Stadium Application Submitted

Macquarie Point Multipurpose Stadium
Application Submitted

On Tuesday 17 September 2024 the Macquarie Point Development Corporation submitted its Project of State Significance (PoSS) application to the Tasmanian Planning Commission to start the assessment process for the Macquarie Point Multipurpose Stadium. The submission includes a detailed 260-page Summary Report along with around 4,000 pages of supporting documentation.

The Tasmanian Planning Commission is assessing the proposal against its Integrated Assessment Guidelines, which consider factors such as land-use planning, environmental impacts, cultural and heritage considerations, transport and movement, and economic and social outcomes. 

The submission includes the following detail in relation to the multipurpose Stadium:

• 23,000 seated capacity, with 1,500 additional spaces offering structured standing options
• 31,500 patron capacity for major concert events
• 1,500 person function room with views to both the field of play and toward kunanyi/Mt Wellington
• 159.5m x 128.5m oval field-of-play
• transparent fixed dome-shaped roof supported by steel and locally sourced and grown timber
• an elevated 360-degree internal concourse, as well as an external concourse
• an intimate seating bowl that will bring crowds closer to the action
• a concourse design that enables fans to see the field-of-play while waiting for food, drinks and to use amenities
• a serviced grandstand on the western side with three levels of functional space above the field.

The submission is available on the Tasmanian Planning Commission website here.