A developer has lodged plans to build 34 new homes on a 1.24 hectare block in Brighton, one of greater Hobart’s fastest growing suburbs.
The proposal would create 35 dwellings in total at 39A Andrew Street, with the existing house kept and 34 single-storey brick units built around it.
Most are two-bedroom homes. Six have three bedrooms.
The plan includes 79 car spaces for the new homes, a shared park with a slide and sandpit and a new concrete driveway wide enough for two-way traffic. Every home gets its own garden.
If approved by the Brighton Council, work would be built in eight stages.
The site sits within walking distance of Brighton Primary School, the new Brighton High School and the local shops.
Mayor Leigh Grey told Pulse the land was already zoned for housing.
“I believe that our team are assessing that [application] and it’s been advertised and we’ll certainly listen to any residents who have issues around that,” he said.
“If it provides people with a roof over their head that’s got to be a positive thing, as long as it complies with the planning scheme and the requirements that are set out.”
A traffic report prepared for the applicant estimates the homes would add about 255 vehicle trips a day.
It found the Brighton Road roundabout and the Jubilee Avenue junction would keep running at the highest level of service.
Six units sit closer to the boundary than the planning scheme normally allows.
The architect argues the rule does not apply because the block is an internal lot with no street frontage.
A stormwater assessment lodged with the plans falls short on three of four targets, including a 59.7% increase in annual runoff.
TasWater has raised no objection but wants about $85,000 in developer charges paid.
Representations with the Brighton Council close on September 2.
