Northern Tasmania has the benefit of a cohesive and collaborative group of Council Managers and Senior Planners, who support sustainable development and better regional land use across the North.

NTDC supported by State Government contracts a Regional Planning Coordinator (RPC). The RPC in partnership with the Regional Planning Group and the State Planning Office, will be reviewing and updating Northern Tasmania’s Regional Land Use Strategy (RLUS) as part of the Tasmanian Government’s planning reform agenda. The RPC supports a collective approach in the critical role of identifying future regional strategic projects.

The RLUS has legal effect in section 5A of the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act and provides strategic direction for the North over the medium to longer-term, in matters such as; settlement, values and hazards, commercial and industrial activity, transport, infrastructure and cultural values.

A recent project completed in late 2023 was a study into the demand and supply of residential land for future use across eight northern councils; Break O’Day, Dorset, Flinders, George Town, Northern Midlands, West Tamar, Meander Valley and City of Launceston.

For more information, please feel free to contact Lisa Brassington, Regional Planning Coordinator on lisa@ntdc.org.au