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Adam Holmes

Tasmanian government to push ahead with a 2,500-dwelling Skylands housing plan

The Skylands proposal would have encroached on Hobart's urban growth boundary by adding suburban dwellings above the 70-metre mark on the central rise. (ABC News: Adam Holmes)

Tasmania's planning minister, Michael Ferguson, has said he will intervene after Clarence City Council rejected a 2,500-dwelling housing plan on Hobart's eastern shore.

The Skylands proposal at Droughty Point would have encroached on the city's urban growth boundary by adding suburban dwellings above the 70-metre mark on the central rise, including some up to 120 metres.

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