Hadspen's housing market could be due for a shake up, as the town eight kilometres out of Launceston may play host to one of Tasmania's biggest subdivisions in recent times.
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A development application for a proposed 190-lot subdivision at Lot 1 Bartley Street and 9A Scott Street, Hadspen has been lodged with the Meander Valley Council.
The plans, by company Hadspen Developments, include dividing the 38.67 hectare block of land and all associated works to subdivide it, including a new stormwater main, news roads, a two hectare public open space and other infrastructure.
The proposed lots vary in size, between 600 square metres and 11 hectares, and are already zoned as general residential, low density residential and urban mixed use.
According to the 2016 census, there were a total of 984 homes in the small, Northern town.
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Bringing 190 lots to the market would increase the Hadspen housing market by more than 19 per cent and in turn, make up more than 16 per cent of the town's market, when compared to the latest census data.
In the DA, internal roads, an extension of Bartley Street to connect to the new subdivision and a new roundabout at the Meander Valley Road junction are proposed to cope with the increased traffic and pedestrian activity.
The application noted the development would take place over 14 stages, with needed infrastructure and roads to be added as required during the development process to ensure traffic safety.
A traffic impact assessment found it would generate about 2500 extra vehicles per day, but could be managed to avoid any traffic issues if a roundabout on Meander Valley Road and two internal roundabouts in the large scale subdivision were built.
A bushfire report noted the proposed subdivision was in a bushfire prone area but had the appropriate fire hazard management areas. With the majority of blocks measured as low risk.
A previous subdivision, adjacent to the site, was approved by the council in 2019 to subdivide a block of land into 33 lots.
The DA is available for public comment on the council's website until February 22.
Correction: A previous version of this story said it would increase housing by 5.17 per cent and make up more than 19 per cent of the town's market.
Isobel Cootes
Sports reporter at The Canberra Times. A Novocastrian with a passion for football (or soccer as they call it in the capital) via The Examiner and The Port Lincoln Times.
Sports reporter at The Canberra Times. A Novocastrian with a passion for football (or soccer as they call it in the capital) via The Examiner and The Port Lincoln Times.
