00:00A quaint seaside town, anxious about a proposed housing development at a former football oval,
00:09a stone's throw from the foreshore.
00:13The plan was for about 50 housing lots, the majority for buyers using the state government's
00:18shared equity scheme, the remainder for much needed social and affordable housing.
00:24But it's back to the drawing board after significant community opposition.
00:28You feel we've been, not bullied so much, but bulldozed into something that we don't
00:34have really any say in.
00:36A local group is concerned the proposal doesn't preserve the site's history and could damage
00:41the town's character.
00:43It wants a smaller development, but with no reduction in the original social and affordable
00:48house numbers.
00:50It is a big space there, but we don't want sardines.
00:54We want to have designed houses.
00:56We don't want every house to be the same colour with the same roof.
01:00Homes Tasmania wants community support, but is focused on easing the housing crisis.
01:07We're likely to come back with a reduced density, but we're balancing the need for more housing
01:12and bigger blocks means fewer houses available on the site.
01:16The Planning Institute of Australia says Tasmania needs tens of thousands more homes in the
01:22next 20 years.
01:23And while it varies from development to development, proposals are often met with opposition.
01:29It can be frustrating, but experts say labelling communities as anti-development is too simplistic.
01:36People who have an understanding about the changes that need to happen in their urban
01:43environment and the reason why are more supportive.
01:48People have to live somewhere.
01:49It probably does need to be developed in some capacity, but what that looks like really
01:54needs to be in keeping with the rest of the aesthetic of the community and certainly not
01:58an overcrowding housing situation.
02:01A new plan is expected early this year.
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