Lynmore Holdings application for Sorell Estate residential subdivision

The developers behind the new Glebe Hill and Sweetwater Estate subdivisions has a new almost 300-lot proposal for Hobart’s eastern shore, which they hope to have to market very soon. DETAILS >>

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THE local developers behind Glebe Hill and Sweetwater Estate have set their sights on creating a new premium residential subdivision north east of Hobart.

Lynmore Holdings has an application in to the Sorell Council to subdivide the land at 37 Pawleena Rd, Sorell to create 297 new lots to be delivered in 17 stages.

Director Rob Lynch said Sorell Estate, if approved, would be put out to market very quickly to allow people to take advantage of the HomeBuilder grant.

Developer Rob Lynch is hoping to get the Sorell Estate lots to market before the HomeBuilder scheme ends.

“We’re really keen to get this approved because we want to get the second and third stages out for people to be able to use the federal HomeBuilder grant, which expires at the end of March,” he said.

“If they sign a contract by the end of that month, they’ve got six months to do the foundations.

“I just need to permit conditions so I can put the prices up on the website – we put this in to council in October.”

Mr Lynch said the subdivision had previously approved, but in a different format.

“The previous permit was two planning schemes ago and now unit blocks are available to be built on smaller areas – it used to be 800m2, but now it’s 650m2, so we’ve gone in and redone it, got rid of all the battleaxe blocks and have got rid of all the cul de sacs to make it a more modern subdivision,” he said.

“It will have all the extras – a playground, heritage green streetlights, terracotta coloured parking bays and street trees.”

Another of Lynmore Holdings recent subdivisions on the eastern shore – Glebe Hill, Howrah.

Mr Lynch said the demand for new homes in the Sorell area and more widely remained high, but this was expected to drop off.

“We expect a big downturn once HomeBuilder is finished as people assess their financial situation post-COVID,” he said.

“We’re doing a few things to try combat that, we’ll have up to six display homes on site and we’ll build the playground early and we’re working with council to build a new roundabout on Pawleena Rd and the Arthur Hwy so access in and out is much easier.”

The subdivision application is open for comment until February 18.