What will become of Rosny Hill?

How big can  should development be?

Ideas from the Rosny Hill Nature Recreation Area Management Strategy

This comprehensive document was launched in 2011. You can access the whole thing by clicking
 this link

Map 1 - suggested development from page 35 of that plan is reproduced below:

The grey areas for suggested development are quite modest.

And then in 2014...

the whole 21 hectares of the reserve turned up in a real estate ad

Expressions of interest were invited from developers by the 4th of June 2014. This was stage 1 of the possible project. These were to be assessed by the following weighted criteria:

1. Nature Recreation Area and planning scheme alignment      (30%)
2. Enhancement of public use of the site                                    (20%)
3. Economic benefits                                                                   (15%)
4. Design Standard                                                                      (10%)
5. Proponent capability                                                                (25%)

A Preferred Developer was accepted by Clarence City Council

Half of the weighting should have been focussed on public use of the area

Map 2 - a proposal  which was put forward in April 2015

Somewhat larger than the Management Strategy suggestion in Map 1

The grey rectangles are accommodation "pods", 120 in all.

A Public Meeting Was Held

It must be acknowledged that this was a useful activity by the preferred developer although a cynic would say that this was just taking a gamble. Many people spoke at the meeting but no summary of the views expressed was taken.

The Hobart Mercury reported on this meeting. This link, Mercury report of May 2015 meeting, complete with a design flyover video, is short but interesting.

A later Clarence City Council Report summarised the results of 38 written responses about the possible development:

• Traffic Concern                                              57%
• Inappropriate Scale / Design                          52%
• Impact on vegetation / wildlife                      34%
• Limiting Public Access                                  33%
• Noise / light disturbances                               26%
• Loss of privacy                                               24%
• General support                                               24%

Changes Were Made

And by November 2015... there was a new plan

Fewer Pods, but a whole extra floor cut into the hillside

😱  Just because we can, does not mean we should

But what would you find out now on Council's website?   To be continued....
















Where are we Now?