Plans unveiled for 51-lot subdivision in Devonport next to proposed Stony Rise Village development
A large subdivision is set to be built in a major Tasmanian city as the future of a nearby shopping centre is in serious doubt.
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Plans for a subdivision next door to a $40m shopping centre that the Tasmanian Planning Commission (TPC) rejected have been unveiled.
Landowners Best Street Investments lodged a proposal for a 51-lot subdivision in Devonport with the city’s council.
The development application for the proposed subdivision at 18A Gadsby Road outlines how one of the lots will be transferred to the council for stormwater detention while the other 50 will be used for residential purposes.
“Additionally, it is proposed to construct a sound wall to protect future residents from potential harmful emissions from the Bass Highway,” the development application says.
“The proposed development is required to be constructed in full due to the provision of services.
“However, it is proposed to allow the release of property titles in stages (approx. six titles per stage) according to market demands.”
The proposed subdivision is next to the existing Devonport Homemaker Centre and features a McDonald’s, KFC, Harvey Norman, and Bunnings.
It is also next door to where the Stony Rise Village was slated, a shopping centre estimated to cost $40m.
However, that project is in serious doubt after the TPC rejected the rezoning application for development in August.
The development application for the centre had been approved by the Devonport City Council last year.
When the TPC rebuffed the project, Tipalea Partners, the company behind the development, expressed its disappointment with the decision.
“Sorry Devonport, we have failed you,” its CEO Scott Spanton said.
“We know the decision doesn’t pass the ‘pub test’ and Tasmania’s third largest city certainly deserves better.”
The decision by the TPC drew the ire of Premier Jeremy Rockliff.
“We have seen a planning decision derail a much-needed retail development at Stony Rise in North West Tasmania,” Mr Rockliff said.
“A retail development that would provide for a medical centre, a supermarket and other speciality stores.
“It’s not good enough.
“We cannot allow decisions like this to stand in the way of economic growth, of jobs, and of progress.
“We will take a good hard look at the rules that led to this decision. And we will take action to ensure common sense prevails.”
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Originally published as Plans unveiled for 51-lot subdivision in Devonport next to proposed Stony Rise Village development
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