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Introduction

The Greater Hobart Plan has been prepared under the Greater Hobart Act 2019, at the request of the Greater Hobart Committee.

This Plan is the first time that transport, housing and precinct planning have been brought together in a spatially integrated manner. This will allow us to plan for business and employment growth, recreation and environmental management, protect farmland and plan for climate change. In the short term, the Plan will be used to inform an update to the Southern Tasmania Regional Land Use Strategy (STRLUS).

The Greater Hobart Plan is aligned with, and is designed to deliver, the 2050 Vision for Greater Hobart (the Vision):

We will live in the world’s best small capital city, a city built for people that is connected, friendly and safe.

Greater Hobart is a thriving and inspiring place to live, where we all work together to make a positive contribution to our extraordinary environment.

The vision is underpinned by the following themes

  • Be greater for our people – a great place to live; safe and welcoming; better active transport; and contribute to health and wellbeing
  • Have greater interconnection, but distinct communities – continue to 'feel like Hobart’; connected to unique natural environment; thriving, unique neighbourhoods; and people centred, activated places
  • Have greater resilience – build resilience and disaster preparedness; strong local business community; adapt towards a low carbon economy; and community spirit to 'future-proof' the city
  • Be well planned – 'right place, right time’; collaborative approach to planning; and coordinated provision of infrastructure and services
  • Have greater connection – easy to get around; greater transport choice; increase co-location of jobs and housing; and smart technology to enhance useability
  • Plan for growth and change – greater housing choice; increase residential density in inner areas; growth will be planned and sequenced; and protect unique natural areas and biodiversity

The Greater Hobart Plan is supported by a Strategy for Growth and Change and an Implementation Plan, to make sure we have a clear pathway to deliver the outcomes set out within the Plan. These documents will continue to evolve as the city changes, and in response to new information. The Greater Hobart Plan will also establish processes for the Government, Greater Hobart councils, industry and the community to work together to ensure that our capital city grows and develops in a sustainable way.