The Hobart City Council voted to refuse the kunanyi/Mt Wellington cable car proposal on 27 July 2021. The proponent commenced an appeal of that decision on 11 August 2021 (to the recently renamed Planning and Resource Management Stream of the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal). A total of ten parties including the TCT have joined the appeal (nine of whom oppose the proposal). As was expected, the proponent made a proposal to the tribunal to amend the development. We believe the amendment includes very significant changes.
Nevertheless, the tribunal decided on 24 December 2021 that the proposed changes were acceptable and therefore the appeal would continue and address this version of the proposal. A significant concession to parties opposed to the proposal is that the proponent will be required to submit to the tribunal and all parties revised assessment reports (on a date yet to be decided) taking into account the changes to the development. The Tribunal has set down the hearing dates for 22 August to 9 September 2022.
Peter McGlone