The 30-year Greater Hobart Plan for Growth and Change was jointly endorsed in 2022 by the State Government and the four central Hobart councils of Clarence, Glenorchy, Hobart and Kingborough. The Greater Hobart Plan has identified that there will be strong population growth over the next 30 years. This growth is best placed in the areas with high amenity and with good services, in a way that maintains the key attributes that make these areas liveable and attractive. Also critical will be the timely upgrading of infrastructure including public transport, open space and community facilities, and ensuring adequate utilities and services to support the growth.

The regional strategy outlines a 25-year vision for land use in the area. It covers various themes such as the environment, hazards, cultural values, recreation, infrastructure, economy, essential resources, and residential growth. Sandy Bay is identified as a densification area, where additional dwellings can be provided, referred to as infill development.

The strategy encourages urban expansion in well connected areas with efficient transportation systems, promoting the use of public and active transport. The strategy was published in 2010, but due to changes like population growth and planning reforms, it is now being reviewed earlier than expected.

This plan offers a comprehensive framework to steer and promote future investments in our city. This initiative fosters collaboration and financial contributions from various government levels. By embracing growth prospects and addressing vital strategic and infrastructure challenges like transportation and affordable housing, the deal aims to stimulate investments in Hobart.

The City of Hobart’s primary planning document, the Capital City Strategic Plan 2019 -2029, forms the foundation for all other planning and reporting frameworks. It is based on the community vision for Hobart and serves as a comprehensive roadmap for the city’s future.

The Climate Ready Hobart Strategy is a guide to what the City of Hobart and the community can do together to respond to the climate and biodiversity emergency as we move towards 2040.

Our Hobart Transport Strategy 2024 supports an integrated, climate ready, efficient transport and land use system for Hobart.

The Medium Density Design Guidelines will provide guidance to encourage high quality design outcomes that are appropriately tailored to the local urban environment. The design guidelines are targeted to project proponents, designers and planners to provide clear design guidance to assist with the assessment of development proposals and set the expectation of high quality medium density residential developments.

The Hobart Design Guidelines is a new handbook created by the City of Hobart to help designers, developers and the community with designing buildings, streets and public spaces across Hobart.

They're based on community ideas and proven design best practice. They aim to make sure the way we build reflects what makes Hobart special – our connection to nature, history, culture, local businesses and each other – as our city grows and evolves in the future.

The City’s 2017 Street Tree Strategy endorsed a canopy target across urban areas of the municipality of 40% by 2046. The strategy recognises the many social, environmental, and economic benefits that trees provide.

This plan identifies key high conservation value areas within its bushland reserve system as priorities for conservation action. This Plan outlines the 4 greatest threats to the bushland reserve as being invasive weeds and pest animals, climate change, and fire and habitat fragmentation.

This study investigated the feasibility of developing a linear park extending from the Waterworks Reserve at the foothills of kunanyi/ Mount Wellington, to the timtumili minanya/ Derwent River following the journey of the Sandy Bay Rivulet. It found that the development of a linear park along Sandy Bay Rivulet was feasible and desirable from Waterworks Reserve to Fitzroy Gardens. Importantly, it concluded that the development of a linear park along the lower section of the Sandy Bay Rivulet, between Fitzroy Gardens and Marieville Esplanade was not considered feasible, due to major constraints, in particular the high development costs, public safety issues and extensive land held in private ownership along the rivulet.

This review to examines a number of boundary and zoning issues and use and development controls with respect to provisions included in the Battery Point Planning Scheme 1979 and City of Hobart Planning Scheme 1982.

This study identified areas of important natural landscape value and biodiversity and developed an appropriate planning framework in which these values could be maintained and preserved. This project identified future land use zoning options and zoning boundaries to protect environmental and recreational values along the hillside and ridgeline bushland landscape.