Tolmans Hill, Tasmania
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Tolmans Hill is a suburb of Hobart
, Tasmania
, Australia
. It is likely to be the last large scale greenfield
suburban development to take place within Hobart city.
There was much controversy when the Tolmans Hill development was first announced as planning permits were not widely made available to the public. The development involved the removal of most of the non native vegitation such as Gorse and Cotoneaster whist trying to maintain and keep as much of the endemic vegetation
that covered Tolmans Hill, a difficult task given during the early years of Hobart Town the hill was deforested on a regular basis then in later years large deliberatly lit fires occured every 2 to 3 years. Many restrictions have been placed on land owners regarding revegetation, site disturbance, and visual impact. As the Hill features prominently upon the skyline of Hobart, a major impact has been seen by many residents of Greater Hobart, however due to the revegetation requirements placed on home builders this impact is being reduced over the years. After the development was allowed to proceed a movement to protect the Hobart skyline was initiated demonstrated in (DPIWE (Urban Skylines and Hillfaces Committee), 2000, Planning Guidelines: Ur-ban Skylines and Hillfaces, Hobart, Tasmania.). Much of the land that is now bounded by bushland upon the hills of Hobart has very heavy building restrictions in place as a result of the Tolmans Hill project and it's forward thinking plan influencing the thoughts of planners. This development has set a new progressive and envornmentaly sensitive benchmark in the state of Tasmania for other developers.
Hobart
Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...
, Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It is likely to be the last large scale greenfield
Greenfield land
Greenfield land is a term used to describe undeveloped land in a city or rural area either used for agriculture, landscape design, or left to naturally evolve...
suburban development to take place within Hobart city.
There was much controversy when the Tolmans Hill development was first announced as planning permits were not widely made available to the public. The development involved the removal of most of the non native vegitation such as Gorse and Cotoneaster whist trying to maintain and keep as much of the endemic vegetation
Vegetation
Vegetation is a general term for the plant life of a region; it refers to the ground cover provided by plants. It is a general term, without specific reference to particular taxa, life forms, structure, spatial extent, or any other specific botanical or geographic characteristics. It is broader...
that covered Tolmans Hill, a difficult task given during the early years of Hobart Town the hill was deforested on a regular basis then in later years large deliberatly lit fires occured every 2 to 3 years. Many restrictions have been placed on land owners regarding revegetation, site disturbance, and visual impact. As the Hill features prominently upon the skyline of Hobart, a major impact has been seen by many residents of Greater Hobart, however due to the revegetation requirements placed on home builders this impact is being reduced over the years. After the development was allowed to proceed a movement to protect the Hobart skyline was initiated demonstrated in (DPIWE (Urban Skylines and Hillfaces Committee), 2000, Planning Guidelines: Ur-ban Skylines and Hillfaces, Hobart, Tasmania.). Much of the land that is now bounded by bushland upon the hills of Hobart has very heavy building restrictions in place as a result of the Tolmans Hill project and it's forward thinking plan influencing the thoughts of planners. This development has set a new progressive and envornmentaly sensitive benchmark in the state of Tasmania for other developers.