Draft Glenorchy Parking Plan

We want your feedback on the Draft Glenorchy Parking Plan which is now open for feedback from Monday, 18 August to Monday, 15 September 2025.

Let’s talk parking in Glenorchy.

Glenorchy is changing and so are the ways people live, travel, and park. As Glenorchy grows, we want to make sure our parking requirements work for everyone—residents, businesses, and visitors—while making the most of our urban land. We have analysed parking across our key areas to find ways to make it more flexible, fair, and suited to local needs.

The Draft Glenorchy Parking Plan aims to:

• Set fair, location-based parking requirements for new usage and development, replacing the one-size-fits-all State Planning Provisions in the Tasmanian Planning Scheme.

• Encourage housing and business growth near public transport by reducing minimum parking requirements where appropriate.

• Support sustainable travel choices by matching parking supply to actual demand; informed by national and local data, and encourage people to walk, cycle, and use public transport.

• Save time and costs for developers by providing clear, measured standards that reduce reliance on performance criteria in the planning scheme.

• Offer a cash-in-lieu option where appropriate for non-residential planning applications that cannot provide the required number of on-site parking spaces, with funds reinvested into public parking and transport improvements.

• Make better use of urban land by avoiding oversupply of parking and supporting a walkable and transit-oriented city.

The draft Glenorchy Parking Plan applies to areas near public transport including the business areas in Glenorchy, Moonah, and Claremont, the Northern Apartments Corridor, and multiple dwellings and apartments in General and Inner Residential zones.

To learn more, visit the Documents tab on this page, where you’ll find simple FAQ's explaining the proposal in plain language, expert consultant reports providing background and support, and maps showing the areas affected. Your feedback is important—take a look and let us know what you think!

We’d like to hear your thoughts on:

• The proposed parking rates for different uses, including businesses in the CBD area and residential multiple dwellings including social housing.

• The cash-in-lieu option for non-residential uses.

Your feedback will help shape a plan that works for today’s community and tomorrow’s growth. Let us know what you think by taking the survey below.

Have questions?

Join us for a Community Workshop!
📅 Thursday, 4 September 2025, 4:30–5:30 pm
📍 Room 2, Glenorchy Library (4 Terry St, Glenorchy TAS)

Our Senior Transport Engineer and Strategic Planners will walk you through the Draft Glenorchy Parking Plan—explaining what’s being proposed, why it matters, and how it could affect our community. You’ll also have the chance to share your thoughts and ask questions in an open forum.

If you can’t make it to the workshop, we’d still love to hear from you. You can book a one-on-one appointment or give us a call, and we’ll step you through the details.

Key Council Contacts for this Project

• Emily Burch – Senior Transport Engineer

• Darshini Bangaru Hyde – Lead Strategic Planner

📧 Email: gccmail@gcc.tas.gov.au
📞 Phone: (03) 6216 6800