‘Too big for the site’: Tasmanian AFL stadium should not be built, says independent planning commission
by Kelly Burke and AAP from World news | The Guardian on (#7037H)
Proposed Macquarie Point venue a condition for state entering AFL in 2028, but report argues it would cause unacceptable adverse impacts on Hobart'
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The push to build a $945m home for the first AFL team in Tasmania has hit a major hurdle, with the proposed stadium condemned by the state's planning commission as a monolithic" blot on Hobart's landscape and cultural heritage.
The damning report comes as the state's premier, Jeremy Rockliff, admitted on Wednesday that the cost of the development had blown out by almost 20%, to $1.13bn.
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