Finalising a plan to guide the delivery of 3,500 new homes and community infrastructure over the next 30 years will benefit the popular Launceston suburb of St Leonards.
The City of Launceston successfully applied for funding from the Federal Government’s $1.5 billion Housing Support Program.
Mayor Matthew Garwood said he was excited that the council was receiving a $327,000 contribution towards finalising its St Leonards Structure Plan and Infrastructure Funding Framework.
The council is also investing $200,000 in the project.
“St Leonards is one of the city’s fastest-growing residential hotspots, as we can see from the development applications coming in the door.
“What is important is we harness this growth for the benefit of the community.
“We want our suburbs to be enriched as they change as well as protecting the features people value,” Mayor Garwood said.
“The Structure Plan and Infrastructure Funding Framework will help us sequence development in a logical way and facilitate the delivery of a quality suburb for existing and new residents.
“This planning will preserve the character of St Leonards and seek to head off the challenges created in the absence of coordination between developments, like traffic issues, poor connectivity and a lack of amenities as the suburb grows,” Mayor Garwood added.
“Launceston needs more homes, and this is one area we will focus our efforts and investments on over the coming decades.”
In 2018 Council commenced this journey by undertaking “Planning in the Pub” sessions to gauge the views of the St Leonards community, and the development of the St Leonards Structure Plan and Infrastructure Funding Framework are the exciting next step on the journey.
The feedback gathered during the earlier phases of work will be incorporated as the new phase of planning commences.