The former Penguin Recreation Ground at 1 Ironcliffe Road, Penguin, is well-located land owned by Homes Tasmania and presents a significant opportunity to address the pressing need for affordable housing in the community.
The land – formerly owned by the Parks and Wildlife Service – had been under the management of the Central Coast Council for use as a community recreation ground since 2009.
In 2021, the Council undertook community consultation on how the land could best be used. That work – commonly known as the Penguin CBD master plan – identified the site as being suitable for housing, and this work was shared with the Tasmanian Government.
The report from this consultation recommended the Council’s master plan be adjusted to meet the significant housing demand in Penguin via medium-density residential development.
The land was transferred to Homes Tasmania’s ownership at the end of July 2024 and Homes Tasmania intends to apply to rezone the land under the Housing Land Supply Act 2018.
Read more in the 1 Ironcliffe Road, Penguin land rezoning fact sheet.
Have your say
There are several opportunities for the community to provide feedback on land release projects, including consultation through the State Planning Office on the proposed rezoning of the land.
Read more about consultation opportunities with the Housing Land Supply Order process (PDF 247.2 KB)
Draft residential development master plan
Homes Tasmania has prepared a draft residential development master plan based on the Council’s community consultation.
View the draft master plan here (PDF 14.9 MB).
Consultation on the draft master plan was open until 30 August 2024 and included a community session and feedback via email, online form and phone calls.
More than 210 community members took the opportunity to provide feedback, including 121 people who registered their attendance at the community drop-in session at St Stephen’s Anglican Church in Penguin on Wednesday, 31 July 2024.
Feedback from this consultation will be available here in October 2024.