Help us plan for the future of St Leonards and Waverley
The City of Launceston are preparing a Neighbourhood Plan for the St Leonards and Waverley area. The Neighbourhood Plan will guide how the local area will develop and improve over time to create liveable communities.
St Leonards and Waverley are growing and we need a clear plan for how and where. Planned growth through a Neighbourhood Plan ensures local characteristics that the community love can be protected, and potential impacts such as increasing traffic can be managed.
This feedback will assist the project team in progressing to the next stage of the project, which is the drafting of a Neighbourhood Plan for the St Leonards and Waverley area.
If you wish to receive a hard copy of the survey, please contact neighbourhoods@launceston.tas.gov.au
In 2014 the Greater Launceston Plan identified the St Leonards area as a growth corridor for the broader Launceston area. In 2018 City of Launceston and their consultants started engaging with the community to understand what was important to them in the St Leonards and Waverley area, as the suburb changed and grew in the future. What we heard from the community was:
- There is a need for traffic calming infrastructure and improved pedestrian pathways before there is further growth;
- There is support for local businesses and services, including schools;
- Improvements to existing infrastructure and services are needed to support growth;
- The community values the heritage buildings in the area and would support a heritage precinct, particularly around the village centre or along Station Road;
- There is a preference for lower growth;
- The community value green space and recreational opportunities, and believe the biggest thing to encourage walkability in the area would be to improve footpaths and provide more off road walking tracks.
This stage of the project will look to understand the needs of the community today and in the future and will also test if the feedback above still rings true.
Get involved below by:
- Completing the short Survey only if you live, work or visit the St Leonards and Waverley suburbs and;
- Reading the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's).
FAQ's
- 1. What is a neighbourhood plan?
- 2. What do neighbourhood plans do?
- 3. Why do we need a neighbourhood plan for St Leonards and Waverley?
- 4. Where will the focus of this neighbourhood plan be?
- 5. We have already provided feedback on the St Leonards Village Plan. How is this plan different?
- 6. Will the suburbs of St Leonards and Waverley be connecting?