GLAMORGAN SPRING BAY TOWNSHIP STRUCTURE PLANS
GLAMORGAN SPRING BAY TOWNSHIP STRUCTURE PLANS
CONSULTATION OPEN ON DRAFT STRUCTURE PLANS
The Glamorgan Spring Bay municipality is changing, with a population increase of nearly 20% over the last 10 years. Population projections mean that we anticipate seeing an increase of at least 16% by 2046. This means that the strategic goals of Council need to be reviewed to ensure that the changing needs of the community are met into the future.
Council has engaged ERA Planning and Environment as the project team to undertake community engagement, review previous structure plans, and prepare new structure plans for the townships of Bicheno, Coles Bay, Swansea and Triabunna-Orford.
The structure plans will consider population trends, community needs, local planning context, economic drivers, development trends, and land use demand and supply. The structure plans will support the upcoming review of the Southern Tasmania Regional Land Use Strategy that provides direction for zoning and settlement strategies for towns across the southern region.
What is a structure plan?
A structure plan is a strategic document used by local government to guide the future planning and development in their local area. It provides a blueprint for future land use and development changes and can be used to guide the application of the planning scheme through zoning, overlays and specific provisions.
Therefore, a structure plan considers population trends, community needs, local planning context, economic drivers, development trends, and land use demand and supply. A structure plan is not a population or economic strategy but rather seeks to manage predicted growth and change in an area, having regard to an analysis of the planning environment.
Draft structure plans
The draft structure plans have now been completed and will form the basis for community engagement. You can access the draft structure plans at the links below.
- Draft Bicheno Structure Plan 2024
- Draft Coles Bay Structure Plan 2024
- Draft Swansea Structure Plan 2024
- Draft Orford-Triabunna Structure Plan 2024
- State of Play Report
Printable Plans
- DRAFT_Bicheno Structure Plan_(Printable)
- DRAFT_Coles Bay Structure Plan_(Printable)
- DRAFT_Swansea Structure Plan_(Printable)
- DRAFT_Orford-Triabunna Structure Plan_(Printable)
- State of play report_GSBC structure plan review with appendices
HAVE YOUR SAY
The project team is looking forward to receiving feedback from the community on the draft structure plans.
The project team will be undertaking community engagement from Monday 10 May until Monday 17 June 2024. There are lots of ways you can be involved.
Online survey
Complete the online survey to provide your feedback on the draft structure plans. The survey is anonymous and should take approximately 10 minutes.
Click here to take the survey now!
Email and phone
If you’d like to speak with one of the project team you can contact us on (03) 6165 0443 or email us at engagement@eraplanning.com.au
We look forward to hearing from you about this exciting project for the future of towns in Glamorgan Spring Bay!
Previous Structure Plans
Glamorgan Spring Bay Council has previously undertaken structure planning for the townships of Triabunna and Orford, and Bicheno in 2014, and Coles Bay and Swansea in 2016. You can access these structure plans at the links below.
- Bicheno Structure Plan 2014
- Coles Bay Structure Plan 2016
- Swansea Structure Plan 2016
- Triabunna and Orford Structure Plan 2014
State of Play Report & Living within Glamorgan Spring Bay.
The project team was eager to receive feedback from the community on the State of Play report, as well as on what they valued and appreciated about living in Glamorgan Spring Bay. There were plenty of ways to become involved.
The project team undertook community engagement from November 13th until December 4th, 2023. Participants could attend a ‘Drop-in Session’ and have an informal chat with the team at one of five locations around the municipality.
- Triabunna Village, 20 Melbourne Street, Triabunna
- Date: Thursday, November 23rd, 2023
- Time: 4:00pm – 6:00pm
- Orford IGA, 3 Charles Street, Orford
- Date: Friday, November 24th, 2023
- Time: 9:30am – 11:30am
- Swansea IGA Express, 8 Franklin Street, Swansea
- Date: Saturday, November 25th, 2023
- Time: 9:30am – 11:30am
- Bicheno IGA Express, 39 Foster Street, Bicheno
- Date: Saturday, November 25th, 2023
- Time: 1:30pm – 3:00pm
- Coles Bay Community Hall, 60 Harold Street, Coles Bay
- Date: Sunday, November 26th, 2023
- Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm
An online survey was also available where participants could provide their ideas and suggestions. The survey was anonymous and typically took approximately 5-10 minutes to complete.
Thank you to everyone who contributed to this exciting project for the future of the townships in Glamorgan Spring Bay!