However, public submissions showed some community members remain unsure if a development of such scale is necessary.

Of the 60 submissions received, 59 were against the SAP approval. The Tasmanian Planning Commission now will review the submissions and consult with developers to decide the 160-room, 39-metre high hotel's fate.

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Of the submissions that were against the SAP, 33 of those were individual submissions, with 25 appearing to be the same letter signed by different individuals.

The single representation in favour was by the Launceston Chamber of Commerce executive office David Peach.

Many of the submissions held concerns about the height of the proposed building and questioned whether the development was needed to meet Launceston's demand for tourist accommodation.

In November 2019, RMPAT found the overshadowing was not an issue but upheld the appeal on height and compatibility grounds.

"Launceston does NOT need large [eyesore] hotels and conference centres when they can't fill what they have now," one submission read.

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"We have unique architecture that sets Launceston apart from all other tourism destinations. Surely we do not seek to be a carbon copy of other "high-rise" cities, but celebrate our uniqueness and build in accordance with our wonderful natural environmental features," another read.

However, the Gorge Hotel Economic Impact Assessment found that by 2030, the city's demand for accommodation will be 37 per cent higher than levels in mid-2019.

"This equates to an additional 525 rooms. These modelled figures have taken into account the impact of COVID 19 pandemic," the report read.