$40m Stony Rise Village shopping precinct development at Devonport back in front of Planning Commission
Objections to a $40m shopping precinct development in the state’s North-West have put a six-month hamper on completion of the project, with its developers heading back to the Planning Commission. Details
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A new $40 million retail centre planned for Devonport has been hit with construction delays for six months following objections to the development application.
Stony Rise Village was intended to be a “full line supermarket” with a car park and specialty stores designed by Sydney-based developers Tipalea Partners, approved unanimously at a Devonport City Council meeting in February this year.
However, two objections to the approval have come from two nearby businesses; the existing owners of Devonport’s Coles and Woolworths supermarket and owners of pubs and bottle shops in the area Goodstone Group.
In documents submitted to the Tasmanian Planning Commission, the Goodstone Group, through representatives Page Seager, said that the Stony Rise development is “developer driven”, “out of centre” and will fragment Devonport’s existing CBD, something that goes against the council’s aims.
CEO of Tipalea Partners Scott Spanton said that while the decision was “disappointing”, the delay comes from planning issues and not to do with the development.
“When Tipalea, local businesses and those involved met with the Planning Commission over the application, it was clear that we would need more than one and a half days to cover everything,” Mr Spanton said.
“Everyone’s schedules clashed until December this year.”
Calling the circumstances “unfortunate”, Mr Spanton confirmed that Tipalea will be doing as much as possible “behind the scenes” to ready the development ahead of the hearing in December.
Mr Spanton said that if approval is granted following the hearings, construction will be planned for the middle of next year, intending for an opening in late 2025.
Originally published as $40m Stony Rise Village shopping precinct development at Devonport back in front of Planning Commission
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