Heritage Protection Society member and Launceston architect Lionel Morell will outline his concerns at a press conference this morning.

Mr Morell has called on the City of Launceston council and UTAS to make their positions clear on flood mitigation after the release of two reports - one last year and one in March.

One report author Chris Penna has also voiced his concerns on the "worrying projections", saying forecast sea level rise would not be contained by Launceston's current flood levees.

In the past, UTAS has not divulged its flood mitigation strategy for the campus, but have acknowledged it will be a challenge for the consortium of architects who are working on the project.

UTAS Pro Vice-Chancellor David Adams told The Examiner in March it was working with the council to put forward an amendment to the planning scheme, to allow it to submit one development application.

The precinct has been divided into seven zones, which will be developed in a staged construction, with the first to be Willis Street, the pedestrian bridge over the Tamar and a student building as the first stage.

Professor Adams said the DA was expected by June, subject to planning approval.

Another hurdle facing the development is the planning scheme, because the precinct is on different land parcels, each with their own unique challenges.

"Each of the sites has issues related to parking, or flood mitigation, things like that," Professor Adams said.

John Wardle Architects was announced to lead a consortium of architects, which included Tasmanian firms to design the once-in-a-lifetime campus.

At the announcement in June 2018, JWA architect Jane Williams acknowledged flood mitigation as a task they would have to navigate.

"It's incredibly exciting, as architects, to be involved in a project of this nature, where the physical environment is a contributor and will be a catalyst for change," she said.

She said she would be working through site-specific issues, such as flood mitigation at Inveresk.

"Here at this site there are flood mitigation issues, that we'd explore with the landscape architects."

While UTAS has pushed back its deadline to submit the development application, it is in the process of finalising an amended master plan, which is expected to include flood mitigation details.

However, that amended master plan has not bee made public yet - and a deadline for when that report will be released has not been set.

Mr Morell will outline his concerns in full with Mr Kenna at a press conference this morning at 11am.

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