Apartment development at UTAS Conservatorium a step closer

Fragrance Group is on track to receive the go-ahead for a 45-unit apartment block on the site of the former University of Tasmania Conservatorium of Music.

Hobart City Council’s planning committee has recommended Council approve Fragrance Group’s development for the site at 5-7 Sandy Bay Rd.

A previous proposal was recommended for refusal on the grounds at 33m, the building would be too high for the site.

Fragrance Group submitted revised plans, reducing the maximum height to 27m, which is the same height as the nearby Mantra apartments on the corner of Davey St.

According to designs by Perth-based Scanlan Architects, the height reduction was achieved by the removal of two central floors, but an upper house level penthouse was been retained on level seven.

The changes reduced the number of apartments by 10.

Councillor Bill Harvey welcomed the revised development.

It’s the right density I think, I’m happy with the height and the number of units, and the proximity to the city,” Cr Harvey said.

Alderman Simon Behrakis said the development would provide much-needed additional housing for inner Hobart.

The development will be considered by the full Council on September 7.

This article from The Mercury originally appeared as “Fragrance Group’s 45-unit apartment block at Conservatorium one step closer”.