It's a town-planning exercise of immense complexity.

A roofed stadium at the intersection of Hobart's only major arterial routes, on the edge of a heritage waterfront CBD, in a city with limited public transport, tight time frames and at a time of budget pressure.

The Tasmanian Planning Commission (TPC) was scathing of the proposed Macquarie Point stadium in its draft report on March 31 — and over the coming six months, most of these concerns remain.

The final report today — recommending against the stadium — was almost just as scathing.

"This report is not unexpected," Premier Jeremy Rockliff said.

The panel has provided a level of scrutiny that might not have otherwise occurred, and Mr Rockliff says it is now in the hands of the parliament to decide.

The TPC report will help to gu

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