Planning Authority Committee - 21 Jan 2026 4.00pm

Topics

• Major mixed-use development approved across New Town Road, Clare Street and Seymour Street
  Council committee signed off a large multi-part redevelopment combining housing, visitor accommodation and commercial uses.
  The project could materially reshape a prominent inner-urban area and add construction, housing and accommodation activity.

Decisions

• Major development approved at New Town Road, Clare Street and Seymour Street
  The committee adopted the officer recommendation for a proposal involving demolition, new multiple dwellings (23 units), visitor accommodation (38 units), food services, consulting rooms, sport and recreation, and associated works across 48-50, 52 and 46 New Town Road, 7a, 9, 9a and 11 Clare Street, and 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 and 15 Seymour Street, with conditions attached.
  This is a significant planning approval that may affect local traffic, built form, construction activity, stormwater, flooding, and future land use in the surrounding area.
• Agenda order left unchanged despite deputations
  The committee considered whether public deputations on a planning matter should be taken at the beginning of the meeting, but resolved that the order of the agenda did not need to change because the deputations related to item 7.1.1.
  This affected how the meeting was run, but did not change the planning outcome.
• Delegated planning decisions received and noted
  The committee received and noted the Delegated Decision Report (Planning) at item 8.1 and the Planning – Advertised Applications Report at item 8.2.
  Residents can see that additional planning matters were recorded, but no separate substantive decision is described in the extracted text.

Discussion

• Stormwater and flood management conditions on approved development
  The approval included detailed conditions about stormwater protection, contaminated water controls, certification by suitably qualified engineers, flood zone management, and maintenance of overland flow paths.
  These conditions are intended to reduce flood and drainage impacts on nearby properties and Council assets.
• Public deputations on the main planning application
  The minutes note that deputations were received in relation to item 7.1.1, but the committee decided not to change the agenda order.
  This shows local community interest in the proposal, though the minutes do not record the substance of the deputations.
• Closed portion of the meeting
  The committee resolved to close part of the meeting to the public for closed minutes and closed questions without notice.
  No public details are provided for the closed items, so there is limited resident impact information available.

Impacts

• Construction and development activity may increase around New Town Road, Clare Street and Seymour Street.
• The approved project may change local housing supply and visitor accommodation availability.
• Flood and stormwater conditions were imposed to protect nearby properties and Council infrastructure.
• Residents may experience planning-related change to the streetscape and local amenity in the project area.

Places

• New Town Road (road)
  Part of the approved development site area.
• Clare Street (road)
  Part of the approved development site area.
• Seymour Street (road)
  Part of the approved development site area.
• Hobart (municipality)
  The Planning Authority Committee met as part of the City of Hobart.

Next

• Issue planning permit with the conditions outlined in the officer report and minutes
  After administrative completion of the committee’s approval
• Apply the stormwater, flood, and engineering certification conditions to the approved development
  During detailed design, construction, and prior to certificate of completion
• Proceed with any required closed-session record keeping for the confidential items
  Following the meeting

Extract

CITY OF HOBART MINUTES PLANNING AUTHORITY COMMITTEE MEETING OPEN PORTION WEDNESDAY, 21 JANUARY 2026 Minutes (Open Portion) Planning Authority Committee Meeting 21/1/2026 ORDER OF BUSINESS APOLOGIES AND LEAVE OF ABSENCE 1. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY ................................................... 3 2. CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES ................................................................ 3 3. CONSIDERATION OF SUPPLEMENTARY ITEMS ................................. 5 4. INDICATIONS OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ....................................... 5 5. TRANSFER OF AGENDA ITEMS ............................................................. 5 6. PLANNING AUTHORITY ITEMS - CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS...