Shelter Tas welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Regional Planning Framework Discussion Paper. The Regional Land Use Strategies (RLUS) provide direction around growth and land use. Given the current and ongoing housing pressures across Tasmania, and in particular, the chronic shortage of affordable rental homes, this planning framework has an essential role in ensuring development that enables all Tasmanians to find the homes they need.
The framework needs to be designed to facilitate an adequate supply of social and affordable homes. The Planning Framework will need to align with and support the current twenty-year Tasmanian Housing Strategy (2024-2044) now under development. It will also be important to explicitly recognise the importance of social and affordable housing, which is currently included in the Draft Tasmanian Planning Policies. Read more…