Holmes Dyer was engaged to prepare a master plan for the residential development of a large land holding at 239 Pass Road, Rokeby, on behalf of the owners of that land, with the purpose of demonstrating the suitability of the land for inclusion within a modified Urban Growth Boundary for Greater Hobart.
The subject land was previously identified as ‘Reserve Residential’ under the Eastern Shore Planning Scheme 1963, but was backzoned to ‘Rural’ under the Clarence Planning Scheme 2007 on the basis that the locality lacked access to services. Since that time, the adjacent land to the south has been developed and all services now abut that boundary, while a range of community services and retailing have evolved within the precinct. Glebe Hill Village Shopping Centre and Medical Centre are located 600m to the south, while Bayview Secondary College is located only 2.2km away.
Our master planning process was informed by a range of existing documents, including the Southern Tasmania Regional Land Use Strategy, various Code requirements and LISTmap data, studies undertaken with specific reference to the land, including an Agricultural Land Location: Rokeby, TAS Client: Private Landowners Date of Service: 2023 – 2024 Contact: John Tellyros / 0409 018 021 Assessment, a Natural Values Assessment and an Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Assessment, and extensive on- site evaluation to understand the topography, hydrology, vegetation (including Priority Vegetation) and landform, which included exposed surface rock in some locations.
The plan has had particular regard to the design approach to steeper slopes, the retention of most vegetation on-site, the protection of waterways and the establishment of areas for stormwater detention and recreation space for future residents. Vehicle access locations from Pass Road are limited by the slope of the land and, hence, a position which angles that access across the slope has been adopted to moderate the slope of the entry road. Other access will be available by linking to the existing land development to the south.
Total lot yield is approximately 800 lots, with the potential to provide for a wide range of housing types, including standard detached dwellings, small lot and attached housing, and rural living homesteads on larger lots. The flatter land could include a retirement village to provide further breadth of appeal across a range of household typologies and age groups.
