The journey began in January 2020, when Council endorsed the development of a detailed Masterplan. Over the following two years, we worked closely with Clarence City Council, the Tasmanian Government, and many community organisations. A week long public design charette brought residents into the heart of the process, shaping a plan that reflects shared values and long term aspirations.
The completed Masterplan was submitted to Council in February 2022. Four years later, the Structure Plan development continues.
Approval of both the Structure Plan and the LPS amendment is now expected in January 2027—seven years after the work began.Our family is eager to begin contributing to Tasmania’s housing future.
Neighbourhood 1, at the end of Oceana Drive, can deliver around 250 homes of varied types as soon as approvals are granted. Builders are ready. We are ready. The need is undeniable.
Skylands is designed to be part of the solution.
The Carr family
Recently we had some encouraging discussions about the Structure Plan’s status with Clarence CounciI’s Strategic Planner Indra Boss, who is leading this project.
We reiterated our belief that it’s in the best interests of everyone the Plan does not endeavor to solve potential issues beyond those for Neighbourhood 1.
Technologies are changing rapidly and something seen as a potential problem today may be easily solved with the new technologies of tomorrow.
We’ll constantly seek new ideas to improve liveability and reduce housing costs. Can modular housing with all of the improvements in quality, speed of construction and lower costs bring benefits to our future residents?
In the wake of the Rockliff Government’s recent decision to disband the Department of State Growth, Skylands stands to benefit from a more streamlined and focused infrastructure landscape. The newly established Building Tasmania superagency will now take the lead on delivering key elements like roads, housing, and major infrastructure projects—including those critical to the Skylands development. With Homes Tasmania integrated under this new umbrella, the path to addressing Tasmania’s housing crisis becomes more cohesive and hopefully more efficient. As this new economic development agency focuses on revitalizing the state’s growth agenda, Skylands is well positioned to move forward quickly and contribute to a more vibrant and well housed Tasmania.
Every parent hopes their children will live better, healthier lives than they did. Health is central to that.
Clarence Council has excellent accessibility goals, accessibility goals that will be incorporated in Skylands with one caveat: in striving for accessibility, we must avoid unintentionally reducing opportunities for people to live the healthiest possible lives.
Our family grew up in Fairhaven Vic where much of our free time was spent climbing the steep sand dunes and surrounding hills. Those places would not be considered “accessible” today yet removing them would have eliminated the excellent lifelong health benefits they provided.
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