A commercial area with narrow alleys alongside European-style terrace housing is part of a $300 million development proposed for Perth that could add up to 390 homes to the town.
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Developer Red Panda Property wants to make the town into the "go to" destination in Northern Tasmania with a mix of larger blocks, townhouses and apartments with bars, restaurants and a hotel.
The development, to be known as Villages@Q, would attempt to capitalise on the area's fast internet speeds and incorporate modern features including hidden bins, smart homes and no letterboxes.
The proposal has four villages with each having its own name and style of living.
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Red Panda Property director Andrew McCullagh said it was an opportunity to transform Perth into a destination town in Northern Tasmania.
"The brief to my team was to make [it] 'Mona-esque' and have it do for the North of the state what Mona did for the South," he said.
"It will provide the best broadband in the country, create services that to date the town has been lacking and provide a country lifestyle 10 minutes from Launceston and 120 minutes from the Melbourne CBD."
The 50-hectare site at 35 Drummond Street was flagged by the Northern Midlands Council's structure plan in 2017 for residential development to help with growth.
The site will still need to be rezoned and a development application lodged and approved before it can move forward.
It will be built in stages over about six to eight years in partnership with DKO Architecture, GHD, Noagroup, The Green Guys and NBN.
It proposes a $105 million commercial area in between narrow European style alleys, which will feature shops, pop up opportunities, boutique bars and restaurants, and a $20 million hotel.
There will also be green spaces such as parks, community gardens, lakes and waterways, and walking and cycling paths throughout.
Mr McCullagh said the plans could incorporate a national-standard medical hub and the relocation of Perth's supermarket.
"We are set to provide a communal post office where all mail deliveries and parcels are kept for residents and an SMS notification will be provided only when you have mail," he said.
"The other thing we looked at is the ever-increasing eye-sore and logistical challenge of bin storage. We have chosen to look at dealing with this ... by way of a European system that stores the bins hidden away in the ground."
Mr McCullagh said each village would own its electricity and communication networks, with solar and wind proposed for power.
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