Media release – Clarence, 11 December 2023
Clarence City Council approves revised Skylands Masterplan
Clarence City Council tonight voted to approve the revised Skylands Masterplan.
Council will now undertake the development of a structure plan for the staged development of undeveloped land on the Tranmere – Rokeby – Droughty Point Peninsula, based on the Skylands Masterplan.
Clarence City Council Mayor, Brendan Blomeley, said Council will work with the community and the proponents to continue developing this plan to ensure a long-term, sustainable solution.
“Skylands is an exciting development for Tasmania, let alone Clarence,” Mayor Blomeley said. “This development has the potential to be at the forefront of urban planning, and is a great opportunity for the City of Clarence.
“Developing a greenfield site of this size could allow for the absolute best practice in modern planning, creating connected communities and a better lifestyle.
“The Skylands Masterplan could deliver a style of living unlike anywhere else in Tasmania, and a national-leading example modern urban development.
“The Masterplan is transformational in its design, this new urbanism with walkable communities, breaking the mould of the 1970s-style urban sprawl Tasmania has experienced for decades.
“This plan delivers over seven-times the open space required of a development of this kind and there provides provisions for schools, shopping facilities and essential services. This is a development we need to keep with the growing demands of our city.”
Council will undertake further community engagement activities to inform the development of the structure plan, and prepare information and fact sheets on the Skylands Masterplan which will be made available to the community.
Council continues to kick goals
Clarence City Council has voted to endorse its proposal to be the home of the AFL High Performance Centre.
Council’s submission to the State Government will propose a preferred option being for Charles Hand Park to accommodate the High Performance Centre’s primary oval, training and administration buildings and associated infrastructure, with a second oval to be located in the Rosny Parklands.
A secondary option will be listed in the report for Rosny Parklands to accommodate the High Performance Centre’s primary oval, training and administration buildings and associated infrastructure, with a second oval to be located in Charles Hand Park – a mirror image of the preferred option.
Clarence City Council Mayor, Brendan Blomeley, said an AFL High Performance Centre in Clarence will deliver social and economic benefits to the city like we have never seen before.
“Together with cricket programs at Blundstone Arena, an AFL High Performance Centre in Rosny will see Clarence be the home of elite sport in Tasmania,” Mayor Blomeley said.
“We will have Tasmania’s elite sporting talent in and around the heart of our city, inspiring our next generation, engaging with our youth, our schools and community.
“The potential flow on social and economic benefits for the immediate area, schools and businesses is huge.”
