity for our future and
- Providing regions with a stronger voice so that they can develop sustainably in line with their aspirations, desires, and needs.
Regional land use strategies in the Resource Management and Planning System
