Home builders in New Town
Hobart · Tasmanian Planning Scheme · Hobart & Southern Tasmania Knockdown rebuild
- Council
- Hobart
- Planning scheme
- Tasmanian Planning Scheme
- Overlays mapped here
- Flood-prone Hazard Areas Code · Landslip Hazard Code · Electricity Transmission Infrastructure Protection Code · Local Historical Heritage Code · Coastal Inundation Hazard Code · Coastal Erosion Hazard Code · Natural Assets Code · Bushfire-prone Areas Code · Specific Area Plan
- Residential zones mapped
- General Residential
Inner Residential
Urban Mixed Use - Bushfire-prone land
- Mapped in this suburb
- Heritage codes mapped
- 5
- Landslip hazard
- Low landslip hazard band · Medium landslip hazard band
Planning data from theLIST (Land Information System Tasmania) (CC BY 3.0 AU), read 2026-09-14. Suburb-level, not a report on your block — check your address on iPlan.
Builders serving New Town
None yet — tell us what you're building and we'll go and find one.
What building in New Town actually involves
New Town is the smallest and most built-out of the Hobart suburbs we have mapped — 3.9 km², three zones, and nine codes. The unusual pairing here is Flood-prone Hazard Areas and Coastal Inundation Hazard in the same inner suburb.
Water arrives two different ways
New Town Rivulet brings the flood-prone mapping; the Derwent at Cornelian Bay brings the coastal inundation mapping. They are separate codes with separate assessment paths, and a block can be inside one, the other, or both.
Heritage in an inner suburb
Five heritage records intersect New Town under the Local Historical Heritage Code. In an inner Hobart suburb that is enough that the heritage position should be settled before a knockdown rebuild is costed — demolition itself can require permission.
Landslip as well
Low and Medium landslip hazard bands are mapped. On the higher ground a geotechnical report is the document that decides the footing system, and it is cheaper to get early than to discover late.
What to ask a builder
Ask which of the two water codes reaches the block, because the answers are different and so are the requirements. Ask whether heritage applies. And ask for a recent City of Hobart approval in the same part of the suburb.
Local landmarks in New Town
- Garrington Park
- John Kennedy Reserve
- Stoke Street Reserve
- Clare Street Sports Ground
- Cornelian Bay Sports Grounds
- Friends School Sports Complex
Named plans that apply in New Town
Specific Area Plans covering land here, as the authority names them. Which one governs your lot decides its density, layout and staging — check the address before you assume the zone alone sets the rules.
- Calvary Hospital Surrounds Specific Area Plan
A Specific Area Plan overrides parts of the standard zone provisions for the area it covers.
- New Town Road Specific Area Plan
A Specific Area Plan overrides parts of the standard zone provisions for the area it covers.
- Northern Apartments Corridor Specific Area Plan
A Specific Area Plan overrides parts of the standard zone provisions for the area it covers.
- Royal Hobart Hospital Helipad Specific Area Plan
A Specific Area Plan overrides parts of the standard zone provisions for the area it covers.
Source: iplan.tas.gov.au, read 2026-09-14.
Questions about building in New Town
Does New Town flood?
Two separate codes are mapped: Flood-prone Hazard Areas, from New Town Rivulet, and Coastal Inundation Hazard, from the Derwent at Cornelian Bay. A block can be inside one, the other or both.
Is my New Town house heritage-listed?
Five heritage records intersect the suburb under the Local Historical Heritage Code. In an inner suburb that is enough to settle the position before costing a knockdown rebuild — demolition itself can need permission.
Is landslip mapped in New Town?
Low and Medium landslip hazard bands are both mapped, mostly on the higher ground. A block in a mapped band needs a geotechnical report, which is what decides the footing system.
What zone is New Town?
General Residential, Inner Residential and Urban Mixed Use are mapped — a narrower range than Sandy Bay or Lenah Valley, reflecting how built out the suburb is.
Is New Town bushfire-prone?
The Bushfire-prone Areas Code is mapped in the suburb. A block inside it needs a Bushfire Attack Level assessment, which drives materials and cost.